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Jane Corscadden

Eamonn Holmes challenges fans with a caption competition on throwback snap

Eamonn Holmes has shared a throwback picture with his Instagram followers, with many thinking he looks Wimbledon ready.

The popular presenter looks almost unrecognisable in the snap, as he poses with brown curls on a tennis court in a sports shirt and pair of white shorts.

In the caption, he challenged fans: "Ok...caption this."

In the hashtags, he jokingly said "#couldofbeenacontender" and tagged in Wimbledon 2021 too.

And fans truly took that challenge on board, with many of them giving their own suggestions for a photo caption. "'Have YOU been served,' asked Eamonn sheepishly," said one commenter.

"Someone help me up," joked a second while a third said: "New balls, please."

However, another commenter suggested that Eamonn wouldn't have been occupied with tennis back in the day.

They said: "Young Eamonn would definitely have made it into Love Island."

In recent years, the 61-year-old has been open about his battle with chronic back pain, and recently revealed he met a physiotherapist while working in Co Fermanagh.

Speaking in West Belfast, he said: "I have two dislocated discs and have very little power in my right leg but I was working in Enniskillen last week and I came across an amazing physio and he has done fantastic work for me. He's put a smile on my face."

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