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James Reid & Neil Shaw

Eamonn Holmes talks putting personal and work life on hold as thanks to shingles

TV star Eamonn Holmes had no idea he could even get shingles before he was struck down with the condition in 2018.

Holmes, 63, woke up one morning to a rash across one side of his face just days before his son Declan’s wedding day.

But having made a full recovery from shingles, an infection caused by the reactivation of the herpes zoster virus that also causes chickenpox, the broadcaster has teamed up with former Strictly Come Dancing favourite James Jordan and GSK to spread the word about risk factors, signs and symptoms.

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