The former husband of Strictly Come Dancing contestant Helen Skelton, has shared the happy news that his sister is expecting a baby. Richie Myler, who has three children with Skelton, split from the presenter back in April after nine years together.
A Leeds Rhino rugby player, Richie shared his family's news on social media with a picture of his sister, Rachel and her partner, Thomas, and the caption 'congratulations',' reports Birmingham Live. Richie and Helen split just months after the birth of their third child, Elsie.
Helen shared the sad news on Instagram, writing at the time: "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.”
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It's been reported that Richie has moved on from his marriage to Helen by dating the daughter of the Leeds Rhino club president, Stephanie Thirkhill and has since shared images of them both at Wimbledon and in Cornwall, on his Instagram.
Helen will join Matt Goss, Tony Adams, Kaye Adams, Will Mellor and more celebs on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing, which starts next month.
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