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GB News has launched an investigation after Eamonn Holmes' wheelchair 'knocked into a young female producer', according to reports.

The television news channel is said to have received a complaint from his colleague after she was 'bruised' in the alleged incident.

The Mail On Sunday claims Eamonn's chair knocked into the producer after she told the employee pushing him that he could not return to the set.

Eamonn, 65, is said to have taken a toilet break but that the cameras for his breakfast show were rolling when he came back.

A source told the publication there were "frustrations" during the conversation between the producer and the person pushing Eamonn, but that Eamonn did not do anything wrong.

"[Eamonn] is really struggling to move around these days so, as part of the care that GB News are giving him, he will need to be wheeled to the loo if he needs to go during the programme," the source said.

"Only this time there was some confusion over whether or not he could go back to his seat as the cameras were going and the show was being aired live."

The source added: "There were frustrations over it from some involved and the next thing the woman gets hit and she got a bruise on her leg."

The Mail On Sunday reports that GB News' HR department is "looking into the incident".

The Sun has contacted Eamonn's rep and GB News for comment.

Eamonn, who announced his split with his telly star wife Ruth Langsford in 2024, has been battling a chronic health condition for four years.

The former This Morning presenter is now confined to a wheelchair due to intense back pain.

His chronic condition began unexpectedly in 2021 and he was rushed to hospital after suffering from "pain he's never felt in his life".

Soon, Eamonn was unable to walk without a stick to help him and a spinal operation in 2022 provided little relief.

The pain was caused by a dislocated pelvis, which later resulted in Eamonn sustaining three slipped disks.

While recovering from surgery, he fell down the stairs at his home in Weybridge, Surrey, and broke his shoulder.

A further spine and neck procedure in 2023 also did little to alleviate Eamonn's pain.

Last month, Eamonn suffered another nasty injury when he fell off his chair live on his GB News breakfast show.

The presenter ended up on his back on set and it came just two weeks after he was rushed to hospital in another fall.

Incredibly, Eamonn - who is now in a relationship with marriage counsellor Katie Alexander - managed to carry on with the rest of the programme and was described as a "trooper" by his concerned colleagues.

At the end of the show, he told viewers: "The chair gave way and I was lying flat on my back with my head hanging off the set.

"The first hour or so I was OK because the adrenaline kicked in, but then as the morning went on I felt the aches and pains.

"The worst thing is that two weeks ago I was hospitalised for a similar fall in the same area, back of my neck, head and shoulders and that's all come back."

He added: "We're going to have to replace the chairs because I'm not the only one to have fallen."

Eamonn has since vowed to "redouble his efforts" to walk again in a heartbreaking social media post.