RUTH Langsford was forced to clap back at a troll who branded her social media content “sad”.
The Loose Women anchor, 64, took to Instagram to share a clip of preparing a Mediterranean-inspired dish at home and revealed it was an ad for Tesco.
Ruth often shares videos of her cooking and many fans took to the comments to praise her latest dish.
But some were less impressed, with one writing: “Ruth is better than this ridiculous advertising. Sad to watch.”
Presenter Ruth hit back: “Feel free to unfollow if this is making you sad.”
She was recently forced to explain to followers why she is still wearing her wedding ring despite her shock split from husband Eamonn Holmes earlier this year.
In another clip – this time showing Ruth preparing a green juice – one follower questioned why she hadn’t removed the ring.
To which she replied: “Because I am still married.”
And Ruth was also quick to fire back when she was branded a “show off” after taking her followers on a day out for some posh pampering.
Last month she told followers how her hairdresser’s Notting Hill salon was being refurbished so her hair appointment was instead taking place at Claridge’s Hotel.
Some fans were quick to blast her as a “total show off” and one added: “You are so lucky. Most people could not afford that.”
But Ruth quipped: “No luck… I’ve worked hard for everything I have.”
This week Ruth returned to This Morning for the first time since her split from Eamonn.
The former couple co-presented the show from 2006 until 2021 when they were replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.
Ruth and Eamonn’s relationship timeline
Before the shock split announcement, Ruth and Eamonn seemed like one of the strongest couples on UK TV – even with their signature bickering style.
Here’s how their romance played out…
1997 – The couple first meet after being introduced by mutual friends, two years after Eamonn splits from his first wife, Gabrielle, with whom he has three children.
1997-2002 – To be respectful to Gabrielle, the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. Ruth told Daily Mail: “I thought it spoke volumes about the sort of man he was, the sort of father he was and the integrity he had. It made me love him more, not less.”
2002 – Ruth and Eamonn welcome their son, Jack, to the family.
2005 – Eamonn finalises his divorce with Gabrielle.
2006 – The pair begin to host Friday episodes of This Morning together.
2010 – Eamonn proposes to Ruth while at the Cheltenham Races, after asking Ruth’s mother for her hand.
June 2010 – Eamonn and Ruth marry at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire.
2016 – Eamonn undergoes a double hip replacement in the first of many health battles.
June 2019 – On This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn say the secret to their happy marriage. Eamonn credits “compromise, consideration and lots of conjugal,” while Ruth said it was “laughter and an equal marriage”.
November 2020 – Ruth and Eamonn are replaced on their regular Friday slot by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary in a ‘show shake-up’.
December 2021 – After a year of being moved to the bank holiday presenting slot, both Eamonn and Ruth left This Morning.
January 2022 – Eamonn debuted on GB News, while Ruth stayed with ITV in her long-standing role on Loose Women.
September 2022 – Eamonn undergoes spinal surgery after years of back issues including a trapped sciatic nerve.
November 2022 – Eamonn falls down the stairs of his Surrey home with Ruth and breaks his shoulder, requiring a new operation.
September 2023 – Eamonn has a spine and neck stretching procedure as part of his year-long recovery.
May 2024 – Ruth and Eamonn announce they have split after 14 years of marriage and a 27-year relationship.
September 2024 – Eamonn was spotted on a luxury holiday in Barcelona with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander. Ruth calls in a ‘fierce’ divorce lawyer.
