‘I am hurt beyond belief!’: Eamonn Holmes SLAMS Gogglebox for choosing a clip of him laughing instead of discussing his father’s death in a ‘idiotic and cruel edit’
Eamonn Holmes has fired criticism at Gogglebox following his appearance on Friday night’s show.
The This Morning presenter, 60, described their editing as ‘idiotic and cruel’ in a series of Tweets after he received backlash from comments he made.
Eamonn hit out at Channel 4 for choosing to air a clip of the star laughing and joking instead of him discussing his father’s death.
Angry: Eamonn Holmes has fired criticism at Gogglebox following his appearance on Friday night’s show
Following the show, he took to Twitter and shared: ‘In reply to a number of complaints …. I am hurt beyond belief that @C4Gogglebox chose not to use me talking about my Father dying from a heart attack at the side of a road and replace it with a funny story following a young lad giving his Father CPR. Idiotic and cruel edit.’
He then shared: ‘So following a tragedy that has forever haunted my family, I am in no mood for criticising holier than thou mouthpieces on here who haven’t gone through what we did.
‘I had nothing but praise and emotion for the Ambulance control room TV programme. An atrocious edit.’
Finally the star wrote: ‘How my Father died was a particularly horrible experience for my Mother , my younger brother and his friend who were all in the car .
Furious: The This Morning presenter, 60, described their editing as ‘idiotic and cruel’ in a series of Tweets after he received backlash from comments he made
He said: ‘I am hurt beyond belief that @C4Gogglebox chose not to use me talking about my Father dying from a Heart Attack at the side of a road and replace it with a funny story’
‘The resuscitation in The BBC Ambulance programme was as close as could be to my Dad’s passing. Yet I am the one edited to make it look like a laugh.’
Some of the criticism he was referring to came in the form of Tweets from viewers at home.
One wrote: ‘@EamonnHolmes comparing taking Ruth to hospital to have a baby – with a 10 year old lad doing chest compressions on his dad that’s just had a heart attack – is beyond belief!’
Poor choice: It follows the show choosing to air a clip of the star laughing and joking instead of using a clip of him discussing his father’s death
Another shared: ‘Did Eamonn Holmes just compare driving his wife to hospital to a 10 year old child giving chest compressions to his dying dad on #CelebrityGogglebox? Unreal…’
However, the presenter did not ignore the trolls and instead hit back with: ‘Please read my posts. I’m then expecting an apology or an understanding from you ….. or are you not man enough ?’
In another tweet he penned: ‘I’m devastated that the Boy, the Ambulance Service and my whole family have been hurt by this …. sometimes I despair at decision making in TV.’
Trolls: Some of the criticism he was referring to came in the form of Tweets from viewers at home
However, another viewer decided to tell Eamonn it is ‘not all about’ him in a cruel tweet following him expressing his upset.
They wrote: ‘Not all about you. It’s light entertainment programme.’
To which he curtly replied: ‘Shut up.’
When one viewer chimed in: ‘Hang on now, don’t blame the editors. On a programme like this it’s the Edit Producer who will decide the cut, not the Editor. Be careful who you blame and scapegoat if you don’t know the process.’
Sad: Eamonn described his father’s passing as a ‘particularly horrible experience for my Mother, my younger brother and his friend who were all in the car’ (pictured Leonard Holmes)
Hitting back: Eamonn hit back at many users who criticised him and told one viewer: ‘I know the process much better than you I am sure’
Eamonn became enraged and hit back: ‘You are another one who can F**k off …. don’t lecture me on the process. I know the process much better than youI’m sure. For simplicity I don’t need to be an anorak like you ! Technically, you are right but you sound a right bore !’
Another viewer lashed out at Eamonn by sharing: ‘Sorry but you talking about you after a 10 year old saved his dad’s life was very bad taste.’
To which he replied: ‘Read the post… or are you just thick?’
Angry: When another viewer left a comment Eamonn shared ‘Read the post… or are you just thick?’