EAMONN Holmes is said to have fallen out with his son Niall after he takes Ruth Langsford side amid the TV star's bitter divorce.
Eamonn, 65, began dating Katie Alexander, 43, in mid-2024 following his split from his wife of 14 years, Ruth, 65.
Ruth is understood to be desperate to finalise her divorce to Eamonn but girlfriend Katie has backed Eamonn for him to fight for what is his when working out the terms of their divorce.
As the divorce gets increasingly messy, Eamonn and Ruth's kids have been dragged into the middle of it.
The former couple share a son together, Jack, 23, while Eamonn has three children from a previous marriage, Declan, 36, Rebecca, 34, and Niall, 32.
Eamonn has now reportedly had a "terrible falling out" with Niall over a year ago and the pair haven't spoken since.
Niall is said to have sided with his stepmum Ruth over his own dad.
"Niall and Eamonn had a massive fall-out, there was a huge row following his split from Ruth. Things were said between them that cannot be unsaid. It must be heartbreaking for Eamonn," a source told the Mail.
‘Eamonn accused him of siding with Ruth while Niall hit back about his dad’s behaviour. This all happened more than a year ago and they haven’t spoken since. Niall adores Ruth."
Eamonn's eldest children Declan and Rebecca are still close to their dad but has been "caught in the cross-fire".
While Eamonn and Ruth's son Jack is said to have sided with his mum, with the Loose Women star having set Jack up in a flat in Salford.
A source told the publication that Jack and Eamonn's relationship is still "strained".
Moment Ruth Langsford takes a shock swipe at ex Eamonn Holmes live on Loose Women
The Sun reached out to a rep for Eamonn and Ruth.
Previously, Ruth had hired a top divorce lawyer in order for her to come up trumps in the split deal and is thought to have been fighting to ensure she gets to keep their £3.6million six-bed Surrey home.
But Eamonn, who is living in a small flat close to the GB News studios, is understood to be dragging his feet.
The divorcing Loose Women star has been granted a severance of joint tenancy of the six-bed pile they bought in 2014.
The move, revealed in public documents, means that if Ruth were to die her share of the house in Weybridge, Surrey, would not go to her former spouse Eamonn, with whom she shares son Jack.
Wheelchair-bound Eamonn is thought to have told pals that he'd discovered a life beyond Ruth and is loving being able to have Katie on his arm.
Last month, Katie broke her silence on speculation the pair were engaged.
After recently flashing her pearly white smile, The Sun was also first to report how Eamonn is "smitten" with his new partner.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Eamonn is smitten with Katie’s appearance.
“She looks immaculate on his arm and he’s a very proud man.”
Ruth and Eamonn's relationship timeline
Before the shock split announcement, Ruth and Eamonn seemed like one of the strongest couples on UK TV – even with their signature bickering style.
Here's how their romance played out...
1997 - The couple first meet after being introduced by mutual friends, two years after Eamonn splits from his first wife, Gabrielle, with whom he has three children.
1997-2002 - To be respectful to Gabrielle, the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. Ruth told Daily Mail: "I thought it spoke volumes about the sort of man he was, the sort of father he was and the integrity he had. It made me love him more, not less."
2002 - Ruth and Eamonn welcome their son, Jack, to the family.
2005 - Eamonn finalises his divorce with Gabrielle.
2006 - The pair begin to host Friday episodes of This Morning together.
2010 - Eamonn proposes to Ruth while at the Cheltenham Races, after asking Ruth's mother for her hand.
June 2010 - Eamonn and Ruth marry at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire.
2016 - Eamonn undergoes a double hip replacement in the first of many health battles.
June 2019 - On This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn say the secret to their happy marriage. Eamonn credits "compromise, consideration and lots of conjugal," while Ruth said it was "laughter and an equal marriage".
November 2020 - Ruth and Eamonn are replaced on their regular Friday slot by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in a 'show shake-up'.
December 2021 - After a year of being moved to the bank holiday presenting slot, both Eamonn and Ruth left This Morning.
January 2022 - Eamonn debuted on GB News, while Ruth stayed with ITV in her long-standing role on Loose Women.
September 2022 - Eamonn undergoes spinal surgery after years of back issues including a trapped sciatic nerve.
November 2022 - Eamonn falls down the stairs of his Surrey home with Ruth and breaks his shoulder, requiring a new operation.
September 2023 - Eamonn has a spine and neck stretching procedure as part of his year-long recovery.
May 2024 - Ruth and Eamonn announce they have split after 14 years of marriage and a 27-year relationship.
September 2024 - Eamonn was spotted on a luxury holiday in Barcelona with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander. Ruth calls in a 'fierce' divorce lawyer.
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