Eamonn Holmes reveals feud with 70s pop legend in on-air rant, fuming ‘I hated him'
GB
News
star Eamonn, 65, made an on air rant on his daily show - shocking his co-presenters when he revealed how much he "hated" the singer in question.
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Eamonn Holmes revealed his feud with a 70s pop star
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The presenter shocked his co-anchors with the story last year
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Eamonn revealed he used to 'hate' Donny Osmond
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Donny is best known for his singing career in his family's band, The Osmonds
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In an unearthed conversation on his morning show from 2024, Eamonn was chatting to fellow hosts Paul Coyte and Ellie Costello about how much he used to "hate" Donny Osmond and his music growing up.
But he then revealed how his mind was changed following an encounter with The Osmonds star.
The story started with Eamonn telling his co-hosts how he was having a nosebleed backstage on a
television
show, and Donny came to his rescue.
"It was pouring like a tap and Donny was presenting this programme called… I think it was called the Pyramid Game," he revealed.
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"He (Donny) walked into my
dressing room
and I was bleeding and panicking like mad into the sink and I got this pat on the head and he said, 'Hey buddy…'"
His co-hosts erupted into laughter as Paul said: "Say that again..."
Continuing to mimic Donny, Eamonn said: "'Hey buddy don't worry' and he was doing all of this to me and he said to me, 'This happens to me all the time'.
"He was probably fibbing, but anyway, it made me feel very good, and I felt bad because when I was 14, I hated him."
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"And he turned out to be really
nice
," Ellie interjected as Eamonn responded: "There was him and there was David Cassidy."
Eamonn Holmes, 65, and girlfriend Katie, 43, go Instagram official in sweet montage
He then revealed how he had a "run-in" with Donny's fellow 70s pop icon, the
Eamonn bluntly said: "David Cassidy was a complete a**.
"He was not a very
nice
man at all, but Donny Osmond, the nicest fella."
"I say that, but I have had a run-in with Cassidy."
The revelation comes just days after
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Eamonn also revealed how he once had 'run-in' with the late David Cassidy
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The
marriage
counsellor, who has been in a relationship with Eamonn since last year, took to Instagram and shared a photograph of herself sat barefoot inside a wooden cabin.
She used stickers saying "be mindful" and "peace and quiet" to illustrate the
snap
.
Writing alongside it, Katie admitted that she deliberately avoided the high profile event in London because of hurtful trolls.
She said: "Was going to The Tric Awards, but I'd rather protect my Mental
Health
and Inner Peace than be subjected to more online hate from people who don't know me."
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
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 202
1 - 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.
Eamonn, who suffers from chronic pain, joined his GB
News
Breakfast Show co-stars on stage in his wheelchair as they collected the award for Best News Programme.
Katie has since shared a photo of the team to congratulate them, writing: "Winner winner chicken dinner!"
The former couple, who share son Jack, are now in the midst of divorce and a
.
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