Eamonn Holmes, 65, falls off his chair live on GB News two weeks after being rushed to hospital when he collapsed at home

Eamonn Holmes fell off his chair on live on air on Wednesday morning, shocking his GB News co-stars. 

As the camera focused on commentator Charlie Rowley at 6:15am, a crash could be heard off screen and the broadcaster’s co-host Ellie Costello exclaimed ‘oh my gosh.’

Eamonn was heard saying: ‘I’m fine, fine, fine, carry on, carry on.’

A stunned Charlie tried to continue but the early morning news programme then cut to adverts seconds later.

After an extended six minute break, Eamonn returned to screens, joking: ‘I’m alive’ as he blamed the ‘wonky’ wheels on his chair.   

‘They’re very wonky wheels on chairs we’ve got here, as a matter of fact we don’t really like the chairs here,’ he said to his co-host Ellie Costello.

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Eamonn Holmes fell off his chair on live on air on Wednesday morning, shocking his GB News co-stars

As the camera focused on commentator Charlie Rowley at 6:15am, a crash could be heard off screen and the broadcaster’s co-host Ellie Costello exclaimed ‘oh my gosh’

‘It was a shock for me because I had a fall two weeks ago in my bathroom that hospitalised me and that hit me right in the back.’

‘And that hit me again right in the back. Really really sore, really sore’

Eamonn was rushed to hospital earlier this month after taking a fall at home. 

Alongside a picture taken in the ambulance, he explained on Instagram: ‘An unexpected journey this morning… bit of a fall on the bathroom floor. Gosh it hurts. Thank you Ambulance crew.’ 

A couple of hours later, he shared a picture of himself from his hospital bed, writing: ‘Not how I wanted to be spending The Holiday weekend …… but life’s not easy these days . Thanks to everybody who is looking after me.’

Eamonn has been plagued with health woes following surgery on his back in 2022 and has been relying on the aid of a walking frame or wheelchair since and later shared a photo from his bed and writing: ‘Life’s not easy these days.’

In March this year, he revealed his problems are ongoing, admitting on Instagram: ‘Even when The Sun shines there’s pain. Sometimes I feel I’ll never beat this disc immobility but I’m determined to have a life… 

‘So pray for me, help me or get out of the way Social Media haters.’

After an extended six minute break, Eamonn returned to screens, joking: ‘I’m alive’ as he blamed the ‘wonky’ wheels on his chair

Eamonn was rushed to hospital earlier this month after taking a fall at home, telling his Instagram followers: ‘life’s not easy these days’

In 2016, Eamonn underwent a double-hip replacement operation after living with acute pain for many years.

Speaking about his operation at the time, Eamonn said: ‘Was I nervous? No! It was just like being on television. In the build-up I was stressed — can I do this? Will I handle it?

‘And it was a bit odd the night before when people started paying me tributes: “Eamonn, you were brilliant and I’ll always remember when you did this and that.” It was like dying but not dying.’

He faced a completely different health ordeal two years later, as he was struck down  by shingles which threatened to derail his son Declan’s wedding day.

In 2021, Eamonn’s chronic back pain had begun and it seemingly came completely of the blue. 

Earlier in the day Eamonn shared a picture from an ambulance and wrote: ‘An unexpected journey this morning ….. bit of a fall on the bathroom floor. Gosh it hurts’

The pain become so severe that it left Eamonn reliant on a walking stick, but he soon found out the root cause.

He eventually discovered it was three slipped discs that affected the movement of his right leg.

In December 2021, Eamonn told The Sun how his struggles with his ‘trapped sciatic nerve’ had an impact on his family who had to help him with everyday tasks.

He admitted: ‘It’s been a difficult year. For months now I haven’t been able to walk, sometimes at all, and it has really taken its toll on everyone around me too…

‘I can’t bend down to pick things up so [his ex-wife] Ruth [Langsford] ends up having to wait on me, and I know my sons particularly are a bit embarrassed by the way I move around.’

In September 2022, Eamonn was forced to step away from his GB news show as he underwent vital back surgery to aid his chronic back pain.

His battle with chronic back pain started after a dislocated pelvis led to three slipped discs.

Eamonn has been plagued with health woes following surgery on his back in 2022 and has been relying on the aid of a walking frame or wheelchair since (pictured last year)

Following his surgery, he revealed that despite physiotherapy, he continues to find his lack of mobility stops him from doing simple things and is forced to rely on others, which he described as ‘soul destroying’.

He wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Worked hard at my physio this morning, very tiring but I’ve now sat on my backside for 5 hours and feel bad about doing nothing.

‘Lack of mobility & depending on others stops me doing really simple things. For peace of mind I feel another round of foot exercises coming on.’

His spinal surgery left him with a weakened left leg, too, and just over two weeks into his recovery from the operation, Eamonn fell backwards down 18 stairs at the Weybridge home, hitting the stone floor at the bottom.

The horrific accident could easily have killed him. Instead, he emerged with a broken shoulder, and his legs further weakened.

The former This Morning host admitted at the time that fracturing his shoulder in a fall was a ‘massive setback’.

Eamonn told GB News of fracturing his shoulder during the fall: ‘It was a massive setback and means I’m going to need to take some extra time off to get myself better.

After surgery on his back for a slipped disc in 2022, the TV star has not been able to walk unaided and often relies on a walking frame (pictured in January)

‘It’s been a hellish few weeks. But day by day I’m improving and I am remaining positive and trying to look on the bright side.’

A year after his spinal surgery, Eamonn underwent a spine and neck stretching procedure in September 2023 after admitting he ‘couldn’t walk’.

Eamonn admitted he ‘hadn’t recovered’ from his back surgery, confessing: ‘I can’t run, I can’t walk, I can’t do anything except watch TV and eat.’

He explained: ‘I just got problems last year in my back, which I haven’t recovered from. It’s not good, it’s not a good recipe I have to say.’

Eamonn underwent a spine and neck stretching procedure in September 2023 after he admitted he ‘hadn’t recovered’ from his back surgery

Eamonn discussed his use of a wheelchair back in December while mentioning a Christmas travel warning on his Breakfast show.

With the trains being pushed as an alternative for those trying to make their way home over the festive period, Eamonn made a sad admission.

He said: ‘The train definitely could be a dream, but I’m now sort of wheelchair laden… you rely on a lot of people to get you on and off. It’s very, very difficult doing that.

‘I just threw that in… it’s not a concern to anybody, but there we go.

Sympathising with his situation, his co-host Isabel Webster acknowledged: ‘Well, it’s a consideration for lots people in the same position as you, Eamonn.’