LOVE Island star Georgia Steel's footballer ex has been jailed after conning Thierry Henry's model ex-wife in a £160,000 scam.
Medi Abalimba, 32, used other people’s cash to splash out on luxury stays at five-star hotels under fake identities. Abalimba fleeced Claire Henry out of more than £50,000 earlier this year after raiding her Coutts and HSBC bank accounts to stay at the Corinthia Hotel in Westminster.
He also used Ms Henry’s bank card to spend £839 at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort in Dubai. Ms Henry - also known as Nicole Merry - is the mum of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s first child.
Their five-year marriage ended in 2008. She was said to have accepted £8m from the Belgium assistant coach following a messy divorce battle.
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