Ruth Langsford has made it clear she will "never" discuss the details surrounding her marriage breakdown with Eamonn Holmes. The couple, who had been wed for 14 years, shocked fans when they announced their separation in 2024.

Their partnership had lasted more than 27 years. Ruth, now 65, has recently opened up about her personal challenges after the split, admitting it caught her off guard. She disclosed that she turned to her friends for support and also attended counselling sessions, calling it the "best thing" she's ever done.

Ruth has also written a book entitled Feeling Fabulous. BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark told Ruth he could detect her "emotions coming out" whilst reading her work.

Speaking on his radio show, he commented: "You've had a bit of year this year and we're not going to go into that, because you don't need to go into that and this book, in a weird way, as much as it doesn't talk about that situation, I can feel your emotions coming out as you're talking about other things, as you were writing this whilst you were going through that and I really applaud you for not going down that route."

Ruth replied: "I never will Rylan. You know me, it's private and I will never ever discuss the ins and outs of why our marriage came to an end, what I talk about in the book is how I dealt with the situation and how I'm still dealing with the situation and how I've picked myself up with great help from people like you, my dear friends.

"You've seen me in a complete mess and I'm in a much better place now but it's taken some time and I think if you share those things, it can help other people as well. It's helped me, sharing with my friends and I've had counselling, the best thing I ever did."

Since their unforeseen split, Eamonn, 66, has embarked on a new relationship with 43-year-old Katie Alexander. Although the separation took place almost two years ago, Ruth confesses "it feels like two months" to her.

Speaking to the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine, she disclosed: "In my opinion, 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. 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."

When asked recently whether she thought her ex-husband had read her book, Ruth replied on Heart Breakfast with a straightforward: "Don't know."

She stressed that her book does not directly tackle the separation, adding: "I don't discuss the divorce, I don't go into any detail about the divorce, I talk about how I'm dealing with moving forward, finding myself single at 65 years old, which I didn't think would ever happen but here I am.

"It's that. It's not discussing why we got divorced or anything about that, it's talking about the experience of when you thought your life was going once day, and then it goes a different direction."

When asked whether writing the book came naturally, Ruth replied: "It was. When I say easy, I say I enjoyed writing reach chapter for different reasons, obviously very challenging the different ones and I did the audio book myself, so talking about my sisters chapter I'm not sure how I got through that one but I did."