The ex-husband of Eamonn Holmes’ new girlfriend Katie Alexander has broken his silence on his ex-wife’s new relationship.
George Alexander, who split from Katie before she started dating the GB News presenter, said he had “a lot of sympathy” for Ruth Langsford.
In May, Eamonn and Ruth, both 64, announced plans to divorce after 14 years of marriage and it later emerged he was dating the blonde relationship therapist, 42.
Talking with The sun George, who was married to Katie from 2010 to 2022, said: “I have a lot of sympathy for Ruth.”
“I was heartbroken when my marriage to Katie ended.”
The ex-husband of Eamonn Holmes’ new girlfriend Katie Alexander has broken his silence on his ex-wife’s new relationship (Eamonn and ex-wife Ruth Langsford pictured)
George Alexander, who split from Katie (pictured) before she started dating the GB News presenter, said he had “a lot of sympathy” for Ruth Langsford.
He added: “It took me a couple of years to recover. I know how distressed Ruth must feel. She is going through the same thing I went through after our marriage ended.”
George also insisted that his ex-wife “had a heart” so she would certainly take Ruth’s feelings into consideration.
MailOnline has contacted Katie’s representatives for comment.
This comes after MailOnline revealed that Katie was said to be desperate to go public with the affair, but Eamonn has been holding off on announcing the news to protect his ex-wife’s feelings.
Instead, the host limits their dates to time spent in their new Richmond apartment.
As a result, Katie is said to be frustrated at having to spend so much time in Eamonn’s hot apartment and not being able to speak publicly about their romance.
A source told MailOnline: “Katie wants the world to see they are a couple but Eamonn is keeping things low-key at the moment.”
The source continued: ‘It gets quite hot in (her apartment) because it doesn’t have air conditioning, so she would love to go out and enjoy public dates.
In May, Eamonn and Ruth Langsford announced their plans to divorce after 14 years of marriage and it later emerged that he was dating relationship therapist Katie (pictured in 2022)
George, who was married to Katie from 2010 to 2022, said: ‘I have a lot of sympathy for Ruth’
He said: “I was heartbroken when my marriage to Katie ended.”
‘Eamonn is excited about their relationship, but wants to remain respectful and not make it public just yet.’
Eamonn’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.
Earlier this month, reports circulated that the couple were engaged, but this turned out to be false and Eammon is said to have sent his ex-wife a reassuring message amid the furore.
Rumors arose after Katie was spotted sporting a sparkling diamond ring.
However, close friends of them later denied that they were engaged.
In an attempt to protect Ruth’s feelings, Eamonn is believed to have contacted her to pour cold water on the engagement speculation.
A source told MailOnline: “There are other people involved in this and I know Eamonn had to message Ruth to say there was nothing to the engagement speculation.”
The source added that while Katie is keen to go public with their relationship after it blossomed from a close friendship, Eamonn is reluctant.
They said: ‘Katie just wants to get it over with but Eamonn isn’t so keen because he doesn’t want to hurt Ruth’s feelings.’
Eamonn previously shared his hopes of maintaining a friendship with Ruth, telling The Mirror: “It’s too early to say but I hope we can still be friends.”
The TV star had become close to Katie, a counsellor specialising in “affairs and betrayals”.
The star showered Katie with gifts and trips and befriended her children as their close relationship developed further.
This comes after MailOnline revealed that Katie was said to be desperate to go public with the affair, but Eamonn has been holding off on announcing the news to protect his ex-wife’s feelings.
In February, the breakfast host treated Katie and her family to a trip to Woburn Safari Park in Bedford – he even shared snaps of their outing on social media.
Eamonn did not publicly reveal that he was on a day trip with his new partner.
Katie’s head was barely visible in the back of a jeep he posed in front of.
He treated her and her two youngest children to a stay at Center Parcs last year, and also a trip to a Beyoncé concert last year.
Eamonn, a die-hard Manchester United fan, gave Katie and her children his tickets to a Premier League match at Old Trafford last season.
And in a further blow to his now estranged wife Ruth, Katie left her northern home on multiple occasions to stay at the four-star Brooklands Hotel in Weybridge, Surrey, just a 10-minute drive from Eamonn’s marital home.
Katie was spotted at the sprawling spa destination, next to Mercedes Benz World and a race track, in March and was described as a “frequent visitor”.
The councillor told friends she had enjoyed a “wonderful weekend” and had also visited Northern Ireland with Eamonn.
Also last October, the TV star attended a small fundraising event at Yorkshire mental health counselling charity Platform 1 and agreed to become a patron. The event was held just minutes from Katie’s home.
The charity, a nine-hour round trip from Eamonn’s home, is where Katie worked for two years.
Divorcee Katie met Eamonn through Twitter after commenting on a post, sparking a conversation in 2015.