1. Eamonn Holmes is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist.
42 Facts About Eamonn Holmes
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Eamonn Holmes co-presented the breakfast television show GMTV for ITV, before presenting Sunrise for Sky News.
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Eamonn Holmes has presented How the Other Half Lives and It's Not Me, It's You for Channel 5.
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Eamonn Holmes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to broadcasting in the 2018 New Year Honours.
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Eamonn Holmes is an advocate of numerous charities and causes, including Dogs Trust, Variety GB and Northern Ireland Kidney Patients' Association.
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Eamonn Holmes was educated at Holy Family Primary School and attended St Malachy's College, Belfast, and the Dublin College of Business Studies.
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In 1982, Eamonn Holmes was moved into news and current affairs reporting when he was tasked to anchor Ulster Television's flagship Good Evening Ulster programme.
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Eamonn Holmes succeeded Gloria Hunniford, who had presented the show since its launch in 1979.
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At the corporation's Manchester studios, Eamonn Holmes worked as a presenter on the daytime Open Air programme which was broadcast nationally on BBC1.
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Eamonn Holmes has presented coverage of snooker, horse racing, darts and tennis on television.
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Eamonn Holmes was the presenter of ITV's coverage of the Phil Taylor vs Raymond van Barneveld showdown at the Wembley Conference Centre in 1999.
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In 1993, Eamonn Holmes started working at GMTV, hosting the first show on 1 January 1993 with Anne Davies.
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Eamonn Holmes initially hosted the show with Lorna Dunkley from 2005 to 2007, then with Charlotte Hawkins from 2007 to 2014, then Isabel Webster from 2014 to 2016.
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Eamonn Holmes presented SUDO-Q, a BBC quiz show between December 2005 and March 2007.
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In 2006, Eamonn Holmes began presenting ITV daytime programme This Morning on Friday mornings until 2021.
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In 2009, Eamonn Holmes co-presented the ITV series The Feelgood Factor with Myleene Klass.
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Eamonn Holmes presented eight episodes of Songs of Praise from 2009 until 2014.
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In 2010, Eamonn Holmes guest presented an episode of Have I Got News for You.
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In 2016, Eamonn Holmes presented Channel 5 panel show It's Not Me, It's You.
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Eamonn Holmes was one of 3 relief presenters on Good Morning Britain between 2017 and 2018.
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From March 2018, Eamonn Holmes co-presented Do the Right Thing with Ruth Langsford on Channel 5.
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In December 2021 it was announced that Eamonn Holmes was joining GB News, where he began presenting its new breakfast show alongside Isabel Webster from 4 January 2022.
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In February 2020, Eamonn Holmes lost a First Tier Tribunal appeal regarding his status as a freelancer under IR35 rules, with the judge determining his contract with ITV's This Morning programme amounted to employment.
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Finally, on 19 December 2013, to celebrate the end of Millionaire on ITV, Eamonn Holmes re-appeared on the show with Alex Ferguson.
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Eamonn Holmes has made regular appearances on Big Brother's Bit on the Side and in 2015, he was heavily tipped as a housemate for Celebrity Big Brother 16.
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Eamonn Holmes has been a panellist on numerous episodes of Through the Keyhole, and appeared in ITV's Guess the Star in 2017.
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On 19 September 2021, Eamonn Holmes was interviewed by Joe Duffy on The Meaning of Life on RTE One in Ireland.
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In 2005, Eamonn Holmes hosted his own programme on London radio station Magic 105.4.
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In 2016, Eamonn Holmes presented his own radio show on Talkradio.
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From January 2018 till February 2020, Eamonn Holmes presented the weekday drivetime show on Talkradio.
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Eamonn Holmes later apologised after complaints and calls for him to be sacked.
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Eamonn Holmes's interview was carried out with the utmost care and compassion and his comments were intended to highlight safety advice.
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In 1985, Eamonn Holmes married his first wife, Gabrielle Eamonn Holmes, with whom he has three children, Declan, Rebecca and Niall.
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On 26 June 2010, Eamonn Holmes married Ruth Langsford at Elvetham Hall, near Hartley Wintney, Hampshire.
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In 2006, Eamonn Holmes was awarded an honorary degree by Queen's University Belfast for services to broadcasting.
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Eamonn Holmes has received an honorary degree from the University of Staffordshire.
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On 26 October 2021, Eamonn Holmes said that he had tested positive for COVID-19; he was fully vaccinated.
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In October 2022, whilst at home, Eamonn Holmes suffered a fall.
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Eamonn Holmes was told to take four months off from his work as a presenter at the breakfast show on GB News.
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Later that year, Eamonn Holmes discussed a series of health difficulties he had had, including spinal surgery and a double hip replacement, as well as severe back pain that had left him requiring a wheelchair.
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Eamonn Holmes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to broadcasting in the 2018 New Year Honours.
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Eamonn Holmes collected his OBE from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 June 2018.