Eamonn Holmes revealed on Monday that he “can’t walk.”
The 63-year-old GB News Breakfast presenter admitted he was ‘not well’ when he gave a worrying health update on his first show after a summer break.
Speaking to world-running guest Tim Franklin, the beloved TV presenter revealed how he’s struggling to cope after undergoing spinal surgery last September, after which he took a horrific fall.
While Tim detailed his own health issues and back problems, Eamonn admitted that he had “not recovered” from his health problems and confessed, “I can’t run, I can’t walk, I can’t do anything but watch TV and eat.” .’
He explained: “I just had back problems last year, which I haven’t recovered from yet. It’s not good, it’s not a good recipe I must say.’
Candid: Eamonn Holmes, 63, revealed on Monday that he ‘can’t walk’ and admitted he’s ‘not well’ when he gave a worrying health update on his first GB News show after a summer break
Health issues: The host revealed how he struggled to cope after undergoing spinal surgery last September, after which he fell (pictured being pushed by his son in February)
Ordeal: In the spring of 2021, Eamonn first experienced severe back pain, which left him dependent on a cane. He eventually found out it was three hernias (pictured in November 2021)
In the spring of 2021, the star first experienced severe back pain, which came out of nowhere, leaving him dependent on a cane. He eventually discovered that it was three hernias that affected the movement of his right leg.
In December 2021, Eamonn told The sun how his struggle with his ‘trapped sciatic nerve’ impacted his family, who had to help him with daily tasks.
He admitted: “It has been a difficult year. I haven’t been able to walk for months, sometimes not at all, and it has also taken its toll on everyone around me…
“I can’t bend down to pick things up, so Ruth ends up having to wait for me, and I know my sons especially are a little embarrassed by the way I move.”
The situation was made even worse when he flew to Belfast last May to host an event in honor of his close friend, broadcasting legend Gloria Hunniford.
He ended up in the emergency room of the city’s Royal Victoria Hospital after his spinal problems caused bladder and bowel problems.
Eamonn was immediately admitted for emergency surgery, but the surgery was postponed at the last minute, when the surgeon decided it was ‘too complicated’.
Working on it: Eamonn trained hard with specialists during his year-long recovery from a slew of health issues
In an interview with The Daily Mail, Eamonn explained how to make a scan first revealed the three protruding discs, explaining, “I still thought it was going to go away, but it didn’t. The domino effect was that I lost a lot of use in my right leg.
“I was given epidural injections, which helped to some extent, but didn’t solve the problem. I started using a cane, so life was already being curtailed.’
“The spine and all the nerves leading to it affect so many other things, which he said needed to be addressed first. I was crushed. I had been in severe pain for a year and fervently hoped this would be the answer.’
Instead, he spent nine days in hospital before returning to England – with a packed work schedule culminating in live coverage of the Queen’s death in September.
After contacting a specialist surgeon, Eamonn went under the knife in late September. “It went well, the doctor cleared things up, and overall the pain is gone, which is great,” he said.
However, the spinal surgery also left him with a weakened left leg, and just over two weeks after recovering from the surgery, Eamonn fell backwards down 18 flights of stairs at the house in Weybridge, hitting the stone floor at the bottom.
The horrific accident could easily have killed him. Instead, he came out with a broken shoulder and his legs weakened further.