Ruth Langsford has hinted she and Eamonn Holmes will never be friends after calling time on their marriage.

The former couple, both 64, sent shockwaves through the showbiz industry in May when it was was revealed they were heading for divorce following months of reported rows.

Ruth has stayed silent about their split since returning to Loose Women after a lengthy hiatus from the show.

However, today she put hopes for a future friendship with the dad-of-four in jeopardy after an awkward discussion on air.

Speaking to singer Sinitta, 60, who is still very good friends with her ex, Simon Cowell, Ruth said: “You’ve had a relationship with someone and you’ve remained friends, which is amazing because a lot of people can’t.”

Ruth has spoken in the past about whether a former couple can stay friends when she and Eamonn were hosting This Morning. The presenters spoke about whether they believed it was possible in 2018, with the Loose Women host stating that once a relationship had ended, there’s little point in staying in touch.

Eamonn told Best magazine he hoped he could be friends with Ruth after their split, but conceded it was “too soon’ to tell. His comments came before it was reported Ruth found messages between her husband and another woman on a laptop. She is said to have been left “hurt” after finding out Eamonn is being consoled by Katie Alexander, 42, after the relationship counsellor struck up a friendship with the Northern Irishman over the past couple of years.

Katie’s ex husband has since come forward to offer his sympathy for Ruth. Speaking to The Sun, he admitted he was “heartbroken” when his own marriage came to an end, adding it took him years to “recover”. He said: “She’s going through what I did after our marriage ended.” George added: “She was not swooning over him like he was George Clooney. But she liked being on social media and one day she said she’d had a reply from him.”

George claimed that Katie and Eamonn were speaking on social media when they were together – as friends – adding that he was “surprised” to find out the pair were “regularly” meeting up after his divorce in 2022.