Ruth Langsford
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Ruth Langsford is an English
television presenter
.
Langsford began her career as a continuity announcer and newscaster with ITV
regional station TSW
in the South West of England
. She left TSW when Westcountry Television
took over the franchise on 1 January 1993, even closing down the station with fellow announcer, the late Ian Stirling
.
Since then she has presented such programmes as Loose Women
, Langsford Late, Gardens of the Millennium and The Really Useful Show. Since 2000 she has been a guest presenter on ITV
's This Morning
, and was made a regular presenter in 2006 and now presents every Friday, with her husband Eamonn Holmes
. Together they also host This Morning during school holidays, when Phillip Schofield
and Holly Willoughby
are on a break.
Langsford was one of the main presenters on the now defunct TV Travel Shop
which was on air from April 1998 to March 2005.
In December 2007, Langsford was revealed as the new face of ScS Furniture, replacing Martin Kemp
.
alongside Paul Ross
.
.
In April 2007 Langsford and Holmes appeared as fictionalised versions of themselves in Rob Brydon's satirical sit-com on life behind the cameras on a topical news quiz, Annually Retentive.
Langsford lives in Weybridge
, Surrey
with Holmes and their son. After a viewer noticed a diamond ring on Langsford's finger, it was announced live on This Morning
on 27 March 2009 that Langsford and Holmes were engaged. On 26 June 2010, they married in Hampshire
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
television presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
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Langsford began her career as a continuity announcer and newscaster with ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
regional station TSW
Television South West
Television South West was the ITV franchise holder for the South West England region from 1 January 1982 until 31 December 1992, broadcasting from the former Westward Television studios in Plymouth, Devon.-Origins and Launch:...
in the South West of England
South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
. She left TSW when Westcountry Television
Westcountry Television
Westcountry Television, is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW , from the 1 January 1993...
took over the franchise on 1 January 1993, even closing down the station with fellow announcer, the late Ian Stirling
Ian Stirling (broadcaster)
Ian Andrew Stirling was a British actor and television presenter, best known for his work with Westward Television and Television South West....
.
Since then she has presented such programmes as Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, Langsford Late, Gardens of the Millennium and The Really Useful Show. Since 2000 she has been a guest presenter on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, and was made a regular presenter in 2006 and now presents every Friday, with her husband Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes is an Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He is known for his work on UK and Irish television, notably presenting GMTV and This Morning. He is married to TV presenter Ruth Langsford.-Education:...
. Together they also host This Morning during school holidays, when Phillip Schofield
Phillip Schofield
Phillip Bryan Schofield is an English broadcaster and television personality best known for presenting shows such as This Morning, Dancing on Ice, and various game shows including The Cube.-Early life and career:...
and Holly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby
Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK...
are on a break.
Langsford was one of the main presenters on the now defunct TV Travel Shop
TV Travel Shop
TV Travel Shop was a British television channel that sold holidays.It launched in 1998, primarily on satellite and cable. In 2000, the channel launched on ONdigital, using capacity from ONrequest 2 , and broadcast 6am-12pm weekdays, and 6am-10am weekends, free to air on channel 44. Its hours were...
which was on air from April 1998 to March 2005.
In December 2007, Langsford was revealed as the new face of ScS Furniture, replacing Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp (actor)
Martin John Kemp is an English actor, musician, and occasional television presenter, best known as the bassist in the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, as well as for his portrayal as Steve Owen from the BBC soap opera EastEnders...
.
Programme credits: 1986–92
- TSW TodayTSW TodayTSW Today was the news programme on Television South West, the ITV licensee for South West England.The programme began as Today South West in 1982, then in the mid-1980s was renamed Today and subsequently, in 1989, became TSW Today....
, (TSWTelevision South WestTelevision South West was the ITV franchise holder for the South West England region from 1 January 1982 until 31 December 1992, broadcasting from the former Westward Television studios in Plymouth, Devon.-Origins and Launch:...
) presenter/newsreader - nightly, live six o'clock regional news programme
- The Boat Show, presenter for an innovative series of twelve half-hour sailing/holiday programmes directed by Chris Watson
- Interpub, presenter for two series of pub team quiz shows (filmed as live)
Programme credits: 1992–99
- The Answer Lies in the Soil, (ITV) presenter - television’s first gardening quiz show
- The Great British Garden Show, (BBC TwoBBC TwoBBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
) presenter - series of six half-hour programmes shown at 7.30pm
- CountryfileCountryfileCountryfile is a British magazine-style television programme produced by BBC Birmingham, first aired on 24th July 1988, which reports on rural and environmental issues within the United Kingdom. For its first 20 years it was fronted by broadcaster John Craven, until he stepped back from the role of...
, (BBC OneBBC OneBBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
) reporter - various wide-ranging reports and interviews on countryside issues
- Langsford Late, (Carlton/Westcountry TelevisionWestcountry TelevisionWestcountry Television, is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW , from the 1 January 1993...
) presenter - Ruth's Friday night chat show
- Plates From the States, (Carlton Food NetworkCarlton Food NetworkCarlton Food Network was a British digital television channel, provided by Carlton Television, showing food and cookery programmes. It launched in September 1996, and closed in November 2001...
) presenter - series of fifty programmes educating the Brits about food from the USA
- Really Useful Show, (BBC One) presenter – live daytime consumer/current affairs programme
- Stranger Than Fiction, (Westcountry Television) presenter – a series of programmes that unravelled some enduring mysteries surrounding the Westcountry, and its history
- Down To You, (Central Independent TelevisionCentral Independent TelevisionCentral Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
) presenter – live antiques programme. Series of 10 half hour programmes beginning January 1998 in which members of the public bid to buy the antiques of their choice
- Dressing Up, (Westcountry Television) presenter - fashion show
- Treasures, (LWTLondon Weekend TelevisionLondon Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
/Westcountry Television) presenter - series of eight half-hour programmes exploring the world of antiques and collecting in general. Filmed in most of the major auction houses in London interviewing their in-house experts
- Brief Encounters, (Westcountry Television) presenter - two series of light entertainment programmes taking a wry look at people's passions and pastimes – often getting involved - everything from hot air ballooning to underwater hockey
- Healthy by Nature, (Westcountry Television) presenter - series of six half-hour programmes investigating alternative health
- The Mysterious West, (Westcountry Television) presenter - series of ten half-hour programmes exploring the world of the paranormal. Interviewing people living with ghosts, UFO sightings, alien abductions, past lives etc.
- Home Movies, (HTVHTVHTV, now legally known as ITV Wales & West, is the ITV contractor for Wales and the West of England, which operated from studios in Cardiff and Bristol. The company provided commercial television for the dual-region 'Wales and West' franchise, which it won from TWW in 1968...
/Westcountry Television) narrator - series of six half-hour programmes looking back at people's lives using their old cine film footage (sold to Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
)
Programme credits: 1999–present
- This MorningThis Morning (TV series)This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
co-presenter (Fridays and school holidays) - a live daytime television magazine programme
- From 12–16 April 2010, Ruth guest presented on GMTVGMTVGMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, whilst regular host Lorraine KellyLorraine KellyLorraine Kelly is a Scottish television presenter, journalist and actress, best known as a presenter for TV-am, and later GMTV and ITV Breakfast, on Lorraine.-Early life:...
was absent from her programme GMTV with Lorraine
- Gardens of the Millennium, ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
presenter - a series highlighting the south of England's best public gardens and the history of gardens over the past 2000 years
- TV Travel Shop, TV Travel ShopTV Travel ShopTV Travel Shop was a British television channel that sold holidays.It launched in 1998, primarily on satellite and cable. In 2000, the channel launched on ONdigital, using capacity from ONrequest 2 , and broadcast 6am-12pm weekdays, and 6am-10am weekends, free to air on channel 44. Its hours were...
presenter – Holiday destinations
- Cruise Deals, Thomas Cook TV presenter
- Granada BreezeGranada BreezeGranada Breeze was a lifestyle channel operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture between Granada Television and British Sky Broadcasting. The channel was launched as Granada Good Life on 1 October 1996....
, (Granada TelevisionGranada TelevisionGranada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
) presenter – financial issues
- Food Network Daily, (Carlton TelevisionCarlton TelevisionCarlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
) presenter – gastronomic topics
- Loose WomenLoose WomenLoose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, (ITV) panelist and anchor - a live topical debate show - 1999-2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. She was a valued member of Loose WomenLoose WomenLoose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
in the early stages, and has since began to dip in and out
- Rob Brydon's Annually RetentiveRob Brydon's Annually RetentiveRob Brydon's Annually Retentive is a British television show, first aired on BBC Three in July 2006. Devised by Paul Duddridge, it concerns the making of a comedy panel game show called Annually Retentive, themed around historical events, and hosted by Welsh comedian Rob Brydon...
, BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
- featured in show on 31 April 2007
- The Keith Barret ShowThe Keith Barret ShowThe Keith Barret Show is a spoof BBC chat show hosted by Keith Barret who interviews celebrity couples in the hope of finding the secret to a successful marriage . It was devised by Paul Duddridge and co written with Rob Brydon...
, spoof BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
chat show - featured in show on 4 February 2005
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 6 October 2007
- Born To ShineBorn to ShineBorn To Shine was an ITV entertainment programme which featured celebrities who learn a new skill taught to them by talented teenagers, live on ITV. It was presented by Natasha Kaplinsky.-Format:...
, 24 July 2011 and 21 August 2011
Radio
In September 2010 Langsford co-hosted the Breakfast Show on BBC London 94.9BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
alongside Paul Ross
Paul Ross
Paul Ross is an English television and radio presenter, journalist, and media personality. He is the son of Martha Ross and the elder brother of Jonathan Ross.-Early life:...
.
Personal life
On 26 February 2002 Langsford had a child, Jack Alexander, with her husband and fellow television presenter Eamonn HolmesEamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes is an Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He is known for his work on UK and Irish television, notably presenting GMTV and This Morning. He is married to TV presenter Ruth Langsford.-Education:...
.
In April 2007 Langsford and Holmes appeared as fictionalised versions of themselves in Rob Brydon's satirical sit-com on life behind the cameras on a topical news quiz, Annually Retentive.
Langsford lives in Weybridge
Weybridge
Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. It is bounded to the north by the River Thames at the mouth of the River Wey, from which it gets its name...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
with Holmes and their son. After a viewer noticed a diamond ring on Langsford's finger, it was announced live on This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
on 27 March 2009 that Langsford and Holmes were engaged. On 26 June 2010, they married in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
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