Helen Skelton’s husband, Richie Myler, has started a new relationship with the daughter of the multi-million dollar president of Leeds club Rhinos, according to MailOnline.
Heartbroken Countryfile host Helen, 38, is feeling “stunned” by the breakup of her marriage to Richie, 31, who is believed to be living with her new partner, 32-year-old Stephanie Thirkill.
Helen and Richie’s divorce came just four months after the couple gave birth to their third child, a daughter.
A source close to the couple told MailOnline: “Helen is devastated. Now she is considering a life without him as she continues on her way with her new partner.
Helen Skelton (left) announces the end of her eight-year marriage to Richie Myler (right)
Richie is dating Stephanie Thirkill (pictured), 32-year-old daughter of Leeds Rhinos president Andrew Thirkill, a wealthy businessman who is on the Sunday Times rich list.
Countryfile host Helen, 38, and Richie, 31, (pictured together) have three children and their youngest daughter was born just four months ago.
Richie insists he started a romance with Stephanie after their marriage collapsed, there was no transition, but Helen is disappointed. They are still married and their baby is literally four months old.
“She thought their marriage was safe and secure and was totally shocked by what had happened.”
Miss Thirkill is the daughter of Andrew Thirkill, one of Leeds’ wealthiest businessmen, with an estimated value of £175 million.
Richie plays as an offensive half for Leeds Rhinos, which he joined in 2017 and also represents England.
A longtime Leeds Rhinos fan who made his debut in 1968, he became club president in 2019.
Richie plays halftime at the main rugby league club he joined in 2017 and also represents England internationally.
Former Blue star Peter Helen confirmed their split on Instagram last week, “So sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.
“She left her parents’ home. We will do our best to co-parent our children,” she said.
She added two heartbroken emojis to the post she shared with her 278,000 followers on Monday night.
“Helen is holding him together, which is admirable for being caught off guard in his new relationship.”
The source added: “Mutual friends think you treated him very badly.”
Miss Thirkill, the new woman in Richie’s life, is referred to as the director of two companies run by her father; Age Partnership and Advise Wise are part of a group of companies he founded to build his massive fortune.
He previously studied Retail Marketing Management at Leeds Metropolitan University and is a day-to-day Marketing Manager at Age Partnership.
She got married in 2019 in a lavish ceremony at Bolton Abbey, the estate of the Duke of Devonshire, in Yorkshire. Now it is believed that the couple broke up she.
Helen married Richie in December 2013, and the couple have three children together.
Ms. Thirkill, who studies retail marketing management at Leeds Met University, is a big fan of Rugby League and attends matches at Leeds Rhinos, where she is said to have met Richie.
Until the separation was announced, they seemed to be in a perfect marriage to the outside world, and many have shown their commitment on social media in recent weeks.
The couple bought a £550,000 cottage on the outskirts of Leeds during the lockdown two years ago and spent hundreds of thousands of euros renovating it with a well-equipped kitchen and large patio doors overlooking the idyllic garden.
Like her father, Miss Thirkill is an avid Rugby League fan and a regular at Leeds Rhinos matches where she is said to have met Richie.
Born in Leeds’ working-class neighborhood of Meanwood, 62-year-old Mr Thirkill has witnessed an extraordinary increase in wealth, making him a leading figure in the Yorkshire business community and also featured on the Sunday Times rich list. He is also known for his philanthropic work.
Helen married Richie in December 2013 and the couple have three young children together.
Helen shared this photo on Instagram of Richie pulling their newborn baby out of the hospital.
He lives in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, with his wife, Jill, on the exclusive Sovereign Park estate where houses easily cost £1 million.
The couple also has a 29-year-old son named Jonathan, who runs his own customer experience business and is also considered a successful businessman.
Mr. Thirkill Sr. began his career as a bricklayer apprentice in 1976 after leaving Leeds Central High School.
He once admitted in a media interview: “I wasn’t exactly smart. I wasn’t fat, but I didn’t care about school. It was just a place to meet people, have fun and play football. I couldn’t see the purpose and just wanted to go out and make money.
After realizing that severe winters prevented him from working on construction sites, he took a job as an archivist for two years before joining the Yorkshire Post as an apprentice salesman.
In April 1981, Mr Thirkil left the advertising agency, which was so successful that it sold it for £2.7 million in 1988.
Split: Helen announced on Instagram on Monday that she broke up with Richie and admitted to “leaving her family home”.
He later started a number of other companies and increased his net worth significantly before starting Age Partnership in 2004. The company specializes in stock versions for homeowners over 55 and is the largest provider of this service in the country.
Mr. Thirkill explained that he once got the idea after seeing his mother struggle to free up home equity due to bureaucracy and high interest rates.
In addition to her commercial success, she is widely acclaimed for her philanthropic work with the Leeds Rhinos Foundation, which runs programs for the disabled, isolated and disadvantaged.
It also sponsors the Jamaican rugby league team as a way to connect with the important Jamaican community in Leeds.
Source: Daily Mail
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