Eamonn Holmes pens heartfelt tribute to wife Ruth Langsford despite personal struggle


What an adorable message


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Fiona Ward
Fiona WardContributing Writer
February 7, 2019
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Eamonn Holmes has posted a very sweet message to his wife Ruth Langsford while sitting up awake a night, after revealing that he is suffering with terrible insomnia. Sharing on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday, he wrote: "Unable to sleep once again but not stressed about it. No early start tomorrow. I'm smiling watching @RuthieeL's little face in the Land of Nod. NOTHING could wake her! She sooo loves her sleep and I so love her," alongside a heart emoji.

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Eamonn wrote a romantic message to Ruth despite his insomnia

As ever, Eamonn's fans were quick to respond to the romantic post, with one replying: "I’m in the Wide Awake Club too tonight, mainly due to the wind outside. Such a sweet comment. You’re definitely a keeper, Eamonn!" Talk Radio host Dawn Neesom added: "That is lovely. Made my morning." Later, one fan asked if Ruth snores, with the This Morning presenter admitting: "Off and on ...... but she's happy."

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Eamonn has spoken about his sleep troubles on a number of occasions, tweeting on Saturday: "There it goes again... waking up to look at the clock... and it's MIDNIGHT. Why always Midnight?", adding a sad face emoji. He later revealed that he was still awake hours later, replying to a tweet at 2am: "…I'm still wide awake!"

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The newsreader even took part in documentary How To Get A Good Night's Sleep to try and solve his issues. The trailer for the two-part show showed Eamonn admitting, "Sleep and me do not come easily together," while in the background, Ruth sleeps soundly in their bedroom.

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Taking to social media ahead of the show's launch in October, he wrote: "Do you struggle to have a peaceful night's sleep? Join ‪@RuthieeL and I for the first of a two-part documentary series where we set out to cure our respective sleeping disorders. How to Get a Good Nights Sleep - 9PM Wednesday on ‪@channel5_tv." It sounds like he hasn't yet found a solution – poor Eamonn!

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