The couple travelled the world to see how the very rich lived (Image: Channel 5) Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford's luxury travel show ' How the Other Half Lives' has been axed from Channel 5 despite attracting around 1.2 million viewers across its five series. The Channel 5 show saw the television presenters explore the lives of the rich as they toured across various parts of the world meeting multimillionaires and billionaires who joined in with their daily activities, including using a £100,000 hand-engraved shotgun to shoot clay pigeon. The couple, known for their hosting duties across ITV , also got the opportunity of driving fast cars, flying by private jet, and attending exclusive parties where they sipped on the world’s most expensive cocktail. Eamonn also got to fly in a
Russian billionaire's private jet. Read More Related Articles This Morning and ITV hit with fresh wave of 'bullying and toxic workplace' claims Read More Related Articles Emotional Eamonn Holmes recalls final meeting with 'troubled soul' Sinead O’Connor The show aired for five seasons including a
Christmas special, but there are no present plans to revive it, according to Eamonn. "Sadly, the series fell victim to the pandemic - it was just impossible to get across the world to meet very rich people - and there are no plans to revive the series now," he told The Sun . During the Channel 5 show they sipped on the 'worlds most expensive' cocktail. (Image: Channel 5) Eamonn continued: "But I do feel privileged to have been a part of it and to have met people in parts of the world that are no longer accessible. "We got to spend time with some extraordinary people, including a billionaire and his wife in
Ukraine and some of the richest people in
Moscow." Over the course of the five series, the couple travelled across the globe to places such as Dubai,
New York, Monte Carlo, Vegas and Lake Como in
Italy. Read More Related Articles Holly Willoughby says 'thank you' in new statement as Phillip Schofield breaks cover with Vanessa Feltz Launching the show back in 2016, Ruth said: “We always thought we were doing alright then you see this wealth beyond your wildest dreams. “I set out to do this show thinking I wouldn't like the people very much, thinking they’re going to be arrogant, and they really weren’t. A lot of them are self-made people." Eamonn and Ruth previously fronted ITV's This Morning for 15 years before Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond took over after their final episode aired in December 2020. Top TV news Janette Manrara's 'final' message Sam Aston emotional on Loose
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