Helen Skelton has reportedly been left feeling "devastated" after her ex-husband Richie Myler posted pictures with his new girlfriend during a romantic getaway last week.
Back in April, Countryfile star Helen announced that she had split from rugby player Richie, 32, just four months after they welcomed their third child together. However, Richie has since moved on with new girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill and shared snaps from their trip to Padstow, Cornwall last week, writes The Mirror.
In the Instagram post, Richie and Stephanie can be seen smiling and cuddling up in front of a sunny backdrop. Richie also posted a video of him wading into the sea followed by a photo of a sunny harbour, captured during their trip.
As he shared the images with his 20,000 followers, he wrote in the caption: "Cornwall Was worth a 32 year wait". Richie limited who could comment on the post, but his new girlfriend flocked to the comments to write a sweet response. She wrote: "Thanks for the best weekend! LOVE YOU".
Now, a source has claimed that Helen, who was recently scammed out of £70,000, has been left "devastated" after seeing the loved-up pictures of her ex-husband with his new flame. A source told New! magazine: "Helen is devastated. It's one thing knowing it's happening, but it's another thing actually seeing it.
"For him to post it all over Instagram has been hard. She feels like this is rubbing it in her face, and it's a knife to the heart. It just seems a bit insensitive." The insider also added that while Helen has kept a "dignified silence" following the breakup, her pals have rallied round to support the TV presenter.
Helen, meanwhile, is said to be "focussing on the kids and work". She shares Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and seven-month-old Elsie Kate with her ex-husband Richie. And, although her pals are keen for her to find love again, Helen isn't as willing.
The source explained: "She's focusing on the kids and work. She's not ready to get back out there on the dating scene but her friends would like her to meet someone." Helen's representatives have been contacted for comment.
It comes after Helen opened up about juggling her work-life with raising her three children following her split from Richie. She told Hello! magazine earlier this month: "My work is unpredictable, it can be five days one week, then random days the next.
"I don't want to commit to childcare as if I'm off I want to be with the kids, so my mum comes to stay when I'm working." Helen also discussed how the feeling of "mum guilt" can be suffocating if people don't have the right support network.
She added: "Sometimes I am a full-time mum with the guilt of thinking I should be out working, and other times I am a working mum with the guilt that I'm not at home with them."
The former Blue Peter star announced she had split from her husband Richie with a brief statement in April. She posted the announcement on her Instagram stories, which read: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.
"He has left the family home. We will be doing our best to co-parent out small children" followed by two broken heart emojis.
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