Eamonn Holmes' heartbreaking message to fan as he shares reality of his battle with chronic pain

Eamonn Holmes had a heartbreaking response to a fan who wished him well as he shared how his battle with chronic pain has altered his weekly activities. The GB News presenter has been keeping his loyal followers updated with his health woes and his progress for years after first speaking out about his ill health.

After an initial stint at the hospital with unbearable pain, Eamonn later discovered was being caused by a dislocated pelvis and a trapped sciatic nerve. Previously describing his struggles as 'soul-destroying', the ex-This Morning star also underwent surgery last September to try to help relieve him of pain.

However, he suffered a fall during his recovery, which resulted in him fracturing his shoulder and having to have more surgery. But Eamonn has since been undergoing regular rehab and on Saturday (July 1), he shared on social media how his regular sessions has changed how he'd usually spend his weekends.

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"Saturdays.... I used to love them. They used to mean Football. Now they mean Gym," Eamonn tweeted. "Heavy Rehabilitation scheduled every Saturday in particular to strengthen my legs and back to hopefully get me walking unaided again..... but I just don't like it."

The 63-year-old then added: "Wish me well," before the replies were filled with supportive messages. Meanwhile, Eamonn also took to Instagram on Sunday (July 2) to share a video taken during his session.

"This might look easy to you but believe me this was an amazing achievement for me…" Eamonn wrote. "Thanks to everyone at @neurokinex Gym for helping me to get back on my feet bit by bit."

Wife and fellow TV star Ruth Langsford posted: "That’s the