Ruth Langsford has no plans to retire yet but she won't "work till I drop".
Ruth Langsford isn't contemplating retirement just yet
The 63-year-old presenter has been on our television screens since the late 1980s when she presented the local news on ITV franchise Television South West (TSW) and has achieved popularity thanks to her work on 'This Morning', 'Loose Women' and 'Celebrity Googlebox'.
Ruth - who is married to TV newsreader Eamonn Holmes, 63 - is aware she is getting older but she wants to continue working on television for years to come because she loves what she does for a living.
When asked if she would "work till she dropped" on the 'How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams' podcast, Ruth replied: "I don’t think I'll work till I drop, but, while I'm capable of working … well, more importantly, while I'm enjoying working, and I really do.
"I love what I do and I have done for years and years and years, which makes it much easier, doesn’t it? I think if I hated my job, I would definitely be looking to retire, if I was financially able to retire. But, I enjoy what I do, so I'm not looking to retire."
Ruth is keen to keep working because it gives her a "focus" and "structure" as she continues to grieve over the death of her beloved sister.
Ruth and her younger sibling Julia were very close in their younger years, having attended boarding school together. Tragically, Julia was found dead in 2019 at the age of 62 after taking her own life due to her mental health issues.
Opening up about how she copes with the loss to her 'Loose Women' co-star Kaye, Ruth said: "I do a lot of crying, and I do it in the shower mostly. I think for me, Eamonn was amazing during that time, amazing. And then work, to me, it was like I needed to focus. It was get up, I would cry in the shower … have a big old bawl, and then I'd almost cut it off and go, 'Right, come on, time for work.'
"I needed that. I could sit and cry all day about my sister. I needed that focus. I needed that structure back in my life. Certain times things hit you. My sister always liked funny cards, and then it jolts you where you think, 'I don't need to get her a card anymore.' I think it’s important that you don't lock it away in a box."
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