Helen Skelton's former husband Richie Myler has deleted his Instagram profile after receiving a string of 'abusive messages'. The rugby star, 32, had previously been fairly active on his public profile where he posted about his sporting achievements with the Leeds Rhinos as well as swooning over his new girlfriend Stephanie Thirkhill.
In September, Richie shared an image of himself with Stephanie and her parents as he gushed about completing his latest rugby season together 'as a family', the Mirror reports. The father-of-three who co-parents with Strictly Star, Helen told his followers in October that he had been sent 'abusive messages' in a frustrated post and would be removing online trolls from his account.
He justified his decision in a detailed explanation: “I’ve decided to put my profile private from now on. If you are on here to share my photos or stories of me and my life maliciously to other people or waste your time sending me abusive messages please just unfollow me.
"I'm going to start removing people from my account one by one, so if you are a genuine rugby fan and I accidentally remove you I apologise in advance and will accept you back! Thank you Richie." However, the defeated Leeds Rhino star has now made the decision to delete his entire social media account.
On Friday night, Helen shared a string of glamorous images of herself from the last few months to her Instagram as she confessed she was enjoying her new transformation. She wrote: "APPRECIATION post….. I have never been good at taking proper insta pics, I am however INSANELY grateful for the clothes, hair and make up that have made me feel fab over the last few months," as she thanked her make-up artists and stylists.
Helen has expressed her gratitude for her time on Strictly Come Dancing as she said the show 'put a smile back on her face' after a tough couple of months. She said on Countryfile: "I did Strictly because sometimes you just need to jump on the opportunity and chance to put a big smile on your face".
The mum announced the split between her and her husband of eight years, Richie Myler last April as the pair went their separate ways only four months after the birth of their third child. Helen also shared her new manta for 2023 which is 'Never complain. Never explain'.
Her ex-husband, Richie has since publicly moved on with Stephanie Thirkill, the daughter of his rugby club's president Andrew Thirkhill and the loved up couple are now expecting their first baby together. When asked how she felt about the news last year, Helen said: "You cannot have any opinion on anyone else’s life until you’ve walked in those shoes. And my family are happy, my kids are happy, and that’s all ultimately that matters."
She added: "I don’t see myself as a victim. There are a lot of people who have been in my situation who haven’t been given the opportunities that I’ve got.
"Don’t get me wrong, I have my days when I’m p***** off. But equally, in this job, you’re in a lot of people’s lives, which gives you a phenomenal amount of perspective," she continued.
"I think mine is a job that gives you lots of perspective, so it’s very difficult to say ‘woe is me’."
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