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Tv presenter Eamonn Holmes returned to ITV’s This Morning to offer moral support to his wife and co-presenter Ruth Langsford following the death of agony aunt Denise Robertson.
The pair led tributes to the 83-year-old ITV legend who sadly passed away this morning following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Eamon returned to the morning programme for the first time since his double hip replacement. He announced the tragic news on air saying: “Our beloved Denise Robertson has lost her battle with cancer”, while Ruth added “it’s a difficult day for us.”
Denise joined the show ten years ago and has been popular with fans ever since. She announced in February that she had gotten a shock diagnosis of cancer, and would be undergoing treatment for it. In a statement read out on This morning Denise thanked fans, and hoped that to return to the This Morning sofa again soon.
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“I’d like to thank all the lovely viewers of This Morning who have been concerned about my health recently and I hope I’ll be back on the sofa soon.”
Sadly, this was not to be the case. Denise is survived by her husband and only son. May she Rest in Peace.