Eamonn Holmes responds as he's given public marriage proposal amid Ruth Langsford divorce

Eamonn Holmes responded to a fan as they gave him a public marriage proposal amid his divorce from Ruth Langsford. The former This Morning duo announced the end of their relationship in May after 14 years of marriage.

Eamonn and Ruth married in June 2010 after 13 years of dating. The pair share one son, Jack, while Eamonn also has three children, Declan, Rebecca and Niall, from his first marriage to his first wife Gabrielle.

While Ruth hasn't been seen on screens since the news was confirmed, Eamonn returned to his GB News breakfast show on May 28, following news of the divorce, and he addressed the fact his relationship has been the subject of headlines.

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"Just before we move on I would like to thank people for your support for Ruth and I over the last few days as to the news of our separation," he said. "Your support for both of us is very much appreciated."

The 64-year-old has since continued to post to social media as normal and on Thursday (July 11) he shared a new selfie with his 801,000 followers. He gave a mild pout towards the camera as he lifted one eyebrow for the picture, which was taken in his car.

He captioned the photo: "Beautiful Hot day today [sun emoji] Enjoying the cool shade in the car [car emoji] What u up to?" Eamonn then got stuck into the comments as his fans and followers responded - even with a marriage proposal.

One smitten fan wrote to the former ITV star: "Can I marry you?" to which Eamonn answered: "Now that cheered me up, Liz." Another eager fan added in the thread: "She’s going to have to wait in the