‘I was crushed’ Helen Skelton felt ‘isolated’ in France with husband Richie ahead of split

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Countryfile host Helen Skelton previously revealed she was feeling “isolated” after moving to France for her husband Riche Myler's career in a resurfaced interview.The Springtime on the Farm presenter announced she and her husband of eight years had separated late on Monday night.Helen, 38, took to social media two nights ago to share the heartbreaking news of her split from Richie, 31.The sad announcement came just four months after the BBC star had given birth to their third child, daughter Elsie Kate.Helen has previously opened up about the “crushing loneliness” she felt after moving to France to support her rugby player husband’s career.The couple moved back in 2015, when Richie switched rugby teams to the Catalan Dragons, who are based in Perpignan, France.The move appeared to have a negative effect on the presenter’s state of mind, as she admitted to feeling “isolated” while she was there.“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 someone who could speak English,” Helen remembered.“The loneliness was crushing even though the French wives and girlfriends would invite me on their nights out, which was kind.”Adding that she did try her best to fit in there, Helen continued: “I would try to keep up by laughing and nodding.“Then somebody would ask if I understood and I would say no.They thought I was bonkers,” she told The Daily Mail's You Magazine.Helen and Richie married in 2013, and share Ernie, six, Louis, five and Elsie Kate, four months.She has previously revealed that the traumatic birth of her second child had made her third and “final” pregnancy more difficult.In 2017, the star gave birth to her son Louis on the kitchen floor with only her.