Eamonn Holmes admits 'life just got lonelier' over heartbreaking loss of 'special' friend – Express

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Eamonn Holmes, 63, has opened up about the tragic death of one of his dearest lifelong friends, Dr Maria Moloney. Describing himself as “inconsequential” in comparison to her, he lamented that life would feel much more lonely without her around.

GB News host Eamonn Holmes, who is married to fellow TV presenter Ruth Langsford, paid tribute to his friend on Twitter on the day of her funeral.
“A dear lifelong friend is buried today. Taken too soon. Known each other since I was a teenager in The 70s,” he exclaimed.
“Maria Moloney had a supreme intellect but still devotedly followed my inconsequential existence on TV.
“A special human being and a real Lady. Life just got lonelier,” he lamented to his fanbase of one million followers.
READ NOW: Piers Morgan brands Harry and Meghan doc ‘worse than the Kardashians’Belfast lord mayor Christina Black also gave her a fond farewell, describing her as a “a trailblazer who broke through glass ceilings and walls in the world of business and public life for over 40 years”.
Explaining her role during the bitter era of the Troubles, which Eamonn remembers only too well, Christina added that Maria had “made a solid contribution to advancing our economy in the wake of the peace process”.
“[She contributed] to a city working hard to attract tourism, investment and jobs for its people.
“She will be remembered fondly as a strong advocate for the new Belfast to which she proudly belonged.”Maria died at the weekend following a short illness, and will be sorely missed not just by friends and family, but those who were touched by her charity work.
The savvy entrepreneur – the first senior female executive ever to manage business development at Harland and Wolff – joined Friends of The Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital as a trustee.
While there, she was passionate about ensuring patients got the right cancer care.
Chief executive Colleen Shaw praised: “Her influence was far reaching, inspiring new volunteer board members to dedicate themselves to further the charity’s work and raising awareness across Northern Ireland and beyond.”
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Eamonn shared Maria’s passion for ensuring good health and safety for all, and recently gave the NHS a boost when he declared after receiving “excellent” treatment for slipped discs in his back that his “heart belongs to them”.
Meanwhile, some of Eamonn’s followers knew of Maria and shared their own insights into the impact she’d made.
“A person of integrity. She lost her parents in the Kegworth air disaster but achieved so much in the following years. Condolences,” @Phointe wrote.
@jimflynn39 echoed: “Sorry to hear that . I knew her parents who were tragically killed some years ago.”
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