'It's a knife to Helen's heart'

Helen Skelton left 'devastated' by Richie's photos with his new girlfriend

- Georgia Trevitt

Helen Skelton has been left feeling “devastated” after her estranged husband, Richie Myler, posted a string of loved-up holiday snaps with his new girlfriend, Stephanie Thirkill, last week.

Shortly after their shock split in April following eight years of marriage, rugby star Richie began dating Stephanie, who is the daughter of the president of his club, Leeds Rhinos.

While Helen, who shares three children with Richie – Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and seven-month-old Elsie Kate – is now focusing on the future, a source says it’s understandably difficult for her to see.

“Helen is devastated,” our source revealed. “It’s one thing knowing it’s happening, but it’s another thing actually seeing it. For him to post it all over Instagram has been hard. She feels like this is rubbing it in her face, and it’s a knife to the heart. It just seems a bit insensitive.”