Eamonn Holmes issues worrying warning after suffering from nightmares for years

Eamonn Holmes has opened up about his long-standing battle with nightmares.

The 65-year-old GB News anchor shared his personal struggles during Monday's morning news show, amidst discussions on how frequent nightmares could significantly increase the risk of premature death and speed up aging.

Eamonn, who has been publicly managing chronic pain and various health issues, has recently raised alarm bells among his followers with remarks suggesting he feels he's living on "borrowed time".

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On Monday's edition of Breakfast with Eamonn and Ellie, the veteran broadcaster posed to his colleagues: "Did you have any nightmares last night? Seriously? Well, you're for an early death then."

He delved into the concerning research about nightmare sufferers before admitting: "I have nightmares quite frequently," reports Belfast Live.

His co-host Ellie Costello quipped in response: "I never do, I want to live forever," to which Eamonn disclosed: "Do you know what I dream about quite a lot? Vampires. I do!"

Reflecting on his childhood fears, he said: "I think when I was young and I saw Christopher Lee being Dracula, that really left an impression. I thought he was the scariest thing."

When his unusual dreams were labelled as "niche", Eamonn elaborated that in these nightmares, vampires are "coming after" him.

"They're all Christopher Lee-esque," he concluded.

He also revealed that he still has nightmares about his school days, recounting: "I dream about Mr Cassidy who taught me Ancient Greek and asking me the vocabulary in Ancient Greek and knowing I wasn't ready for it and can't do it - it's all very true."

This disclosure follows Eamonn's concerning health update to his followers, as he has been seen using a wheelchair and crutches in public recently.

The broadcaster, who parted ways with Loose Women's Ruth Langsford last year amid rumours of their separation due to work commitments, experienced a fall at home which left him fearing he was "dead".

Eamonn described the incident as having the "sorest and most powerful" impact on his head, resulting in hospitalisation after the mishap at his residence.

"I was very worried about me. [I] fell on the bathroom floor and once I was down, I couldn't get up," he recounted.

He explained how his "feet went up in the air" because the floor was "hard, cold, wet and slippery".

"It was the worst bang to my head and shoulder," he added. "I went down and I said, 'I'm dead.' I have never had a bang to the head as sore and as powerful as that before.

"I lay there and I thought, 'Where's the blood?' There was nothing, no blood, no split, nothing like that."

Eamonn has been battling chronic pain and mobility issues since slipping three discs in his back in 2021.

Despite undergoing spinal surgery the next year, he has faced significant health challenges lately, expressing the sombre sentiment that he is on "borrowed time" and admitting he is "not OK".

GB News airs weekdays from 6am.