Ruth Langsford Explained

Ruth Langsford
Birth Name:Ruth Wendy Langsford
Birth Date:17 March 1960
Birth Place:State of Singapore
Nationality:British
Yearsactive:1986–present
Employer:ITV
Channel 5
QVC UK
Occupation:Television presenter
Other Names:Ruth Holmes
Children:1

Ruth Wendy Langsford (born 17 March 1960)[1] is an English television presenter. She has presented various television shows, including This Morning (1999–2022),[2] of which she is the longest-serving presenter, Gift Wrapped (2014), How the Other Half Lives (2015–2019), and Ruth Langsford’s Fashion Edit (2017–present). Since 1999, Langsford has been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women, becoming a presenter in 2013. In 2017, she took part in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, in which she finished in ninth place.

Career

Television

Langsford began her career as a continuity announcer and newscaster with ITV regional station Television South West (TSW) in Plymouth, England. She left TSW when Westcountry Television took over the franchise on 1 January 1993, closing down the station with fellow announcer, Ian Stirling.

From 1999 until 2002, Langsford was a regular panellist on ITV's daytime chat show Loose Women. In 2010, she returned to the show as a stand-in anchor until 2013. Langsford rejoined Loose Women on 8 January 2014 as a regular anchor.[3] She anchors the show in rotation with Andrea McLean, Jane Moore, Charlene White, Christine Lampard and Kaye Adams.

In 2000, Langsford became a guest presenter on This Morning, and was made a regular presenter in 2006 where she co-hosted alongside Phillip Schofield, making her the longest serving presenter of the programme. Later that year, the show introduced Eamonn Holmes to co-host with Langsford every Friday.

Langsford was one of the main presenters on the now defunct TV Travel Shop which was on air from April 1998 until March 2005. She also hosted The Answer Lies in the Soil (1999), The Great British Garden Show, Langsford Late (1999), The Really Useful Show (1997), Mysterious West (1995) and Gardens of the Millennium (1999).

In 2004, Langsford narrated the television series Zoo Story set at Paignton Zoo. She guest presented five episodes of GMTV with Lorraine in 2010. Langsford was a contestant on Marco's Kitchen Burnout in 2010 and competed in Born to Shine in 2011.[4]

In 2014, Langsford and Eamonn Holmes co-hosted ten episodes of the ITV teatime quiz show Gift Wrapped.[5]

Since 2015, Langsford and Holmes have presented Channel 5 series How the Other Half Lives, and a third in 2017.

In February 2017, Langsford began co-presenting Ruth Langsford's Fashion Edit alongside Jackie Kabler for QVC.[6]

On 9 August 2017, Langsford was the third celebrity announced to be taking part in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[7] Her professional partner was Anton du Beke. She was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated, and left the show on 12 November.

From March 2018, Langsford co-presented Do the Right Thing with Eamonn Holmes on Channel 5.

In 2019 and again in 2020, Langsford co-presented the Channel 5 dieting series Lose a Stone in Four Weeks for Summer, alongside GP Amir Khan.

Other work

In September 2010, Langsford co-hosted the breakfast show on BBC London 94.9 alongside Paul Ross.[8]

In 2011, Langsford became the brand ambassador for Playtex.[9]

In 2013, Langsford became brand ambassador for Clarivu refractive lens exchange procedure sold by Optegra.[10]

Langsford has written columns for Woman Magazine and Tesco Magazine. She was an ambassador for two Tesco food campaigns.[11] [12]

She was on the judging panel for the Pride of Britain Awards in 2016.

Personal life

Langsford was educated at Grey Coat Hospital school in central London. In 1996, Langsford began dating Eamonn Holmes, though the two kept their relationship secret for years out of respect for Holmes' first wife, Gabrielle, from whom he was separated at the time. In 2002, Langsford gave birth to their son, Jack Alexander Holmes.[13] They married at Elvetham Hall in Hampshire on 26 June 2010.[14] The couple live in Weybridge, Surrey.[15] In May 2024, Langsford and Holmes announced their plans to divorce after 14 years of marriage.[16]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1994The West at WorkPresenter
1994Ruth Meets the Entertainers[17]
1995–1997Mysterious West
1997The Really Useful Show
1999The Answer Lies in the Soil
Gardens of the Millennium
Langsford Late
1999–2002,
2009–2010,
2012–present		Loose Women[18] [19] [20] Panellist/anchorRegular panellist (1999–2000, 2002)Guest presenter (2006, 2007)

Guest panellist (2019)

1999–2022This Morning[21] Co-presenterFridays & Holidays
2001Taste of the WestPresenter
2004Zoo StoryNarrator
2010GMTV with LorraineGuest presenter
Marco's Kitchen BurnoutContestant
2011Born to Shine
2014Gift Wrapped[22] Co-presenterDaytime quiz
2015–2019[23] [24] 5 series
2017–presentRuth Langsford's Fashion EditLive fashion show
2017Strictly Come DancingContestant
Eamonn & Ruth's 7 Year ItchCo-presenter
2018–2019Do The Right Thing with Eamonn and Ruth2 series
2018How To Get A Good Night’s SleepOne-off special
2019Wonder ParkAunt AlbertineUK version
Supermarket SweepContestant1 episode; with Eamonn Holmes
2019–2020Lose a Stone in 4 WeeksPresenterThree-part series[25]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strong . Gemma . 18 March 2020 . Ruth Langsford breaks social media silence to thank fans and husband Eamonn Holmes . 5 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Woodcock . Zara . 2024-07-22 . Ruth Langsford issues apology on Loose Women return after Eamonn Holmes split . 2024-07-24 . Belfast Live . en.
  3. Web site: Official Ruth Langsford. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121431/http://www.officialruthlangsford.com/news/2014/01/07/i_am_thrilled_to_be_back_with_the_girls-234. 6 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Jake Brown, Drummer, on ITV's Born To Shine. Matthew Hancock. 13 August 2011. 29 October 2017. YouTube. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313125441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyPJdYMadRI. 13 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford host new show for ITV Daytime. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103623/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/eamonn-holmes-and-ruth-langsford-host-new-show-itv-daytime#.U77QNpRdXY8. 6 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Ruth Langsford at QVC - QVCUK.com. Qvcuk.com. 29 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809172929/http://www.qvcuk.com/content/ambassadors/ruth-langsford.html. 9 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Loose Women's Ruth Langsford is limbering up for Strictly!. 9 August 2017. Strictly Come Dancing. 29 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211195302/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/3abde5b9-a6ca-4428-9186-308c32f3bcfd. 11 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Get the latest on the Tube strikes. 7 September 2010. 29 October 2017. News.bbc.co.uk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809133234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8961000/8961537.stm. 9 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Official Ruth Langsford. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094054/http://www.officialruthlangsford.com/news/2011/04/12/play_time-180?page=6. 6 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Ruth Langsford's Sight Restored with Revolutionary Lens Replacement Surgery. 22 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Interview with Tesco Real Food Judge and TV Presenter Ruth Langsford – Feeding Boys & a FireFighter. Feedingboys.co.uk. 20 June 2011. 29 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170528115549/http://www.feedingboys.co.uk/2011/06/20/interview-with-tesco-real-food-judge-and-tv-presenter-ruth-langsford/. 28 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Official Ruth Langsford. Officialruthlangsford.com. 29 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316195647/http://www.officialruthlangsford.com/about. 16 March 2017.
  13. Web site: Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes Reveal Secret To Happy Marriage – Woman And Home. Woman and Home. en. 25 September 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181529/http://www.womanandhome.com/news-and-entertainment/541886/ruth-langsford-eamonn-holmes-secret-happy-marriage. 25 September 2017.
  14. News: Holmes and partner Ruth walk down aisle. Coleman. Maureen. 26 June 2010. Belfast Telegraph. 26 June 2010.
  15. Web site: Cole-Lomas . Lauren . 27 January 2023 . Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford’s life in £3.2 million mansion . 7 May 2023 . SurreyLive . en.
  16. Web site: Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford announce divorce . Sky News . 25 May 2024 . en.
  17. Web site: Ruth Meets the Entertainers Part One (1994). Bfi.org.uk. 29 October 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107070716/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dc85c56. 7 November 2017.
  18. Web site: Loose Women adds Ruth Langsford to regular panel, Myleene Klass to guest. Digital Spy. 20 December 2013. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006170245/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a539751/loose-women-adds-ruth-langsford-to-regular-panel-myleene-klass-to-guest.html. 6 October 2014.
  19. Web site: Ruth Langsford joins Loose Women. Hellomagazine.com. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075908/http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities-news-in-pics/20-12-2013/0/. 6 October 2014.
  20. Web site: Ruth Langsford joins Loose Women. ITV.com. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083540/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/ruth-langsford-joins-loose-women#.UrltQNJdXY8. 6 October 2014.
  21. Web site: Ruth Langsford | Presenters & Experts | This Morning . Itv.com . 4 September 2013 . 16 September 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130905085310/http://www.itv.com/thismorning/presentersandexperts/ruth-langsford/ . 5 September 2013 .
  22. Web site: Gift Wrapped. Itv.com. 1 October 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073021/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week34/gift-wrapped#.U-CvnuNdXY8. 6 October 2014.
  23. Web site: Eamonn & Ruth to bring you a Taste of the Highlife – James Grant Group . 11 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033319/http://www.jamesgrant.com/eamonn-ruth-bring-taste-highlife/ . 5 March 2016 .
  24. Web site: Channel 5 Orders Super-Rich Documentary Series Fronted By Eamonn Holmes & Ruth Langsford – TVWise. 10 September 2015. Tvwise.co.uk. 29 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022821/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2015/09/channel-5-orders-super-rich-documentary-series-fronted-by-eamonn-holmes-ruth-langsford/. 7 November 2017.
  25. Web site: Lose a Stone in 4 Weeks. channel5.com. 4 March 2021.

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