Eamonn Holmes breaks down over heated clash with boss who threw mug at him

Daily Record

09-07-2025

GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has opened up about the moment he was left in tears after a heated clash with his boss who threw a mug at him.
Eamonn Holmes has opened up about a distressing encounter with a former boss that left him in tears back in his early journalism days. The GB News presenter has a stellar career behind him, gracing screens on GMTV, Sky News, and This Morning.
Although he hasn't always had a smooth journey to becoming the renowned broadcaster he is today. He shared a particularly tough memory from when he was aged just 22-years-old.
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Eamonn recalled, "My sports editor called me in and he said 'what's wrong with that script?' I read it, and I remember it was about darts. I went 'I don't know'. The next minute he fired a ceramic cup bang against the wall behind me. It smashed."
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However the confrontation didn't end there, as Eamonn was quizzed again about the errors in his script. Despite his confusion, the situation escalated according to reports in the Mirror.
"He then lifted up a telephone, which had a wire on the end of it. He fired it and it hit the wall behind me," Eamonn recounted to his colleagues at GB News who were said to be left astonished.
Trying to maintain composure, he struggled with his emotions. "I am beginning to feel my top lip shudder and I am going, don't cry, don't cry here. He said 'what is wrong with that script'."
Eamonn couldn't identify any problems despite quivering under pressure, which only angered his boss further. The incident reached a peak when his boss threw a heavy typewriter.
"He then lifted this Adler typewriter – metal Adler typewriter – and threw it down at my feet that I had to jump for," he shockingly revealed. "I then started to cry. I was 22-years of age and I thought this is awful."
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In another revelation, Eamonn disclosed that a producer, who he regarded as his "protector at the building", intervened on his behalf. "He just went up, and went into the office and this guy was a very big sports guy and he punched him," Eamonn disclosed.
The former This Morning host confessed that he never discovered the reason behind his script's controversy despite the chaos it triggered. However, this incident wasn't an isolated encounter with tension among his colleagues.
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Just last month, Eamonn described certain ex-colleagues as "horrible" and "false, false, false". In a recent episode of his podcast, Things We Like, Eamonn chatted with co-host Paul Coyte and actor Ray Winstone.
Ray shared stories of his life in LA and the Hollywood buzz that drew him back to the UK. Eamonn leapt on the topic, launching a scathing critique of the entertainment industry.
Using a mocking tone, Eamonn commented: "I don't like this character, I don't like so and so, I like that person, I didn't get on with them. That's what the business is based on. I mean, I'm like you [Ray]. I get myself into trouble because if I don't like someone, they'll know I don't like them."
The broadcaster continued to vent, saying: "And there are so many horrible people that you end up with. People say: 'Oh, he's lovely, he's fantastic'. If they say to me: 'What's that Ray Winstone like?' I'll say he is lovely and he is fantastic and people will believe me because I wouldn't say it if you weren't, but so many are just false, false, false."