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Eamonn Holmes, 63, has shared his delight after becoming a grandfather for the second time.
The GB News presenter took to social media to reveal that his eldest son Declan, 34, and his wife Jenny had welcomed their second child on Saturday morning. Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Eamonn posted: “Just became a Grandpa for the second time at 10 am this morning . Another Grand daughter from Jenny and Declan.”
The former This Morning host shares Declan, 34, Rebecca, 32, and Niall, 30 - with his ex-wife Gabrielle, and is dad to Jack, 21, with second wife Ruth Langsford, and the doting dad took to social media again to share another update on the newest arrival in his large brood. He told his followers the family were feeling “blessed, relieved and happy” over the addition of another girl to the Holmes clan.
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Eamonn's son Declan and wife Jenny welcomed a second daughter on SaturdayEamonn became a grandfather for the first time in 2021, and announced the news while he was presenting This Morning alongside wife Ruth. “My son Declan and his wife Jenny are the happy couple. Jenny gave birth to Emelia, who is 7lbs 6oz,” he said. As the couple began their hosting duties on the ITv daytime show, Eamonn joked that a lot had happened since viewers saw them the day before. “You're a grandad!” Ruth exclaimed.
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The Loose Women star then revealed the sweet names the family had come up for Eamonn, as he refused to be called grandad or grandpa. “We came up with Grumps, but he wasn't too keen on that one,” she explained, before revealing her husband had settled on the name papa.
“It surprises people, because they look at me and think, 'He's too young to be a grandfather.' I've got people getting in touch with me about glamorous grandfather competitions and all sorts of things like that. But no, my friend Bill has anointed himself Papa and I like it,” Eamonn quipped.
The proud dad is grandfather to two girls“It's like the Pope. There's an infallibility that goes with it. So I'd quite like my grandchildren to call me Papa. That would be nice,” he laughed, as wife Ruth proudly added: “Congratulations, Declan and Jenny. We're very, very excited and can't wait to meet her.”
Declan and Jenny tied the knot at Castle Leslie in Ireland back in 2018, and it was the same country estate that Sir Paul McCartney married second wife Heather Mills in 2002. Eamonn split from his ex-wife Gabrielle after 10 years of marriage in 1996, and wed Ruth in 2010.