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Why Eamonn Holmes suddenly 'went missing' from his GB News show this week and why many of his worried friends now wish he'd quit work for good


Nearly three hours into Tuesday's breakfast show, at around 8.50am, veteran host Eamonn Holmes suddenly disappeared and failed to return, leaving his new co-presenter, Ellie Costello, to anchor alone.

Three days a week they watch him arrive at GB News's west London headquarters in the early hours of the morning, and struggling so much that he has to be wheeled on and off set. He was once the king of breakfast television during his 12-year run as the anchor of ITV's morning show GMTV, which he hosted alongside Anthea Turner and later Fiona Phillips. Eamonn's easy Northern Irish charm and wit made him great company and, while he would be the first to say he doesn't get on with everyone (including Anthea Turner, after he nicknamed her 'Princess Tippytoes', and the ITV bosses who sacked him), those who know him say he is 'incredibly loyal'.

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