Richie Myler, Helen Skelton’s husband, has already established a new connection with a younger woman, just weeks after the couple divorced. Helen said, that Richie, a Leeds Rhinos rugby player, had left her after nine years of marriage.

The scrum half has begun a new affair with a young entrepreneur whose name is kept a secret since the dissolution of the marriage, which is reported to have occurred many weeks ago.

Richie, 31, has seen the woman several times recently, according to acquaintances, as their connection has deepened.

A source told, “Richie appears to have been spending a lot of his free time with this younger, successful businesswoman.

“They are now in the early stages of a relationship.”

Helen’s separation announcement shocked her fans. She posted a message on her Instagram account, “Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.

She has since been clicked near the family home in Leeds looking downcast. A friend of the couple’s said, “Helen has known something hasn’t been right in the marriage for a while now.

“She was absolutely dumbstruck when it finally ended. The split has been incredibly tough on Helen.

“She is being supported by her family and friends who are all rallying around her. Everyone is in a state of shock at their break up.”

Richie, has taken off his wedding ring, was contacted by some channel but did not respond. Former couple got married in December 2013. The pair met through friends and were together from 2011.

She said, “I used to go into the local tourist office just to talk to someone who could speak English.

“The loneliness was crushing even though the French wives and girlfriends would invite me on their nights out, which was kind.