Eamonn Holmes is "nursing" Ruth Langsford through a "difficult year" following her sister's suicide.
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford
The 60-year-old television presenter - who has been married to Ruth for ten years - is determined to help the 59-year-old presenter ease through the year as she struggled to come to terms when her sister, Julia Johnson, took her own life in June.
Speaking to the MailOnline at the TRIC Awards on Tuesday (10.03.20), He said: "It's been a very busy year for her and a very difficult year for her. So our concern is just to nurse her through the year and make sure she's OK."
Julia - who battled depression for several years - was found dead at age 62, by her husband Paul at their home in Surrey last summer.
After discovering the devastating news, Ruth took to Twitter to ask for time to grieve.
She tweeted: "My lovely Sis Julia has sadly died after a very long illness. My heart is completely broken. She was the kindest and most gentle soul and I will miss her forever. As I am sure you will appreciate I need to take time to grieve with my family. Thank you for your understanding."
The 'This Morning' co-host was unable to return to work that week, and left the studio in tears midway through a show two months later when she received a call-in about anxiety and depression.
However, Ruth recently spoke in public about her sister's suicide for the first time with psychologist Emma Kenny following the suicide of Caroline Flack last month (15.02.20).
She said: "This happened in my family. I remember my shock at that. It's the questions it leaves the families. I should have gone round. I should have phoned. I was going to go round. I was going to phone. Maybe I should have stayed longer."
Speaking of Caroline's family, she added: "You are left with the what ifs. It's her family now that I think will need so much help."
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