Ruth Langsford has shared a health update on her elderly mother as she prepares for her first Christmas since her split from Eamonn Holmes.
The Loose Women presenter, 64, who regularly visits her 94-year-old mother Joan in hospital after her horror fall, posted a video on Instagram on Tuesday night.
In the clip, Ruth shared a glimpse of her Christmas preparations from her kitchen, updating her followers on how things were going.
She told the camera: “Hey, this feels like déjà vu because last Christmas Eve, I think I was standing in the kitchen like this, with a curler in my hair, talking about last minute things and what it’s like.” I’m never organized.” and have everything done like the people who go to carol services tonight and pantos and everything is done, and I don’t have everything done.
‘And my mom, my mom is in the hospital, to be fair, and I’ve been making a lot of hospital visits, but that’s no excuse because, you know, I’ve had all year to prepare. So I’m here, look, wrapping presents, I set the table there and there’s Maggie.
‘Today I prepared my cranberry sauce, but there are still some details to do.
Ruth Langsford has shared a health update on her elderly mother as she prepared for her first Christmas since her split from Eamonn Holmes.
Ruth and Eamonn announced their separation in September after 14 years of marriage
‘I have to wrap the stocking that Maggie gave to Santa. Shhh. And here I am, walking in, but I have a glass of soda.
‘So if I can’t talk to you tomorrow, Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope you have a wonderful day, whatever you do. Have a good time and greetings.
Earlier in the day, Ruth showed fans the horrific bruises on her mother Joan’s face after suffering a fall last week.
Showing Joan’s painful wounds, Ruth wrote: ‘Mum is glowing bright after her fall! (crying face emoji) Trying to calm him down with arnica cream.’
With high spirits, Ruth joked: “94 years old and barely a gray hair… I hope I inherited the gene!”
Ruth explained at the time in the fall that this year’s Christmas was going to be different as she seemed set to spend it without her mother.
The star revealed that this is not the first time her mother has broken her pelvis, but she hoped she would recover as well as the last time.
Ruth wrote: ‘Not dancing in my kitchen peeling vegetables for my dear Mum this Christmas…she fell and fractured her pelvis!
Earlier in the day, Ruth showed fans the horrific bruises on her 94-year-old mother Joan’s face after suffering a fall last week.
Showing Joan’s painful wounds, Ruth wrote: ‘Mum is glowing bright after her fall! (crying face emoji) Trying to calm him down with arnica cream’
‘She’s fine… sort of, she didn’t require surgery thank God, but now she needs rest and time to heal. She is in the hospital right now but I hope to bring her home soon.
‘Last year around this time she fell and broke her hip, but she recovered well…she’s a very strong woman so I’m sure she will recover from this too. Put life and what’s important in perspective, huh? Merry christmas! Xx’.
Earlier this week, MailOnline revealed that Ruth and Eamonn Holmes are still only communicating through their lawyers, despite the couple’s friendly olive branch on social media this week.
Ruth appeared to accept her ex-husband Eamonn’s peace offer and responded in kind in a post from him and co-host Isabel Webster as they wrapped up their final show of the year.
It comes after Eamonn made a public show of support for his ex-wife Ruth while paying an emotional visit to his sick mother Joan in hospital earlier this week.
In his first notable contact with Ruth since their split, the GB News presenter liked her post.
But the estranged couple’s relationship hasn’t softened despite the cryptic move on Instagram.
Ruth’s ailing mother Joan has always played an important role in Eamonn’s life, so it was important to him that she liked his post.
The Loose Women presenter has been in and out of hospital visiting Joan after she broke her pelvis in a bad fall.
Ruth explained at the time in the fall that this year’s Christmas was going to be different as she seemed set to spend it without her mother.
The star revealed that this is not the first time her mother has broken her pelvis, but she hoped she would recover as well as the last time.
MailOnline has contacted Ruth and Eamonn’s representatives for comment.
The couple confirmed their 14-year marriage ended in June and are understood to be keen to usher in a quick divorce once Christmas and New Year pass.
Eamonn’s co-presenter Isabel will be replaced by Ellie Costello, 31, during the working week as part of a series of major changes announced by the broadcaster.
The 41-year-old, who had previously worked for Sky News and the BBC, had been part of the show since its launch in 2022.
A GB News spokesperson said on Wednesday: ‘Ellie Costello will now co-present GBN Breakfast five days a week, presenting alongside Eamonn Holmes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and with Stephen Dixon on Thursdays and Fridays.
“Stephen and Anne Diamond will continue to co-present GB News Breakfast at Weekends”.
Earlier this week, MailOnline revealed that Ruth and Eamonn Holmes still communicate only through their lawyers, despite the couple’s friendly olive branch on social media this week.
Ruth appeared to accept the olive branch from her ex-husband Eamonn Holmes, 65, as she made a cryptic move in a post with him and co-presenter Isabel Webster on Wednesday.
Eamonn made a public show of support for his ex-wife Ruth as he paid an emotional visit to his sick mother Joan in hospital earlier this week.
Following Eamonn’s olive branch to Ruth in posting about his mother, the presenter took to Instagram on Thursday to share a touching tribute to his late mother.
He wrote: ‘When people ask me “What do you want for Christmas?” 3 Christmases without you now Mom and you are still at the top of my wish list ‘
It is understood that Eamonn and Ruth hope to resolve their divorce imminently, with Ruth keeping their £3.5million Surrey mansion.
“The aim is for Eamonn and Ruth to resolve their divorce as quickly as possible in the New Year,” a source told The Sun.
‘Ruth wishes to stay in her marital home, as that is where she is settled; Eamonn, on the other hand, wants to get out and start again. They are not dragging their feet and want this to be resolved and done as quickly as possible.’
Eamonn recently sparked speculation that she is engaged to Alexander after she was seen wearing a large ring on her engagement finger during a romantic getaway to Paris last week.
“Eamonn has been openly talking about his plans to marry Katie and has made it clear he wants to spend the rest of his life with her,” a source told The Sun.
‘They are already living together and he knows it feels good. They have a very strong connection and get along very well. She has given him a real will to live and takes care of him.’
Following Eamonn’s olive branch to Ruth in posting about his mother, the presenter took to Instagram on Thursday to share a touching tribute to his late mother.
Eamonn and Ruth split after 27 years together (pictured in 2009) and are parents to son Jack, 22.
In images obtained by the publication, the couple headed to the Louvre, with Alexander wearing a gold and diamond ring on her engagement finger.
The councilor was not pictured with the band at a carol concert in west London on December 5.
Last month it was reported that Langsford had hired a “fierce” divorce lawyer amid the bitter split.
As reported by The Sun, Catherine Costley has been called by Loose Women presenter Ruth, who is seeking to end her 14-year marriage to Holmes with a financial settlement.
Costley is known for her fierce approach to divorce settlements and has said that all women should have an emergency fund when exiting a relationship, according to The Sun.
The divorce lawyer was once apprenticed to ‘Steel Magnolia’ Baroness Fiona Shackleton, Britain’s highest-profile divorce lawyer who represented Charles in his separation from Diana in 1996.
Baroness Shackleton has also worked with A-list stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher and Madonna.
A furious Heather Mills once doused her with water in court while representing the Beatles legend during the couple’s 2008 divorce.