Ruth Langsford 'blocked' tragic family loss from memory: 'It was the hardest year of my life'
ok.co.ukRuth Langsford has opened up on the tragic loss of her sister and how she “blocked it” from her memory. The presenter’s sister Julia sadly died by suicide in 2019 at the age of 62, leaving Ruth heartbroken at the loss.
Opening up on her sister’s death, Ruth shared how work had been her saviour and her presenter husband Eamonn Holmes had supported her during her grief.
She also described the year her sister died as the “hardest year” of her life. Speaking to Kaye Adams on her How To Be 60 podcast, Ruth shared: “I needed a focus, which was - get up and I would cry in the shower - have a big old bawl – and then I could almost cut it off and go: ‘Right, come on, time for work, dry your hair, go to work.’ “I needed that, because I could lie and cry all day about my sister.
I needed that focus and structure back in my life.” She also shared how her husband Eamonn and their 21 year old son Jack helped them through.
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