PETER Andre has come to Eamonn Holmes’ defence after he was accused of fat-shaming his wife Ruth Langsford last week on This Morning.

The Northern Irish presenter was blasted by viewers on Twitter after he made a quip about Ruth’s weight during a game of “It’s Behind You.”

And now Peter is weighing in on the fury and insisted there was no malice in the 61-year-old’s joke.

Writing in his new magazine column, he penned: “They were playing a game called ‘it’s behind you’ and they had to guess who a mystery person was.

“It was the Duchess of Cambridge and the caller’s clue was that she’s ‘very thin’. Eamonn…