The 57-year-old tried to flip open cups which were filled with water after David Beckham posted a video of his son achieving the feat while in a pool.
However, the nature of the trick meant that Ruth and husband Eamonn Holmes were at risk of getting wet themselves.
The latter stepped up to the mark first, and went for a two-handed approached.
After failing miserably to even get any spin on the plastic containers, Eamonn, 57, stepped to the side to allow his wife to have a go.
Ruth looked nervous when she grabbed the two cups, but when she attempted the air spin, it all went disastrously wrong.
The blonde beauty was left shaking water off her legs and feet as she backed away from the table.
Rylan Clark Neal also had a go at the trick, but failed to pull off the stunt.
This followed an eventful instalment of This Morning which saw Eamonn grinding on guest Ola Jordan while Ruth Langsford watched the pair.
As well as that, the Irish host was celebrating 31 years in show business today.
Eamonn was horrified when bosses produced a picture of him looking very young and fresh-faced, joking that it was “bullying in the workplace”.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV from 10.30am.
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