The real reason Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes' marriage hit the rocks has now come to light, after Ruth reportedly found out he was having 'intimate chats with another woman'. The pair, who were a staple on This Morning, left fans gobsmacked when they called it quits after 14 years of wedded bliss last year. Eamonn has since been spotted getting cosy with his new love interest Katie Alexander, flaunting their budding relationship with various jaunts. The ex-duo had been an item since 1996 and tied the knot in 2010. Although they've been tight-lipped about their separation, Ruth has admitted that coping with the divorce has been 'very painful', particularly under the glare of the public spotlight. But now, whispers suggest that Eamonn's secretive behaviour was "the straw that broke the camel's back" in their union. A source recently spilled to The Sun that Ruth caught him on a hush-hush call with another lady while he thought she was out. Weeks after the phone incident, Ruth allegedly stumbled upon messages on his laptop, which was a 'real kick in the teeth' for her and led to their astonishing split. Regarding the supposed phone call discovery, an informant claimed that the Irish TV host 'thought he was home alone' during the conversation, reports the Mirror . "But Ruth could hear him from elsewhere in the house and was totally horrified," they revealed. "She confronted Eamonn. It was quite a shock - for both of them." The insider revealed that Ruth, who just turned 65 amidst a circle of close friends, was hit hard by the betrayal as she had been nursing him through health struggles. "To discover he was sharing intimate chats with another woman was a real kick in the teeth for Ruth," they disclosed. The source continued, alleging that the initial discovery of a phone call took place in April last year, and it wasn't long after that she stumbled upon messages on his laptop. In June, further allegations surfaced that Ruth uncovered messages between her husband and another woman on a laptop, with an insider telling the same outlet that Ruth was left "devastated" and "angry". Following their separation, Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes released a joint statement confirming: "Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing." Ruth has spoken candidly about the 'painful' split to Woman and Home Magazine, saying: "A break-up of a relationship is hard enough for anybody to deal with. A divorce is very difficult and it's very painful, but most people don't have to do it in the public eye, with everybody having an opinion about you and writing things about you and commenting things about you." She added, "But that's the nature of my job. I've always had that and if you can't cope with that, you shouldn't be doing this job. I'm quite fine being on my own, but not forever. When you're in a relationship, it's easy to say, 'Great, I've got a weekend to myself,' but when you think that might be every weekend, it's a different story."