Helen Skelton’s estranged ex-husband Richie Myler doesn’t want negativity around him as he apparently deleted his Instagram page after making his profile private after ‘abusive messages’.
The 32-year-old rugby player ended his eight-year marriage to Helen, 39, in April and moved in with Stephanie Thurkle, 32 – who is now pregnant with his first child.
And the sportsman has reportedly taken to the social media platform privately to weed out those who ‘are here to maliciously share my photos or stories of me and my life’.
Initially posting about her decision to go private in October, Richie wrote to her followers on Instagram: ‘I have decided to keep my profile private from now on.
‘If you are here to maliciously share my photos or stories of me and my life to other people or waste your time by sending me abusive messages, please unfollow me.
I’m going to start removing people from my account one by one, so if you’re a true rugby fan and I accidentally remove you, I apologize in advance and will accept you back! Thank you Richie.’
Richie’s profile is no longer available on the social media platform.
It comes after Helen used the royal family’s unofficial motto of ‘never complain, never explain’ as she put the split behind her and said she would have three children from the same mother in 2023. With crib as ‘the bus will break’.