Eamonn Holmes looked delighted as he was surprised with a birthday cake to celebrate turning 66 on Wednesday.

The presenter was joined by his GB News colleagues on the breakfast show where he was given the sweat treat.

He proudly held up the bake and gave a smile as he sat next to his co-host Ellie Costello.

He also opened a special birthday present from sports broadcaster Paul Coyte while on air. 

Swiping at Paul for the Tottenham Hotspur wrapping paper, Eamonn - who is a Manchester United supporter - was elated as he opened the gift to reveal a Captain Scarlett model vehicle.

'That's joyous!', Eamonn told Paul, before gratefully shaking his hand and thanking him for the gift.

His birthday surprise comes after his ex wife Ruth Langsford recently told how she turned to therapy to cope with their acrimonious split.

The Loose Women presenter revealed her struggles at their separation after 14 years of marriage, which saw Eamonn quickly move on to date relationship counsellor Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior.

Ruth, who has a son Jack, 23, with the presenter, said it has helped her unravel their romance, which lasted 27 years but ended in June 2024.

She said: 'I started counselling when Eamonn and I separated, and I'm still having it. It is very powerful and very useful. It gives me tools to deal with things.

'My counsellor has probably seen us on TV, but she doesn't know either of us so doesn't get involved and doesn't judge. She just listens and says, 'Have you thought about this?' or 'Why did you feel like that?' 

'I think I know myself very well, so it has just been calming. It makes me question how I'm feeling. When my sister died, friends suggested counselling and I said, 'I don't [want] just [for someone] to tell me that I'm really sad,' and I still feel like that.

'The end of a very long relationship takes a lot of unravelling. Counselling helps you move on from it, to not be held back.' 

The pair announced their split 18 months ago after several months of arguing. He left the £2.5million family home in Weybridge. 

Eamonn and Katie looked fully loved up with his girlfriend Katie as the pair attended John Caudwell's charity event last Friday evening.

Eamonn used just his walker to steady himself as he smiled beside Kate, 43, as they arrived at the billionaire's £150 million home in Mayfair. 

Katie opted for a full glam look for the evening as she wowed in a ruched purple brown dress which she paired with a brown fur look jacket. 

The couple were also joined by former boxing champ David Haye and his girlfriend Sian Osborne for the charity event.

Eamonn's appearance at the event came after he issued a heartbreaking health update earlier this week.

During a recent live show on GB News, the star was covering the current investigation into Peter Mandelson for urinating in the street in London. 

Eamonn then explained that due to his own battles with spinal issues, there are times when he simply 'can't wait' when he has to go to the bathroom. 

'I'm getting over a medical condition, and I just can't wait,' he said to his co-host Ellie.

'And then (Mandelson) was in the street. But what else is the man to do? Knock on someone's door and say, 'Would you let me go and have a pee in your house?'

'Most people are going to say, how dare you, I'm not going to do that. So I'm saying there is a difficulty in public about where you actually go to relieve yourself. That's the thing.'

Eammon then admitted that bosses were telling him to swiftly move the breakfast discussion on and took a swipe at them for not viewing the topic with more nuance.  

'And as my producer says in my ear the give away is next. They're obviously not interested in this dilemma or how it relates to me identifying with it,' he said.

The presenter's health woes significantly worsened in 2021 when he had spinal surgery that resulted in complications that have left him needing a wheelchair.

The television personality said that he is forcing himself to 'battle on', admitting that his health is now so poor that he requires the assistance of carers. 

Eamonn told Sunday World: 'I have to have carers now looking after me. Somebody dresses me in the morning, somebody undresses me at night, somebody gets my food for me. 

'I have to be tested with spinal injections to see if it will take, and then grow some life back into my spine and legs. It's all very experimental. I'll know next week. I'd say this is the toughest stage of my life ever. And I just battle on.'