Overview
- During Breakfast with Eamonn and Ellie on March 11, the 66-year-old presenter appeared to close his eyes and lose focus while co-host Ellie Costello interviewed Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones MP.
- On-air observations reported by outlets described Holmes fiddling with his microphone, scrolling his phone, struggling with a pen cap, and sounding slurred before the show signed off.
- Viewers posting on X urged GB News to help, with multiple messages saying he seemed to be falling asleep and needed medical assistance.
- An unnamed production source quoted by The Sun, and cited by several outlets, said staff had noticed Holmes struggling recently and that messages poured in about him dozing and slurring on air.
- Coverage contextualized the incident with Holmes’ disclosed health history, including a double hip replacement in 2016, slipped discs and a dislocated pelvis in 2021, spinal surgery in 2022, and recent comments about using a wheelchair and requiring daily carers.