Eamonn Holmes pays tribute to his late mum on his first Mother's Day without her

18 March 2023 , 22:33

550     0

Eamonn Holmes with his mum (Image: eamonnholmes/Instagram)

An emotional Eamonn Holmes shared a heart-warming tribute to his late mum Josie Holmes as he prepares to mark his first Mother's Day without her.

The 63-year-old shared a video of his mother on Instagram and encouraged fans who still have a mum to "give her a hug from me".

Josie died in November at the age of 93 and was later laid to rest in Belfast.

Writing about his loss on social media, Eamonn said: "This is my first year without a Mother on Mother’s Day [Crying emoji].

"But I did an interview last year where I said how much I loved her. How glad I am I did. As you can see she seemed pretty happy."

BrandAlley slashes 60% off Swarovski jewellery just in time for Valentine's Day

Eamonn Holmes shared an emotional tribute to his mother (eamonnholmes/Instagram)

He added: "If you still have a Mum . Give her a hug from me and don’t forget her tomorrow. #mothersday #mothers #mum."

In the video Josie said: "A lovely piece in the [Belfast] Telegraph about me.

"I hope I was as good a mum as you've put in that paper. But anyway, I was all delighted about it. For once. So son at least you've done something right at last!"

Former This Morning host Vanessa Feltz commented: "Sending you so much love. This is my 18th year without my beautiful mother. She was just 57 when she passed away. I miss her every day. Huge hugs my darling friend."

Josie joked around with her son in the video (Instagram/eamonnholmes)

Alison Hammond added: "Thinking of you," while GB News star Dawn Neesom wrote: "What a lovely post. Beyond grateful to still have my lovely mum."

Former Loose Women panellist Saira Khan said: "Love her," with TV presenter Amanda Lamb adding: "Oh Eamonn, I can’t begin to imagine. Sending you lots of love xx."

Following Josie's funeral, Eamonn took to Twitter to thank fans for their unwavering support.

"To all you genuinely good people who have offered me such kindness and comfort over the death of my Mother, I read all your messages and am genuinely overwhelmed and humbled," he said.

"Thank you from the bottom my Heart . We lay her to Rest this morning."

Scarlett O'Toole