Ruth Langsford appears to be in high spirts after her split from Eamonn Holmes.
The Loose Women star, 64, announced the end of her marriage to her former This Morning co-host Eamonn, 64, back in May. The couple, who share son Jack Holmes, 22, had been together for over two decades.
Ruth has jetted off to Australia to appear on I'm A Celebrity's spin off-show I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked, which is hosted by Joel Dommett, Kemi Rodgers and Sam Thompson. Ruth is sure to be supporting her Loose Women co-star Jane Moore, who is a campmate on the ITV series.
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Confirming her stint on the show, Ruth shared a selfie from Heathrow Airport before her flight. With a glass of pink fizz in hand, she said: "The adventure begins! I'll be on the Unpacked show on Friday night, see you then!"
She also posted a snap of her luggage for the trip Down Under as well as a second snap of her beverage, with the caption: "Bit of Dutch courage!".
Despite the split from Eamonn, Ruth is still be wearing her wedding ring and has hinted at being "happy" following her separation from Eamonn, who seems to be in a relationship with Katie Alexander. Ruth shared a snap of her lunch - tomatoes, avocados, and olives - on her Instagram Stories last Sunday.
Interestingly, the photo also included a mug with "happy" written on it, a potential nod to life after Eamonn. Captioned "Yum." The post was set to the tune of Brunch Time by Hello EMC, reports the Mirror.
Revealing Ruth's I'm A Celeb adventure, an insider revealed to The Sun: "It's been a tough year for Ruth and she's been putting her best foot forward, she's thrilled to have been asked to appear on this the spin off show and fly to Australia ahead of Christmas. She's rooting for Jane and can't wait to give her opinion on how she is getting on."
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The source further hinted that Ruth will give the "new format a boost". The source added: "The production team are particularly excited they have landed Ruth to join them as they think she'll be amazing and give the new format a boost."
Ruth confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that she was heading to Australia this week. She shared clips of her preparations for the journey, showing her followers some of her packing. In one, she said: "So I'm just packing for Australia and I wanted to show you some of my travel essentials,"
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