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Megan Shaw

Helen Skelton makes subtle Instagram dig at ex-husband Richie Myler after split

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has taken to social media to like a post mocking former partners following her recent split from Richie Myler.

The 38-year-old liked a post of Anne Marie's performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend concert on Instagram. The short video showed a clip of the singer performing her song which mocked an ex-boyfriend.

It comes just a month after Helen, who lives in Leeds, announced her split from her husband Richie Myler, with whom she shares three kids.

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BBC Radio 1 took to Instagram to share a short clip of Anne Marie's performance at their Big Weekend concert, which was captioned: "Sorry not sorry."

In the video that read "Me to my ex" Anne-Marie sang the lines from her new single, I Just Called: "I just called to say... I hate you." The post was liked 12,557 times, in view of BBC Radio 1's 1.5 million followers including by Helen.

The popular TV star and mum-of-three confirmed that the father of her children had left the family home in a heart-breaking statement via social media last month.

Helen has since been seen without her wedding ring as she puts on a brave face and continues with business as usual managing her career and her three young children.

Whereas Helen's estranged husband Richie has embarked on a new relationship with the daughter of the President of his rugby team, multi-millionaire Andrew Thirkill.

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