Eamonn Holmes has splashed out on a Mercedes for his new girlfriend Katie Alexander, MailOnline can reveal.
Katie, 42, is said to be desperate to go public with their romance but the TV presenter, 64, has been delaying announcing the news in order to protect his estranged wife Ruth Langsford‘s feelings.
Now, the GB News host has doubled down on his stance, and as their dates are limited to spending time in his new apartment in Richmond, he treated her to a luxury car so that she can slip in and out of his home undetected.
Despite spending plenty of time together, the pair are still facing issues, with Katie frustrated by having to spend so much time in Eamonn’s boiling hot apartment and not being able speak publicly about their romance.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Katie wants the world to see they’re a couple but Eamonn is keeping things low-key at the moment.’
Eamonn Holmes has splashed out on a Mercedes for his new girlfriend Katie Alexander so that she can slip in and out of his new flat undetected, MailOnline can reveal
Katie, 42, is said to be desperate to go public with their romance but the TV presenter, 64, has been delaying announcing the news in order to protect his estranged wife’s feelings
The insider continued: ‘He’s bought her a Mercedes so she can come and go to his new place without attracting attention but it’s pretty hot in there because he has no air-con so she’d love to go out and enjoy dates in public.
‘Eamonn is excited about their relationship but he wants to remain respectful by not going public yet.’
Eamonn’s representatives declined to comment when approached by MailOnline.
In May, Eamonn and Ruth announced their plans to divorce after 14 years of marriage and it later emerged that he was dating relationship therapist Katie.
Earlier this month, reports circulated that the couple were engaged, but this turned out to be false and Eammon is said to have sent his estranged wife a reassuring message amid the furore.
The rumours were sparked after Katie was spotted wearing a sparkling diamond ring.
However, friends close to them later denied they are engaged.
In a bid to protect Ruth’s feelings, Eamonn is believed to have contacted her to pour cold water over the engagement speculation.
A source told MailOnline: ‘There are other people in this and I know Eamonn had to message Ruth to say there was nothing in the engagement speculation.’
The insider added that while Katie is keen to take their relationship public, after it blossomed from a close friendship, Eamonn is reluctant.
They said: ‘Katie just wants to get it over and done with but Eamonn is less keen because he doesn’t want to hurt Ruth’s feelings.’
Eamonn previously shared his hopes of maintaining a friendship with Ruth, telling The Mirror: ‘It’s too early to say but I hope we can still be friends.’
In May, Eamonn and Ruth Langsford announced their plans to divorce after 14 years of marriage and it later emerged that he was dating relationship therapist Katie (pictured 2022)
The TV star had become intimate with Katie – a counsellor specialising in ‘affair and betrayals’ – months before his marriage split.
In the last year, he grew close to Katie behind the back of his devastated wife and co-presenter Ruth.
The star showered Katie with gifts and trips and befriended her kids as their close relationship developed further.
The breakfast host treated Katie and her family to a Woburn Safari Park trip in Bedford in February – even sharing snaps on social media of their outing.
Eamonn did not publicly reveal that he was on a day trip with his new companion.
Katie’s head was just visible in the back of a jeep which he posed in front of – with unsuspecting fans having no idea of the blossoming romance behind Ruth’s back.
He treated her and her two youngest kids to a stay at Center Parcs last year as well as a trip to a Beyonce gig last.
Die-hard Manchester United fan Eamonn gave Katie and her kids his tickets to a Premier League game at Old Trafford last season.
And in a further hammer blow to his now estranged wife Ruth, on multiple occasions, Katie left her northern home to stay at the four-star Brooklands Hotel in Weybridge, Surrey – just a 10 minutes’ drive from Eamonn’s marital home.
Katie was spotted at the sprawling spa destination – next to Mercedes Benz World and a motor racing track – in March and was described as a ‘frequent visitor’.
Eamonn had become intimate with Katie – a counsellor specialising in ‘affair and betrayals’ – months before his marriage split. In the last year, he grew close to Katie behind the back of his devastated wife and co-presenter Ruth.
The counsellor told her pals she had enjoyed a ‘wonderful weekend’ and she also visited Northern Ireland with Eamonn.
Also last October, the TV star attended a small fundraising event in Yorkshire mental health counselling charity Platform 1 – agreeing to become a patron. It was just minutes from Katie’s home.
The charity – a nine-hour round trip from Eamonn’s home – is where Katie worked for two years.
Divorcee Katie met Eamonn via Twitter after she commented on a post and it sparked a conversation in 2015.
