GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has candidly spoken about his reliance on others due to his need for a wheelchair. During a discussion on the Breakfast show about the Christmas travel warning and the suggestion of trains as an alternative, Eamonn made a heartfelt admission.
“The train definitely could be a dream, but I’m now sort of wheelchair laden… you rely on a lot of people to get you on and off. It’s very, very difficult doing that,” he confessed. “I just threw that in…it’s not a concern to anybody, but there we go,” he added. His co-host Isabel Webster empathised and said: “Well, it’s a consideration lots people in the same position as you Eamonn.”
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The veteran breakfast TV presenter has been dealing with serious mobility issues following back surgery and mostly uses a wheelchair, although he can use a walker for short distances.
Earlier this year, he spoke about his ongoing “epidemic of pain” which has left him reliant on a walking stick and wheelchair. Eamonn admitted the “harsh reality” could be that he may never walk alone again, reports the Express.
His mobility issues sadly caused him to miss his beloved mother Josie’s funeral in November 2023. At the time, he shared: “It’s as if somebody up there is playing with my life.”
Eamonn also spoke to Gerry Kelly via the Irish Independent about his challenging year. He shared: “In the past year I’ve had an operation on my back which went wrong and has confined me to a wheelchair. I’ve fallen and broken my shoulder. Honestly you could not make it up.”
Despite the surgery initially easing some pain, he was later hit with the devastating reality that he might never walk again. “I have tried every treatment, but you go, ‘Maybe I’ll never get out of it,’ which is a harsh reality to face.”
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This isn’t the first time his GB News co-host, Isabel has shown empathy for his situation. Recalling a particularly tough assignment with Hello!, Eamonn shared the “physically challenging” experience of reporting from outside Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
“There was scaffolding everywhere and if I needed the toilet, it took me ages to get around it. It was humiliating and really wearing me down.” However, during a difficult moment, Isabel stepped in to assist him.
“But on the long route back to the car, Isabel took my weight and steered me,” he gratefully remembered. Isabel herself added that she “went into nurse mode” to support Eamonn through the ordeal.
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