Ruth Langsford has shared her future plans while addressing her split from ex-husband Eamonn Holmes . The couple had been married for 14 years before their unexpected split in May 2024 and share one son, Jack. Now, in a candid interview with Woman and Home, the Loose Women star, 64, reveals that her main hope moving forward is “happiness” for Jack.
She confessed: “When you have children, you look at them starting out in life and just want everything to be good for them, for them to be happy and to not have their hearts broken. “You can't guarantee any of that, but that's what I want most for Jack.” Ruth shares her son Jack with Eamonn, and she is also a stepmother to his three children from his first marriage to ex-wife Gabrielle.
During the interview, Jack came up again when Ruth was asked about her greatest love. Reflecting, she shared: “My gorgeous son Jack, who is the most delightful, caring, and wonderful young man. After him, it’s got to be my Maggie, our rescue dog.
“I thought I never wanted a dog. I didn’t know I could love an animal as much as I love her, but I do.” Ruth was also asked if she'd ever had a back-up plan, and said: "I don't have a plan B because I never had a plan A.
Ever!" She also called her son Jack her greatest love, saying: ""[He] is the most delightful, caring and wonderful young man." While Eamonn, 64, has recently moved on with his new, younger partner, 42-year-old Katie Alexander, Ruth is reportedly "dipping her toes" back i.