Eamonn Holmes says he “mocked” the use of electric scooters.
Eamonn Holmes said he was “mocked” over his use of a mobility scooter.
The GB News presenter underwent spinal surgery last year to treat chronic back pain and has not been “fully mobile” since.
Speak with Preferably He said in Holmes magazine: “Some people have been making fun of me on social media… ‘Oh look at Eamonn, he’s on an electric scooter!'” I responded and said: “I’d prefer it if I If I wasn’t there, how else would I have gotten around?”
“The alternative is that I don’t go anywhere and sit in my chair and work in the office. So I go out… It’s spiritually uplifting to come out.”
Holmes previously underwent double hip replacement surgery in 2016.
The presenter described himself as “humble” and “helpless but grateful” to receive physical help from others, explaining: “It’s really tiring when you have to say, ‘Do you mind?'” You could. ..? Thank you, I’m sorry. The good news is that surgery last year cured me of my back pain…I lost full mobility. I’m doing everything I can to get better. But it’s slow.”
He continued: “I now accept that life is easier with the help of others. Getting around with crutches is tiring. I wish I could keep running, but I can’t right now.”
Holmes addressed his eagerness to leave the house, suggesting that some people mistakenly believed he was already “fine.”
“Some people think I’m done, but that’s just how it looks on TV… I like going out,” he explained. “Going to the cinema is a terrible effort, but it’s worth it. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning was great.”
Holmes presented ITVs This morning from 2006 to 2021 on Fridays together with his wife, presenter Ruth Langsford.
Eamonn Holmes pictured in June 2023
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During an appearance he talked about his chronic back pain This morning in 2021 and revealed that he was unable to sleep through the night due to this condition.
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Last week, Holmes launched a scathing attack on ITV during an appearance on his GB News series, accusing the broadcaster of reinstating the same few presenters.
“I mean, ITV is the worst,” he said. “If it’s not Ant and Dec, or it’s not Simon Cowell, or it’s not Bradley Walsh The hunt – they have no other ideas.”
The complaints against his former employer sparked a backlash from some viewers, with one person calling Holmes’ comments “pathetic.”
Additional reporting by PA