Rugby star Richie Myler, the ex-husband of Helen Skelton, has deleted his Instagram account after an explosive post where he promised to "remove people one by one" if they shared photos of his life maliciously.
The 32-year-old first indicated how he planned to set his profile on the photo sharing app to 'private', meaning only those who follow him can view the content he posts. But he then decided to delete the page entirely. He had used his page to post about his achievements with Leeds Rhinos, along with updates on his life with his girlfriend Stephanie Thirkill.
Mr Myler, who has three children with Strictly star Helen, posted: “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." Get stories like this straight to your inbox with our newsletters.
