Mail now saying they split a year ago but decided to keep it secret. She has been commenting on his Instagram posts but in an acquaintance way rather than as his other half. Eamonn is hitting the filters hard on his Instagram, a la Huw Edwards (he was doing the same at one point, although he didn’t do his arse in that infamous shot) for the last few months. It sounds like they grew apart, and once their child flew the nest, they realised they didn’t want the same thing. Although Ruth can be smug she isn’t gammony and undignified- but Eamonn has been both for a while now. She will be the top earner now, although she did a weird gaming advert a while ago - maybe putting money in the pot for the split. His big earning days are over, but maybe he thinks he can go back to NI and become a big fish over there.