Ruth Langsford's cheeky swipe at Eamonn Holmes as she ditches 'old bits of tat'

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford made a cheeky dig at her soon to be ex husband Eamonn Holmes, during a discussion about hoarding.

The presenter, 64, announced her marriage to the GB News host was over in May, ending 14 years of marriage. And Eamonn has since moved on and is now dating Katie Alexander, who is 22 years younger than him. During a discussion about antiques, Ruth took the opportunity to jokingly poke fun at her split.

She told the studio audience: "I'm throwing out a lot of stuff out at the minute!" and on the back of her comment, the audience erupted into laughter. The mum of one's comment comes after Eamonn was seen looking cosy with Katie as they attended a pal and fellow presenter, Hayley Sparke's wedding.

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Posing for pictures, the couple appeared full of beans as they smiled for the camera. Also in attendance was A Place In The Sun star Laura Hamilton. Katie and Eamonn's relationship appears to be going from strength to strength as they were pictured enjoying a cruise around the Mediterranean, last month.

And she reportedly told those close that she is in it for "the long haul." In one picture, Eamonn was spotted placing a hand lovingly on Katie's bottom as the pair docked in the Spanish party island of Ibiza. Their lavish holiday came just four months after Eamonn and Ruth announced their split.

During their marriage, Eamonn and Ruth became fan favourites across the UK while presenting This Morning due to their openness and bickering on screen. However, while their on-screen's spats would usually be seen as cracks in a relationship, they had always maintained it was a form of endearment.

In May, a joint statement announcing their shock split was released that read: "Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing." At the time, a source told The Sun: "They are determined to stay friends and keep things amicable."

Ruth's attempt to not become a hoarder was put into practice recently when she swiftly got rid of Eamonn's stair lift from their home in Surrey - but she failed to inform the presenter who needed to visit his former marital home. In September, Ruth reportedly managed to exact revenge on her estranged husband Eamonn Holmes after he asked if he could pop by their former marital home to collect holiday clothes.

After agreeing, Ruth reportedly omitted that she had removed the €2,400 (£2,000) stairlift, making it difficult for the wheelchair user Eamonn to climb the curved staircase at his former €4.2m (£3.5million) home in Weybridge, Surrey. At the time, Ruth was not at the property but a source told the Daily Mail: "Ruth has remained quiet and classy. Even when ­people bring up what Eamonn has been up to, she stays silent and just smiles. She thinks that is the best way. She has had a lot of support from her friends. But one thing she would see every day was the stairlift which Eamonn installed. "

They added: "Ruth doesn't need it. She's super-fit and healthy but she knew Eamonn probably would struggle when he had to go the house to get some bits he needed for the holiday. The bedrooms are upstairs and he needed to get to them. It might seem petty but Ruth's friends think it is absolutely hilarious as they think he has really taken her for a ride."

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