Eamonn and relationship counsellor Katie’s cruise trip is ‘proof of their closeness’

LOVE split TV favourite Eamonn Holmes is to take his new girlfriend on a sunshine cruise.

The 64-year-old, who has separated from his Loose Women host wife Ruth Langsford, has arranged a luxury Mediterranean trip with Katie Alexander, 42.

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Eamonn Holmes is to take his new girlfriend on a sunshine cruiseCredit: Getty

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Eamonn has arranged a luxury Mediterranean trip with Katie AlexanderCredit: The Sun newspaper

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Eamonn Holmes left the marital home in May after Ruth Langsford found messages between him and another womanCredit: Getty
But the romantic holiday has left Ruth and her close friends gobsmacked, say sources.

The Sun revealed in May that Eamonn had left the marital home after Ruth, 64, found messages between him and another woman on a laptop.

Days later he was holed up in a bachelor pad — with divorced mum-of-three Katie a regular visitor.

Last night, one source said: “The cruise is just the latest proof of their closeness.

“Katie has been telling pals she and Eamonn are going to be for keeps — and now everyone is starting to believe her.

“Eamonn’s zest for her — the latest being this all-expenses-paid trip — has wowed Ruth and pals. He has found a new lease of life for sure. Everyone is amazed.”

Eamonn and relationship counsellor Katie have already been away together on a trip to his native Belfast.

And Katie sparked wedding rumours after being seen wearing a ring as she ran errands near his home in Kingston upon Thames, South West London.

Eamonn, who had a double hip replacement in 2016, had back surgery last year and broke his shoulder in a fall in January. At one point he needed a wheelchair.

The GB News breakfast host became close to Katie while still living with Ruth, taking her and her family to a safari park in February and sharing snaps on social media.

He also treated her to a stay at Center Parcs last year and gave her and her daughter tickets to a Beyoncé gig.

The pair met via Twitter in 2015 when her comment on a post sparked a conversation.