The ex-husband of Eamonn Holmes’ new girlfriend Katie Alexander has broken his silence on his ex-wife’s new relationship.
George Alexander, who was in a relationship with Katie before she started dating the GB News presenter, said he had “a lot of sympathy” for Ruth Langsford.
In May, Eamonn and Ruth, both 64, announced they were divorcing after 14 years of marriage. It later emerged he was in a relationship with the blonde relationship therapist, 42.
Speaking with The sun George, who was married to Katie from 2010 to 2022, said: “I have a lot of sympathy for Ruth.”
“My heart was broken when my marriage to Katie ended.”
The ex-husband of Eamonn Holmes’ new girlfriend Katie Alexander has broken his silence on his ex-wife’s new relationship (Eamonn and estranged wife Ruth Langsford pictured)
George Alexander, who split from Katie (pictured) before she started dating the GB News presenter, said he had ‘a lot of sympathy’ for Ruth Langsford
Addition: ‘It took me a few years to recover. I know how desperate Ruth must feel. She’s going through the same thing I did after our marriage ended.’
George also stressed that his ex-wife had “a heart” and would therefore undoubtedly take Ruth’s feelings into account.
MailOnline has contacted Katie’s representatives for comment.
This follows MailOnline’s revelations that Katie was desperate to go public with the romance, but Eamonn had repeatedly held off on sharing the news to protect his estranged wife’s feelings.
However, the host limits the dates to the time he spends in his new Richmond apartment.
Katie is said to be frustrated at having to spend so much time in Eamonn’s sweltering apartment and not being able to talk openly about their romance.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Katie wants the world to see they are a couple, but Eamonn is keeping things under wraps for now.’
The insider continued: ‘It’s pretty warm in [his apartment] because he doesn’t have air conditioning and she likes to go on dates in public.
In May, Eamonn and Ruth Langsford announced their plans to divorce after 14 years of marriage and it later emerged that he was in a relationship with relationship therapist Katie (pictured 2022)
George, who was married to Katie from 2010 to 2022, said: ‘I have a lot of sympathy for Ruth’
He said: ‘My heart was broken when my marriage to Katie ended’
‘Eamonn is excited about their relationship, but he wants to remain respectful and doesn’t want to make it public yet.’
Eamonn’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.
Earlier this month, rumors circulated that the couple were engaged, but this turned out to be untrue. Eammon reportedly sent his estranged wife a reassuring message amid the commotion.
The rumors started after Katie was spotted wearing a stunning diamond ring.
However, friends of theirs later denied that they were engaged.
In an attempt to protect Ruth’s feelings, Eamonn is said to have contacted her to quash speculation about an engagement.
A source told MailOnline: ‘There are other people involved and I know Eamonn had to message Ruth to let her know there was nothing to the engagement rumours.’
The insider added that Katie is keen to go public with their relationship, now that it has grown out of a close friendship, but that Eamonn is being coy.
They said: ‘Katie just wants to get it over with quickly, but Eamonn is less keen because he doesn’t want to hurt Ruth’s feelings.’
Eamonn has previously expressed his hope of maintaining a friendship with Ruth, telling The Mirror: “It’s too early to say but I hope we can still be friends.”
The TV star had an intimate relationship with Katie, a counselor who specialized in “affairs and betrayal.”
The star showered Katie with gifts and trips and became friends with her children as their relationship grew closer.
It follows MailOnline’s revelation that Katie was desperate to go public with the romance, but Eamonn has delayed announcing the news to protect his estranged wife’s feelings.
The breakfast host treated Katie and her family to a trip to Woburn Safari Park in Bedford in February, and they even posted snaps of their outing on social media.
Eamonn has not publicly revealed that he was on a day trip with his new companion.
Katie’s head was just visible in the back of the jeep he was posing in front of.
Last year he treated her and her two youngest children to a stay at Center Parcs and last year to a performance by Beyoncé.
Eamonn, a die-hard Manchester United fan, gave Katie and her children his tickets to a Premier League match at Old Trafford last season.
And to further infuriate his now estranged wife Ruth, Katie left her home in the north on several occasions to stay at the four-star Brooklands Hotel in Weybridge, Surrey – just a 10-minute drive from Eamonn’s marital home.
Katie was spotted at the sprawling spa destination – next to Mercedes Benz World and a race track – in March and was described as a ‘frequent visitor’.
The counsellor told her friends she had had a “wonderful weekend” and that she had also visited Northern Ireland with Eamonn.
Also last October, the TV star attended a small fundraising event at Yorkshire mental health charity Platform 1, where she agreed to become a patron. It was just minutes from Katie’s home.
Katie has worked at the charity, which is a nine-hour drive from Eamonn’s home, for two years.
Divorced Katie met Eamonn through Twitter after she commented on a post that sparked a conversation in 2015.