Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have until now kept a dignified silence on air about their shock departure from This Morning even as rumours of conflicts swirled.
So viewers were stunned when Eamonn dropped a caustic remark about leaving the show during their final broadcast on Friday. The 61-year-old compared himself to Christmas tree that has been sold off at the last minute.
He told Ruth: ‘Do you know what I saw yesterday? Outside the opticians was a man selling Christmas trees, discounting them by half price.’ When she replied that the seller was probably just trying to get rid of them he replied: ‘I would say so, darling.
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