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Fresh twist in Eamonn Holmes & Ruth Langsford’s divorce as celeb pair battle over £3.6m home
Eamonn has told pals his relationship with Ruth is 'very, very tricky'
RUTH Langsford has engaged lawyers to ensure Eamonn Holmes will never get her share of their £3.6million home.
The divorcing Loose Women star has been granted a severance of joint tenancy of the six-bed pile they bought in 2014.
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The move, revealed in public documents, means that if Ruth were to die her share of the house in Weybridge, Surrey, would not go to GB News host Eamonn.
Sarah Dwight, of the Law Society, explained: “There are different ways to own a property.
“You can do so as joint tenants, which means it is 50/50 split. If one partner dies the other automatically inherits the other’s share.
“This applies even if one partner has left their share to children from a previous relationship — the other partner would still get it.
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“One of the first things divorce lawyers do is to give their clients the option to sever the joint tenancy, so they can leave their share of the house to whoever they want.
“This move protects Ruth in that if she were to die, she can leave her wealth to whoever she wants, rather than Eamonn getting everything.”
Last week Eamonn fell from his chair during a live TV stint.
He has told pals his relationship with Ruth is “very, very tricky”.
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The couple, both 65, met in 1997.
They had son Jack in 2002 and wed in 2010, moving into the home on a private estate four years later.
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But last year we revealed they were to divorce.
Devastated Ruth had overheard Eamonn secretly chatting to another woman.
Eamonn is now dating marriage counsellor Katie Alexander.
In recent years he has had double hip replacement surgery, slipped discs and ongoing spinal problems.
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Ruth and Eamonn's relationship timeline
Before the shock split announcement, Ruth and Eamonn seemed like one of the strongest couples on UK TV – even with their signature bickering style.
Here's how their romance played out...
1997 - The couple first meet after being introduced by mutual friends, two years after Eamonn splits from his first wife, Gabrielle, with whom he has three children.
1997-2002 - To be respectful to Gabrielle, the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. Ruth told : "I thought it spoke volumes about the sort of man he was, the sort of father he was and the integrity he had. It made me love him more, not less."
2002 - Ruth and Eamonn welcome their son, Jack, to the family.
2005 - Eamonn finalises his divorce with Gabrielle.
2006 - The pair begin to host Friday episodes of This Morning together.
2010 - Eamonn proposes to Ruth while at the Cheltenham Races, after asking Ruth's mother for her hand.
June 2010 - Eamonn and Ruth marry at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire.
2016 - Eamonn undergoes a double hip replacement in the first of many health battles.
June 2019 - On This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn say the secret to their happy marriage. Eamonn credits "compromise, consideration and lots of conjugal," while Ruth said it was "laughter and an equal marriage".
November 2020 - Ruth and Eamonn are replaced on their regular Friday slot by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in a 'show shake-up'.
December 2021 - After a year of being moved to the bank holiday presenting slot, both Eamonn and Ruth left This Morning.
January 2022 - Eamonn debuted on GB News, while Ruth stayed with ITV in her long-standing role on Loose Women.
September 2022 - Eamonn undergoes spinal surgery after years of back issues including a trapped sciatic nerve.
November 2022 - Eamonn falls down the stairs of his Surrey home with Ruth and breaks his shoulder, requiring a new operation.
September 2023 - Eamonn has a spine and neck stretching procedure as part of his year-long recovery.
May 2024 - Ruth and Eamonn announce they have split after 14 years of marriage and a 27-year relationship.
September 2024 - Eamonn was spotted on a luxury holiday in Barcelona with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander. Ruth calls in a 'fierce' divorce lawyer.
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