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Hana Carter

Eamonn Holmes 'nearly went blind' after health scare brought on by £250k tax bill

Eamonn Holmes has told how he could have been blind after being struck down with shingles - and revealed he believes the stress being investigated for allegedly not paying his correct taxes was what brought the illness on. The GB News presenter is being ordered to pay an unexpected £250,000 tax bill following a 2020 court ruling.

It followed a tribunal which found that despite him arguing that he was freelance whilst on This Morning, he still counted as an ITV employee for tax purposes. He is now appealing against the ruling, and said the hearing was 'the most stressful experience outside of losing my father'.

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