Ruth Langsford makes heartbreaking confession about expanding family after split from ex Eammon Holmes left her 'devastated'

Ruth Langsford shocked the UK in May 2024 when she announced her split from her husband of 14 years, Eamonn Holmes.

Now, in a new interview, the Loose Women star made a heartbreaking confession about telling her husband, who has three children from another marriage, that she wanted more children. 

She told the Daily Mail's weekend magazine: "I remember looking at Jack being cute, and I said, 'Should we have another one?' Eamonn just went, 'Jesus, really? Four kids!'

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Ruth continued: "I thought, 'You know what, Ruth, don't push your luck, you're 42, you conceived naturally, had a good pregnancy and a healthy baby. Be grateful.' But yes, in another life I saw myself with more."

In the interview, Ruth also revealed that the split left her "devastated."  She continued: "I had a very happy marriage. Of course you question yourself, 'did I miss something, was I not aware, was I too busy?' But there’s no point playing the blame game.

Ruth added: "I just didn’t think I’d find myself here, and I wasn’t strong at the start. I was broken. Broken heart. Broken dreams. We all have an image of how we think our life and future is going to be. This wasn’t mine. I was devastated. We had gone from being a couple, traversing the usual ups and downs of a marriage, to an abrupt end. It was a huge shock."

Moving forward

Since parting ways with her ex-husband, Ruth has been incredibly open about her journey moving forward, revealing that she started counselling sessions, despite being sceptical about the process at first.

Ruth told Women and Replica Luxury Handbag: "I started counselling when Eamonn and I separated, and I'm still having it. It is very powerful and very useful. It gives me tools to deal with things."

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Ruth explained: "I think I know myself very well, so it has just been calming," Ruth added. "It makes me question how I'm feeling. When my sister died, friends suggested counselling and I said, 'I don't [want] just [for someone] to tell me that I'm really sad,' and I still feel like that."

But, Ruth said in this instance, the counselling has helped her move forward, not letting the end of her marriage hold her back.

"The end of a very long relationship takes a lot of unravelling. Counselling helps you move on from it, to not be held back."

The hard work seems to be paying off, as her separation, Ruth explains, hasn't put her off a relationship or even marriage in the future. 

"Never say never," Ruth said. "I haven't been put off having a relationship. I haven't even been put off marriage, but I'm definitely not actively looking, and part of that is because I've realised I'm actually quite good on my own. I am independent and quite strong."