Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford's friends fear TV golden couple's split 'is about to get nasty' as she is left 'hurt' by his 'unfair' on-stage dig

The strain of Eamonn Holmes' split from wife Ruth Langsford could be starting to show, with the break up of TV's golden couple spilling into the public arena this week. GB News star Eamonn sent a barbed message to his estranged wife at Tuesday's TRIC Awards, inferring to a crowd of their mutual friends and colleagues that he had been stabbed in the back. The strain of Eamonn Holmes ' split from wife Ruth Langsford is starting to show, with the break up of TV's golden couple spilling into the public arena this week GB News star Eamonn sent a barbed message to his estranged wife at Tuesday's TRIC Awards, inferring to a crowd of their mutual friends and colleagues that he had been stabbed in the back He said: 'I think sometimes we all have imposter syndrome, why is, that sort of thing. Eamonn made his first public appearance since news of his shock divorce at Tuesday's TRIC Awards and he shocked fans when he admitted he is on 'borrowed time' Accepting the award for best breakfast show on Tuesday, the GB News presenter seemed to infer that he had been stabbed in the back and Charlotte Hawkins showed her support for her former Sky News co-host A source has told MailOnline that 'Ruth took Eamonn's words as a dig at her. Eamonn was seen arriving at the awards in a wheelchair and using a walker as he suffers from chronic back pain and is undergoing painful physio sessions Claims have emerged that Ruth is torn between helping Eamonn and moving on with her life, with a source telling Bella magazine that Ruth feels 'terribly guilty' and seeing recent photos of her ex looking 'frail has been torture for her' He eventually discovered it was three slipped discs that affected the movement of his right leg.