Former This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford’s salary has been unearthed, making her the top earner on daytime TV.
The Loose Women host lost her spot on the ITV breakfast show with hubby Eamonn Holmes last year.
The popular TV couple’s Friday slot was taken over by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, but none of the This Morning hosts get paid nearly as much as Ruth.
New accounts show that Ruth’s eye-watering pay check almost outshines Holly and Phil put together!
According to tax records for her personal limited company, Hey Ho Ltd, the veteran broadcaster earned £2,092,863 last year.
Meanwhile Holly Willoughby is thought to have made £1,373,695, according to her Roxy Media Ltd tax bill.
And Phil paid tax for Fistral Production Ltd – it suggests he earned £789,542.
Both Eamonn and Ruth were ‘axed’ from This Morning after 14 years on the show, and Eamonn has recently reignited tensions between himself and former colleague Phillip Schofield.
Eamonn called Phil ‘passive aggressive’ and Ruth has had her issues with him, too.
A feud rumour bubbled to the surface after Phil and Ruth put on a frosty performance at the NTAs in 2020.
The previous year, it was reported that Ruth was among eight ‘big’ ITV stars who ‘complained about’ Phillip causing a ‘toxic’ atmosphere on This Morning.
A source told The Sun at the time: “For so long people have been silenced because they are scared for their job. If they speak out publicly about the atmosphere they fear there could be repercussions.”
Thankfully, rumoured feuds and a departure from This Morning hasn’t left Ruth on the back foot.
According to the Sun, a source has revealed: “Ruth has had the last laugh here. Her pay from ITV might not be as high as Holly and Phil’s but her earning power outside of the show is vast.
“She has her gig on shopping channel QVC which is huge, plus her work on Loose Women.
“Now she is free to make even more shows for other channels. Plus she is always asked to sign up for commercial work and has appeared in adverts for everything from blood circulation boosters to bingo games.”
Meanwhile, regular This Morning host Holly has reportedly ‘rallied around’ Phillip after Eamonn made a ‘below the belt’ dig about him.
The feud clearly isn’t over!
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