Helen Skelton's husband Richie in cryptic message just days before leaving marital home

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Helen Skelton, 38, left fans stunned on Monday as she announced her split from her husband and father of her three children Richie Myler, 31.The rugby player, meanwhile, has yet to publicly comment on the split.

However, he did share a cryptic message with his followers one week ago.The Leeds Rhinos star posted a snapshot showing him at training and wrote: "Light at the end of the tunnel [raised hands emoji]."It's thought that at the time of the post, Helen was away with their three children on a beach holiday, accompanied by her mum Janet.Countryfile star Helen later shared the news on Instagram that her and Richie would be parting ways.The star announced the heartbreaking news with a short statement on her Stories that read: "Very sad to say Richie and I are no longer a couple. “He has left the family home.

We will be doing our best to co-parent our small children."Helen and Richie married in December 2013 and share three children together – Ernie, six, Louis, five, and baby daughter Elsie, who arrived on December 28 last year.In a past interview with the Northern Echo, Helen gave an insight into their marriage."Marriages and relationships are not all plain sailing, but we approach it like teamwork," she shared. "Rich is the best dad.

He's the 'sugar police' when it comes to their diet and insists on routine, whereas sometimes I'm anything for a quiet life, so we're a good balance."The pair previously dealt with a challenge as a couple when they moved to France back in 2015 for a period of time, so Richie could play for the Catalan Dragons.Helen told the Daily Mail's You Magazine in 2018 of the move: "I didn’t speak the language and I felt so isolated that I used to go into the local tourist office just to talk to.