Who is Eamonn Holmes’ girlfriend Katie Alexander?
EAMONN Holmes is enjoying a new romance following his split from wife Ruth Langsford.
The TV star is dating Katie Alexander and has been seen jetting off on holiday with her.
Who is Katie Alexander?
Katie Alexander is a marriage counsellor from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
She is the new girlfriend of TV presenter Eamonn Holmes.
As of September 2024, she is 42 years old, which means she is 22 years Eamonn‘s junior.
Katie is a divorced mum-of three who first struck up a friendship with the former This Morning star via Twitter in 2015.
The Sun revealed the pair then became close after Eamonn’s split from wife Ruth Langsford.
Katie was previously married to her George Alexander.
They divorced in 2022.
Since going pubic with their romance, Eamonn and Katie have enjoyed trips away together.
In September 2024, the were seen jetting off to join a cruise in Spain.
A source told the Sun: “Eamonn and Katie have tried to keep their passionate relationship quiet but they were finally on full public display.
“It’s remarkable how quickly they have struck up a tight bond.
“And after a week at sea together, who knows what will happen next.
“Watching the couple together it is hard to remember Eamonn and Ruth being an item.
“But that is now ancient history.”
When did Eamonn Holmes split from Ruth Langsford?
In May 2024, Eamonn and Ruth shocked fans when they revealed that they were getting divorced.
Once known as “TV’s golden couple”, they were married in 2010 after being introduced by mutual friends in 1991.
A spokesperson told fans about their split in a short statement.
It read: “Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.”
The pair hadn’t been seen together for over two years, last appearing alongside one another in a skit on Instagram in 2022.
Pals told The Sun on Sunday how the couple “drifted apart”.
Their work commitments “took them in different directions”, sources said at the time.
Ruth and Eamonn 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.