AMBUSHED BY EAMONN!
Fury of Sky Sports star’s betrayed wife at ‘being put on trial’ by This Morning host ...
SHE devoted 34 years of her life to her husband, only to see her marriage crumble when he had an affair with a woman half his age.
But when Julia Keys appeared on ITV’s This Morning to speak about the infidelity of football pundit Richard Keys, she did not receive a sympathetic ear.
Now the writer has spoken for the first time about how she felt ‘ambushed’ by presenter Eamonn Holmes, who is reportedly a friend of her estranged husband.
Julia says she was shocked by his ‘hostility’ and believes he had an ‘agenda’ to defend Richard.
Viewers were astounded when Holmes accused Julia of lying when she appeared on This Morning earlier this month.
Some took to social media to brand him as ‘despicable’ and ‘shameful’ for siding with the unfaithful husband.
‘I felt like I was the accused, like I was the one on trial,’ Julia told The Mail on Sunday.
‘It was as if I was being blamed for Richard’s affair.’
Last year it was revealed that former Sky Sports host Richard, now 60, was cheating with lawyer Lucie Rose, 28, a close friend of their daughter Jemma.
Julia, 57, has written a book, The MANscript – a guide to surviving infidelity – rather than an autobiography. But when she appeared on the This Morning sofa to promote it, she knew she would be asked about her own experiences.
‘Of course I was also willing to discuss my private life because much of it is in the public eye,’ she said. ‘But I felt Eamonn came into the interview with his mind made up.’
Spokesmen for Holmes and ITV declined to comment to the MoS last night.