Eamonn Holmes fans call for him to be the new James Bond after cryptic Instagram post

Eamonn Holmes sent Bond-mania into overdrive after sharing a mysterious monochrome snap on Instagram

The picture showed the GB News presenter looking straight into the lens with a 'gun' type pose unlike any other than that of Sean Connery's James Bond. The 64-year-old simply captioned the image: "A lot to think about .....one of those days."

He was swiftly flooded with comments from fans who didn't waste time speculating whether Eamonn might just be the successor to Daniel Craig's 007. Instagram user Jayne.mathews.60 joked: "Thought you were the new James Bond!!!"

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User Bevcroshaw wondered whether taking on the role of cinema's famous spy was what Eamonn was referring to when he said "a lot to think about". They wrote: "Is it whether to be the next 007 with that pose Eamonn??"

Fionaharruman22 said: "James Bond" with a love heart emoji while user Fiona.doolan simply wrote: "Bond." Meanwhile Janward4 suggested he was reminiscent of another Hollywood star. They wrote: "Channelling Goerge Clooney Eamonn. Looking good" with a fire emoji. Jarmen18 called for Eamonn to reunite with his wife Ruth Langsford, they said: "Need Eamonn and Ruth on a day time show."

Fellow celebrities flooded Eamonn with compliments too. Radio presenter Nicki Chapman said: "Gorgeous!!" while Carol Vordeman simply said: "Ooooofffffff." TV presenter Amanda Lamb commented: "Good Lord!!!!! That's such an amazing photo of you...I blow that bad boy up and stick it all over the house."