Eamonn Holmes caused concern on Friday with a worrying Instagram post detailing a harrowing health update.

After surgery on his back for a slipped disc in 2022, the TV personality, 65, has not been able to walk unaided and often relies on a walking frame or wheelchair.

Speaking in January last year he said the ‘harsh reality’ could be that he is never able to walk unaided again. 

And taking to social media, Eamonn has revealed that things are not on the mend, admitting that he still suffers from a great deal of pain.

Along with a selfie of him in a car wearing a black jacket, the GB News host said: ‘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.’

Eamonn Holmes caused concern on Friday with a worrying Instagram post detailing a harrowing health update

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

It comes after Eamonn had to be aided by a walking frame as he attended the funeral of Manchester United footballer Denis Law.

The Northern Irish broadcaster was among the stars to arrive to pay their respects to the Scottish striker in Manchester last month after his death in January aged 84. 

In 2016, Eamonn underwent a double-hip replacement operation lasting three-and-a-quarter hours 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.

During an appearance on Loose Women in September 2021, he spoke about his health battle which left him unable to work on This Morning three years ago.

He also shared images of his puffy face covered in marks and scabs during his battle.

In 2016, Eamonn underwent a double-hip replacement operation lasting three-and-a-quarter hours after living with acute pain for many years 

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. 

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 embarrᴀssed 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.

His years of chronic back pain started in spring 2021 – which came completely out of nowhere

The TV personality eventually discovered it was three slipped discs that affected the movement of his right leg and he quickly got going with his recovery

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 ‘mᴀssive setback’.

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

‘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.’

Eamonn (pictured, in November 2021) endured a horrific accident which saw him fall down a set of stairs at his home in Surrey leading him to break his shoulder

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

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 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.’ 

Last week the former This Morning host reunited with his former nemesis Anthea Turner for a sweet snap posted to Instagram after the pair squashed their 10-year feud 

The pair’s relationship famously nosedived while they hosted GMTV in the 1990s, culminating in Eamonn issuing bosses with an ultimatum which preceded Anthea’s departure 

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Last week the former This Morning host reunited with his former nemesis Anthea Turner for a sweet snap posted to Instagram after the pair squashed their 10-year feud. 

The pair’s relationship famously nosedived while they hosted GMTV in the 1990s, culminating in Eamonn issuing bosses with an ultimatum which preceded Anthea’s departure from the show.

They eventually made up in 2005 and even appeared on This Morning together in 2018 with the presenter’s ex Ruth Langsford.

And in a wholesome pH๏τo on social media, the duo looked like the best of pals as they grinned for the camera, with Eamonn putting a hand over his former colleague’s shoulder. 

The former This Morning presenter captioned the post: ‘We’re the same age @antheaturner and I and have had careers of similar length but my paper round must have been harder than hers! Top Girl’