Eamonn Holmes to return to Northern Ireland TV

21 October 2009 -

Eamonn Holmes will be returning to Northern Ireland's TV screens soon for a new Friday night show.

The Friday Show will be presented by Belfast-born Holmes alongside Rachel Tucker, a finalist of BBC One's I'd Do Anything programme.

Audiences will be able to watch a range of entertainment, music and comedy acts, as well as a gameshow finale to the show which will see an audience member win £5,000.

Holmes said: "It's a real people's show - the audience at home, the audience in the studio and quite often the unsuspecting audience out there on the streets of Northern Ireland."

He said that it is not a serious programme and is about people letting their hair down at the end of the week and giving him a chance to be the "mischievous guy" that he is.

Tucker added that she is looking forward to returning to Northern Ireland, adding that the show will be different and exciting.

Holmes recently got engaged to fellow This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford on St. Patrick's Day, having been with her for 12 years.