Lizzie Cundy, a friend of Ruth Langsford, has talked about what the presenter was like when they recently went holiday together to the south of France
A friend of Ruth Langsford has spoken about how she feels the television presenter is coping nearly two years after her split from Eamonn Holmes.
Loose Women star Ruth and Eamonn, both 66, announced their split in late May 2024 after 14 years of marriage and 27 years in a relationship. Together, the pair have one son, 23-year-old Jack Holmes.
Speaking about how Ruth was getting along on the Best Suddenly Single podcast, television presenter Lizzie Cundy said she and Ruth had chatted during a recent holiday to the south of France.
She told the podcast: “It was gorgeous, south of France, Cannes. It was stunning, yeah, it was really lovely and a lot of fun.
“There were clubs, there were bars, there were restaurants. I can’t remember any of the names. We had great fun. It was a girls’ trip.”
On how Ruth was getting on, Lizzie, 57, said: “She’s having a really, really bloody good time and you’re always going to have fun with me. It was Ruth’s birthday and another friend of ours’ birthday and it was a girls’ trip, but it was fun.”
Lizzie added: “Ruth and I on her birthday — she won’t mind me saying she was 66, looking fabulous, better than ever, she really does look great — and we sat on the beach. She was living her best life and we were just having great fun. The weather was absolutely stunning.”
Lizzie’s comments came weeks after Ruth admitted to having therapy following her split from Eamonn, saying it was the “best thing” she could have done after the end of her marriage.
Speaking about it on the Happy Place podcast with host Fearne Cotton, Ruth said that while she was initially sceptical, it turned out to be a very positive step.
Ruth, who recently released her memoir Feeling Fabulous, said: “Friends, first and foremost. I’ve got an amazing group of friends, and counselling. Yeah, therapy, which I hadn’t done before, and that was through a very good friend who said to me, ‘Would you think about it?’
“She had a therapist going through her divorce years ago and I was like, ‘Well, I don’t need a therapist to tell me I’m sad that my marriage has ended!’ She went on and on and set up this meeting.
“It was the best thing I’ve ever done. The thing with therapy is that she doesn’t know us. Yes, she’s seen Eamonn and I on TV but she doesn’t know us at all.
“She doesn’t take sides at all, she just lets me talk and leads you in certain directions. I was doing it once a week, sometimes twice a week, and now it’s much less but still there.”
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