Ruth Langsford

Langsford began her career as a continuity announcer and newscaster with ITV regional station Television South West (TSW) in Plymouth, England.

She left TSW when Westcountry Television took over the franchise on 1 January 1993, closing down the station with fellow announcer, Ian Stirling.

[3] She anchors the show in rotation with Andrea McLean, Jane Moore, Charlene White, Christine Lampard and Kaye Adams.

Langsford was one of the main presenters on the now defunct TV Travel Shop which was on air from April 1998 until March 2005.

[4] In 2014, Langsford and Eamonn Holmes co-hosted ten episodes of the ITV teatime quiz show Gift Wrapped.

In 2019 and again in 2020, Langsford co-presented the Channel 5 dieting series Lose a Stone in Four Weeks for Summer, alongside GP Amir Khan.

[9] In 2013, Langsford became brand ambassador for Clarivu refractive lens exchange procedure sold by Optegra.

Langsford in 2009
Langsford (centre) in 2013 with her then-husband Eamonn Holmes (right) and Holly Willoughby (left)