Presenter Helen Skelton didn't appear on this week’s episode of Countryfile just days after publicly revealing her marriage was over. Last week, it was announced she had split from husband Richie Myler just months after the couple celebrated the arrival of their third child.
Their daughter Elsie Kate is just four months old, and the former couple also have two sons Ernie, six, and Louis, four. It has been reported Richie is now in a new relationship with a ‘young businesswoman’. An insider told The Sun : "Richie appears to have been spending a lot of his free time with this younger, successful businesswoman. They are now in the early stages of a relationship."
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Former Blue Peter presenter Helen wasn’t seen on Sunday's episode of Countryfile, Leeds Live reports. It is unknown whether her absence was anything to do with the news she announced earlier this week. The latest episode of Countryfile was led by Adam Henson and Anita Rani.
Anita met a 15-year-old shepherd called Katie on her family farm in Cumbria. Anita had never lambed before but soon found herself at the sharp end of an emotional rollercoaster. Sadly, one of the lambs died during the Countryfile episode and it left many viewers in tears on Sunday teatime.
Announcing the split, Helen wrote: "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 our small children." She finished the message with two broken heart emojis.
