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Reflecting on the birth of their son Jack, now 22, Ruth quipped, “Eamonn did what he could,” prompting laughter from Myleene Klass – and a few from the audience.

She said: “My midwife Maria, who sadly passed, we remained friends, she came to Jack’s birthday parties when he was young.

“I just remember feeling that Maria and I birthed Jack… I mean Eamonn was there and he did what he could in that moment.”

It was then that fellow panellist Myleene let out a chuckle.

Ruth continued: “At that moment, I was relying on her. You know, when you have your eyes closed. I could hear her talking, going, ‘Keep on, another breath.’

“I just remember focusing on her voice and her face that really got me through. I was a new mum, I didn’t know what I was doing and she had birthed so many babies.”

Ruth and Eamonn, 65, who co-hosted ITV’s This Morning for 15 years, broke up last May.

Ruth recently spoke publicly for the first time about her split with telly host Eamonn.

And it has not put her off finding love again.

She told Woman & Home magazine: “I’m quite fine being on my own, but not forever

“Relationship breakdowns are very difficult, but you deal with it and have to move on.”

“You can let yourself crumble or you pick yourself up and get on with life. It’s a choice.”

Eamonn moved on quickly and went public with his girlfriend, relationship counsellor Katie Alexander, 42, in October. Friends say he may soon propose.

He has been seen using a wheelchair due to mobility issues.

 

Ruth, who was with Eamonn for 27 years, said: “I’m not delighted my marriage is over, but I’ve accepted it.

“I’m trying to now embrace the fact I’m single and can make choices that are just about me.

“Divorce is very painful. Most don’t do it in the public eye, with everybody having an opinion. But that’s the nature of my job.

“I’ve always had that and if you can’t cope, you shouldn’t be doing this job.”

She revealed she had also lost weight.

Ruth said: “Divorce obviously has something to do with it, but I also went for a hormone rebalance, which helped.”

Ruth hosts Loose Women twice a week and covers Thursday on shopping channel QVC, banking £2.5million last year.

She said: “People ask, ‘What’s next?’ I go, ‘What else do you want me to do?’

“Honestly, I’m not looking for more big projects.”

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