Eamonn Holmes says he gets ‘resentful’ over health woes and admits he has to ‘work hard at trying to walk’ while praising wife Ruth Langsford for her support

Eamonn Holmes has admitted he is “bitter” at the fact he is not as healthy as he once was and has to “work hard to try to walk” amid years of chronic back pain.

The GB News Breakfast presenter, 63, recently revealed he is ‘unable to walk’ following spinal surgery in September last year, after which he suffered a horrific fall.

While last month he underwent a spine and neck stretching procedure in an attempt to improve his mobility.

The TV star has praised those around him who are on hand to help, including his beloved wife Ruth Langsford, 63, but admits he struggles to survive each day.

Eamonn said The mirror: ‘I get bitter about not being who I used to be, but I just get on with it.

“I’m working hard on trying to walk. It’s very difficult to get through a normal day, but I have help from the people around me.’

He is grateful that Ruth was there for him, adding: “Ruth is not a particularly tolerant person, but my God, I owe her so much.

‘She’s from an army family and she just gets by, she’s a tour de force.’

In a recent interview, Eamonn shared how he feels about his health, admitting he feels ‘humble’ and ‘helpless’ as he needs physical help from others, but insists he’s doing ‘everything I can’ to get his health back on track.

Speaking with the best magazine, Eamonn said: “Well, I can walk if that’s what you mean (50 steps to be exact), but now I accept that life is easier with the help of others.” Walking with crutches is exhausting. I wish I could walk further, but for now I can’t.’

Detailing how he feels having to rely on others to provide him with physical assistance amid his mobility issues, Eamonn admitted that constantly asking for help is “really draining” but he’s still “grateful” for it.

He explained his feelings: “Humble, helpless, but grateful. However, it’s really exhausting when you have to say, “do you mind? Can you…? Thanks, I’m sorry.” The good news is that surgery last year cured my back pain…I lost full mobility. I’m doing everything I can to get better. But it’s slow.’

Despite his debilitating health issues, Eamonn says his work is what keeps him “sane”, with the star continuing to present duties on GB News as he “has to use my brain”.

He added that despite his seemingly ‘fixed’ appearance on TV, he is far from it, but talks about how he likes going out despite it being ‘an awful lot of effort’.

The former This Morning presenter also admitted he was ‘taunted’ on social media for using a mobility scooter, but defiant Eamonn told how he still gets out because it ‘mentally lifts’ him and is better than sitting in an armchair and not going out .

Looking to his future, Eamonn continued: “In the short term it’s to have someone with me, to help me. Will it last six months? A year? I don’t know, but I haven’t lost the need to work. What’s the point of not doing things? Thank God I can cope mentally… I have joie de vivre.’

Last month, Eamonn appeared on the bright side amid his troubles as the broadcaster poked fun at his appearance while sharing footage of him strapped to a spinal decompression table.

Eamonn had straps holding his shoulders and one around his head, which he joked looked like retro sweats.

He captioned the video: “I look like an 80s disco dancer… but actually on a rack with my neck and back stretched out. Spinal decompression’.

While wife Ruth Langford wrote: “Ouch! I like the 80’s vibe though!’.

It comes after Eamonn admitted he was “not well” as he gave a worrying health update during his first GB News show since the summer break.

Speaking to globe-trotting guest Tim Franklin, the beloved TV host revealed how he is struggling to cope with spinal surgery last September, which left him with a terrifying fall.

While Tim detailed his health and back problems, Eamonn admitted he was “not recovered” from his own, admitting: “I can’t run, I can’t walk, I can’t do anything but watch TV and eat, .’

He explained: “Last year I had back problems, from which I have not recovered. Not good, not a good recipe, I must say.’

In the spring of 2021, the star first began to suffer from severe back pain, which appeared out of nowhere and left him leaning on a cane. He eventually discovered that three herniated discs were affecting the movement of his right leg.

In December 2021, Eamonn said Sun how his struggles with a ‘trapped sciatic nerve’ affected his family who had to help him with everyday tasks.

He admitted: “It was a difficult year. I haven’t been able to walk for months, sometimes not at all, and it’s really taken its toll on everyone around me too…

“I can’t bend down to pick things up so Ruth has to wait for me and I know my sons are particularly embarrassed by the way I move.”

Things took a turn for the worse when he flew to Belfast last May to host an event in honor of close friend, broadcasting legend Gloria Hunniford.

He ended up in the emergency room at the Royal Victoria Hospital after his spinal problems caused bladder and bowel problems.

Eamon was immediately admitted for emergency surgery, only to have the operation postponed at the last minute when the surgeon decided it was “too complicated”.

In an interview with The Daily Mail, Eamonn told how the scan first revealed three protruding discs, explaining: “I still thought it was going to go away but it didn’t. The effect of the impact was that I lost a lot of use in my right leg.

“I was given epidural injections, which helped somewhat, but did not cure the problem. I started using a cane, so life was already becoming more and more constricted.’

The spine and all the nerves leading from it affect many other things, which he felt needed to be addressed first. I was broken. I’ve been in excruciating pain for a year and was desperately hoping this might be the answer.’

Instead, he spent nine days under observation in hospital before returning to England – until a full work schedule, culminating in a live broadcast of the Queen’s death in September.

After contacting a specialist surgeon, Eamonn went under the knife at the end of September. “It went well — the doctor sorted things out, and overall the pain is gone, which is great,” he said.

However, spinal surgery also left his left leg weakened, and just over two weeks after recovering from surgery, Eamonn fell backwards down 18 steps at Weybridge House, hitting the stone floor at the bottom.

A terrible accident could easily have killed him. Instead, he emerged with a broken shoulder and further weakened legs.