Eamonn Holmes is set to be rewarded with a bumper new contract at GB News.
Eamonn Holmes is set to be rewarded with a bumper new contract at GB News
The former 'This Morning' presenter is currently off air recovering after fracturing his shoulder following a fall at his Surrey home, but he is set to be offered a new deal after impressing the channel's bosses.
A source said: "Eamonn has had a really difficult few months.
"So this is welcome news and comes at a time where Eamonn continues to recover from his accident.
"He's hugely popular with viewers, ratings are strong and GB News wants to reward him with a new contract."
Eamonn is also set to be offered his own chat show on the channel.
The source added the Daily Mail newspaper's Eden Confidential column: "The idea with the new chat show is for Eamonn to sit down with high-profile names talking about their life and times.
"It's something which really appeals to him and he'll have talks about it in the new year."
Earlier this month, Eamonn was in "an awful lot of pain" following his fall.
His spokesperson said: "As a consequence of being laid low by major surgery, Eamonn suffered a fall at home a couple of weeks ago and had to undergo another operation.
“He’s naturally gutted by the setback, but the good news is the surgery on his shoulder went well. He’s now receiving fantastic care and resting."
Eamonn will now not return to his breakfast show on GB News as soon as he had hoped, but is trying to stay positive.
The representative added: "Sadly it means Eamonn is likely to need a longer period off TV than he first thought in order to get himself better and heal.
"Despite being in an awful lot of pain, he’s remaining positive.
"He is looking forward to doing what he loves most and being back on TV and presenting on GB News just as soon as he can."
Eamonn fronted ITV brunch-time show 'This Morning' with his wife Ruth Langsford from 2006 until 2022.
In June, he demanded to know why he was axed from the show, claiming the version of events ITV tells is that he "left them to go to GB News" - which ITV has denied - and he accused the channel of "putting out all the lies they want".
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