In his statement, shared on Instagram, Declan said what happened to his father had come “as a real shock” and he thanked well-wishers for sending messages of support.<\/p>\n
“We’d really value a bit of privacy as we navigate it [sic], and what lies ahead, but thank you again for for the support as it means so much to dad and the rest of the family,” he said.<\/p>\n
The message was posted alongside an image of him with his arm around his father’s shoulder. <\/p>\n
On Saturday, the channel’s chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos described Holmes as a “loved member of the GB News family” and said “we’re with him every step of the way as he recovers”.<\/p>\n
Holmes, originally from Northern Ireland, has previously spoken about various health issues, including spinal surgery, a double hip replacement, and his struggles walking and using a mobility scooter.<\/p>\n
A well-known face on breakfast TV, Holmes has held a number of broadcasting roles throughout his career, which spans decades.<\/p>\n
Before moving to GB News, he was part of ITV’s This Morning team, often presenting alongside Ruth Langsford who he married in 2010.<\/p>\n
The pair announced their separation in 2024, with a spokesperson saying “their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing”.<\/p>\n
A stroke occurs when blood stops flowing to part of the brain, according to NHS guidance.<\/p>\n
Possible symptoms include face weakness, where one side of the face might droop, arm weakness and speech problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In his statement, shared on Instagram, Declan said what happened to his father had come “as a real…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-889021","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116391767367620546","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}