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Eamonn Holmes sparks backlash after revealing he was 'forced' to sell second home

TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has sparked backlash after revealing he was 'forced' to sell his second home, located in Belfast, due to an outstanding tax bill of over £200,000

Eamonn had insisted he was a freelancer while working at ITV, but HMRC ruled he was a staff member, therefore declaring he needed to pay ten years of backdated national insurance and tax payments. Eamonn Holmes was 'forced' to sell his second home (Image: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock) Read MoreRelated Articles Strictly's Ellie Leach and Vito brave the cold together after finally confirming relationship status Eamonn spoke to his former UTV (the ITV region covering Northern Ireland) co-star, Gerry Kelly, with the Express reporting that he said: "I had a house here until six weeks ago when I was forced to sell it by the Inland Revenue ( HMRC).

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