‘Don’t be such a baby!’ Ruth Langsford tells off Eamonn Holmes for hesitating about bowel test

They raised eyebrows on Monday after he seemingly body shamed her live on air.

And it was Ruth Langsford’s turn to hit out at Eamonn Holmes on Tuesday’s This Morning, when she told him off for hesitating about potentially taking a bowel cancer test.

The married couple were joined by Dr Phillipa Kaye, who is now cancer-free after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019, with Phillipa encouraging people to check their stools.

The medic had discussed her new book Doctors Get Cancer Too and concluded by light-heartedly suggest that the Northern Irish presenter, 61, check his stools next time he uses the loo.

She said: ‘Next time you’re in the toilet Eamonn and you open your bowels, do your test!’

At this, Eamonn pulled a funny face seemingly not keen, with Ruth, 60, then pointing at him, saying: ‘You heard her!’

Hesitating about the procedure, Eamonn replied: ‘That’s the sort off.. it wouldn’t be the nicest thing to do…’

However, Ruth was quick to interject, snapping at him: ‘Oh, don’t be such a baby! Just do it and save your life! 

Eamonn then pulled another face before eventually agreeing with his wife that checking your stools could indeed save a life. 

Ruth then ploughed on with discussing Phillipa’s book.

The moment of friction was picked up on by This Morning viewers, while many of them agreed with Ruth and encouraged Eamonn to not to put off a test. 

One person remarked: ‘Have not missed constant over talking and pecking between these two

With a second commenting: ‘Eamonn please don’t put people off doing the bowel screening… it could save a life.’

A third agreed: ‘Eamonn #ThisMorning please do test it saved my dad’s life!.. ten years on still here and fit and healthy’.

‘Seeing as all ruth does is nag I’m surprised she doesnt do the sample taking for him!’ said a fourth about Ruth’s remark.

With another adding: ‘If Eamonn thinks the bowel cancer test isn’t pleasant, wait until he needs a colonoscopy.’

It comes after Eamonn was  slammed by This Morning viewers after he made a jibe about his wife Ruth weight on Monday’s episode of the chat show.

The couple are hosting the programme for the half-term break, marking their first return as presenters since their Friday slot was axed last year.

But Eamonn was accused of ‘body shaming’ Ruth during the It’s Behind You segment where a viewer calls in and describes what is behind the hosts, who have to guess the right answer.

During the game, a picture of Kate Middleton appeared on screen, with the caller saying: ‘She’s very thin,’ and ‘she’s married to…’ before his time ran out.

Eamonn turned to Ruth when he heard ‘thin’ and said: ‘She’s very thin, well it’s not you darling.’

Ruth ignored her husband’s remark and correctly guessed it was Kate Middleton before Eamonn added: ‘He wouldn’t say she was very thin and married to Eamonn Holmes, would he! No, he wouldn’t have done that!’

Viewers quickly took to social media to hit out at the remark, with one user saying: ‘Imagine body shaming your wife on national telly’.

Another user said: ‘As if Eamonn Holmes just said to Ruth “well it’s not you then” when the clue was “she’s very thin”… how rude!’

Another viewer added: ‘@ThisMorning not particularly great entertainment… fat shaming your wife on TV Eamonn’. 

One unimpressed viewer said: ‘I understand joking artound with your other half but again with the “fat jibes  being thrown at the wife again.

‘It’s getting old Eamonn. Imagine the abuse Phil [Schofield] would get if he called Holly [Willoughby] or Allison [Hammond] fat’. 

Elsewhere during the episode, Ruth admitted she is a ‘jealous woman’ and would not like it if she saw Eamonn ‘liking’ other women’s social media posts too often.

The couple spoke to Loose Women’s Charlene White and Coleen Nolan as they previewed what would be coming up on Monday’s programme.

Coleen jokingly asked Ruth if she noticed that Eamonn had liked many of her Instagram pictures.

Ruth replied: ‘If he was liking someone else’s photos too much, that’s something we’d have to talk about. Ladies, you know I’m a jealous woman.’

Eamonn and Ruth will front the programme from Monday to Friday during the course of the half-term period this week. 

The couple made a cheery comeback, with Eamonn sharing: ‘Half term, it’s Eamonn and Ruth on your screens until Friday.’

Ruth – who has been married to the Northern Irish host since 2010 following a 13-year relationship – added: ‘It certainly is and it’s lovely to see you all.’ 

This Morning airs Mondays to Fridays from 10am to 12:30pm on ITV.