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Further light has been shed on claims that Eamonn Holmes faced a ‘chorus of boos’ as he accepted a major accolade at an entertainment awards show.
Footage from the event shows the 65-year-old presenter appearing to be ‘heckled’ as he collected the best news award on behalf of GB News Breakfast at the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) awards on Tuesday.
Using a wheelchair ramp to access the stage at London’s Grosvenor House, the former This Morning host expressed gratitude to the production team and viewers.
However, just moments later he was seemingly jeered by members of the audience in what was reportedly a feisty environment.
However, despite the claims of Eamonn being ‘booed and heckled’ at the ceremony, a source who was present at the event told Metro that ‘no one booed’ and instead ‘people applauded him’.
A source had previously told MailOnline: ‘After it was announced that GB News Breakfast had won, there were a few boos around the room. Due to his wheelchair, Eamonn needed a ramp to get up on the stage.
‘He gave a moving speech about the work of colleague Charlie Peters, who had earlier won news presenter for his work on exposing grooming gangs in Britain.
‘It was a nice moment seeing Eamonn pay tribute to a fellow news presenter, but it seemed someone in the audience didn’t agree.
‘They heckled for Eamonn to “get off,” and it was an awkward end to his speech.’
Applause and cheers could also be heard in the video that was recorded at the awards ceremony.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Eamonn sparked an investigation at GB News after a ‘young female producer was hit by his wheelchair’.
The former This Morning presenter, who joined GB News in 2022, was first spotted using a wheelchair late last year.
It came after years of ill health, first starting with a double hip replacement in 2016, before he slipped three discs in his back in 2021. He then underwent a back surgery that went ‘wrong’ in 2023, which left him needing to use a wheelchair.
In The Mail on Sunday, it was reported that a young female producer was ‘left bruised’ after being hit by Eamonn’s wheelchair, sparking an investigation at GB News.
Metro previously reached out to the TV presenter’s representative for comment.
At the Tric Awards, GB News fended off the likes of BBC News At Six, ITV’s Good Morning Britain and ITV Evening News to win the award for best news show.
Elsewhere on the night, GB News reporter Charlie beat former BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, Fiona Bruce and Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid to win the award for best news presenter.
But it was not the only evening’s upset, after Amazon Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm beat The Traitors for the best reality series award.
Jeremy Clarkson’s series, which recently returned for a fourth season, came out on top over other popular reality shows, including BBC’s The Traitors and ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Last month, Eamonn went viral after toppling off his chair during a live broadcast on GB News, which left him ‘bruised, sore and embarrassed’.
Speaking straight after his fall, Eamonn said of the wheels on his chair: ‘They’re a bit slippy and slidey, and I’ve slipped and slid off mine there.
‘Not the first guest to have done so; we’ve had a few. They have to remain nameless because they’re well-known people, but they’ve hit the floor really badly, quite frightening.’
Despite Eamonn playing down the mishap, he did admit the accident had left him a bit shocked.
‘The worst thing about this, of course, this was at a time when I was hospitalised two weeks ago for a very similar fall in the same area, back of the head, my neck, my shoulders,’ he explained. ‘So it all came back, as it were.’
Metro has contacted Eamonn Holmes for comment.
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