Eamonn Holmes rushed to hospital in an ambulance following months of health woes

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By REBECCA LAWRENCE FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 12:56 BST, 2 May 2025 | Updated: 13:06 BST, 2 May 2025

Eamonn Holmes has revealed he was rushed to hospital on Friday morning. 

The broadcaster, 65, took to Instagram to announce the news, admitting that was in a lot of pain after suffering a fall at home. 

Alongside a picture taken in the ambulance, he penned: ‘An unexpected journey this morning ….. bit of a fall on the bathroom floor. Gosh it hurts. Thank you Ambulance crew.’ 

Eamonn has been plagued with health woes following surgery on his back in 2022 and has been relying on the aid of a walking frame or wheelchair since. 

In March this year, he revealed his problems are ongoing, admitting on Instagram: ‘Even when The Sun shines there’s pain. Sometimes I feel I’ll never beat this disc immobility but I’m determined to have a life… 

‘So pray for me, help me or get out of the way Social Media haters.’

Eamonn Holmes rushed to hospital in an ambulance after suffering fall at home on Friday morning following months of health woes 

Alongside a picture in the ambulance, he penned: ‘An unexpected journey this morning ….. bit of a fall on the bathroom floor. Gosh it hurts. Thank you Ambulance crew.’ 

After surgery on his back for a slipped disc in 2022, the TV star (pictured, at Denis Law’s funeral in January) has not been able to walk unaided and often relies on a walking frame 

Eamonn’s battle with chronic back pain started after a dislocated pelvis led to three slipped discs. 

Following his surgery, he revealed that despite physiotherapy, he continues to find his lack of mobility stops him from doing simple things and is forced to rely on others, which he described as ‘soul destroying’.

He wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Worked hard at my physio this morning, very tiring but I’ve now sat on my backside for 5 hours and feel bad about doing nothing.

‘Lack of mobility & depending on others stops me doing really simple things. For peace of mind I feel another round of foot exercises coming on.’

His spinal surgery left him with a weakened left leg, too, and just over two weeks into his recovery from the operation, Eamonn fell backwards down 18 stairs at the Weybridge home, hitting the stone floor at the bottom.

The horrific accident could easily have killed him. Instead, he emerged with a broken shoulder, and his legs further weakened.

The former This Morning host admitted at the time that fracturing his shoulder in a fall was a ‘massive setback’.

Eamonn told GB News of fracturing his shoulder during the fall: ‘It was a massive setback and means I’m going to need to take some extra time off to get myself better.

‘It’s been a hellish few weeks. But day by day I’m improving and I am remaining positive and trying to look on the bright side.’

A year after his spinal surgery, Eamonn underwent a spine and neck stretching procedure in September 2023 after admitting he ‘couldn’t walk’.

Eamonn admitted he ‘hadn’t recovered’ from his back surgery, confessing: ‘I can’t run, I can’t walk, I can’t do anything except watch TV and eat.’

He explained: ‘I just got problems last year in my back, which I haven’t recovered from. It’s not good, it’s not a good recipe I have to say.’

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Eamonn Holmes rushed to hospital in an ambulance following months of health woes

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