A look back at Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts' past relationships: From restraining orders and trauma therapy to secret splits - who did the singer date before finding love with fiancé Mitch Hahn? Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Kirsten Murray For Mailonline Published: 12:17 BST, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 12:30 BST, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments Nicola Roberts announced her engagement at the weekend as she took to the stage at Brighton Pride donning a huge diamond ring. The singer, 38, said yes after her boyfriend Mitch Hahn, 36, popped the question after just over two years of dating.
According to new reports her footballer fiancé got down on one knee during a romantic holiday in the south of France last month. The pair were first pictured in together in June 2022 and it seems Nicola has finally found the one after her previous relationships fizzled out with a secret split or ended dramatically with a restraining order. Here MailOnline take a look back at Nicola's past relationships as the star prepares to say 'I do'.
From restraining orders and trauma therapy to secret splits - who did Nicola Roberts date before finding love with fiancé Mitch Hahn? (pictured) Nicola has had two known relationships prior to her one with Mitch. The singer, 38, dated Carl Davies for 18 months in 2007 before later going out with Charlie Fennell until 2013 when they secretly split Charlie Fennell Prior to finding love with Mitch, Nicola's last public relationship was with Charlie Fennell, who she dated for six years until they secretly split at the end of 2013, citing that the relationship had 'fizzled out'. A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper at the time: 'Nicola and Charlie split at the tail end of last year.
'They just kind of grew apart - they had a great run but they both felt their relationship had come to an end.' The source explained: 'Nicola is really enjoying being single again. She's been back out partying loads and is really enjoying making new friends and being out at showbiz parties.
'She's definitely still single, and she's not looking to settle down quite so much so soon.' Prior to finding love with Mitch, Nicola's last public relationship was with Charlie Fennell, who she dated for six years until the end of 2013, citing that the relationship had 'fizzled out' (pictured 2011) A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper at the time: 'They just kind of grew apart - they had a great run but they both felt their relationship had come to an end' (pictured 2012) The source explained: 'Nicola is really enjoying being single again. She's been back out partying loads and is really enjoying making new friends and being out at showbiz parties' (pictured 2009) Carl Davies Nicola met former soldier Carl Davies in 2007 and the pair dated for 18 months before ending it after a series of public rows.
Read More Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts is engaged! Following the break up, the Girls Aloud star suffered a campaign of online harassment where he sent her up to 3,000 messages from 35 different social media accounts, including threats to stab and burn her. He targeted the pop-star over four years after their relationship broke down. Nicola never replied to any of the messages but meticulously copied every message which she then handed over to police.
Carl was then was given a suspended 15-month prison sentence and a lifetime restraining order forbidding him from contacting her by Guildford Crown Court in Surrey in 2017. She told the Guardian in 2020 that the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to drop the charges against him after he breached his restraining order by following her on Instagram was 'extremely unfair'. The CPS apologised for its ruling - made on the grounds there was little chance of a conviction - in 2018, but for Nicola it was 'too late'.
Nicola met former soldier Carl Davies in 2007 and the pair dated for 18 months before ending it after a series of public rows (pictured 2007) Following the break up, the Girls Aloud star suffered a campaign of online harassment where he sent her up to 3,000 messages from 35 different social media accounts, including threats to stab and burn her (pictured 2007) She told the publication: 'That's the first time in my whole life, I am extremely fortunate to say, that I ever felt [I had been done] an injustice because I was a woman...
'I felt genuinely begrudged, like something extremely unfair was placed upon me, because I was a woman. And it was a horrible feeling.' Following the ordeal Nicola also underwent a year of trauma therapy to process what she had been through at the hands of the stalker.
Later in 2021 Carl was jailed for two years and eight months after he admitted sending death threats to former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin and threatening to rape her 19-year-old daughter. In one message to Louise, he wrote: 'Move or you're f****d', while in another he said: 'your daughter will definitely be raped', followed by their home address, the village they lived in, and the cars that were in their driveway at the time. Commenting on one of Louise's photos he said: 'You can see your garden from there', showing he was aware of were they lived.
The presenter and her daughter said the stalking had a 'horrific, devastating, and lasting impact' and still suffered from a 'sense of deep distress' more than a year on, the judge was told. In a victim impact statement, Louise said: 'We couldn't sleep worrying if we were safe and felt fearful about everything we did and wary of everyone we didn't know. We never went out alone.
'I felt desperate and helpless that someone had made such abhorrent threats against my teenage daughter and could not protect her from serious physical and psychological harm. 'We are both still traumatised by what has been a harrowing experience.' Following the ordeal Nicola also underwent a year of trauma therapy to process what she had been through at the hands of the stalker (Carl pictured in 2019) Later in 2021 Carl was jailed for two years and eight months after he admitted sending death threats to former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin and threatening to rape her 19-year-old daughter Mitch Hahn Nicola confirmed her relationship with Mitch in June 2022 when the pair attended Elton John's BST show in Hyde Park.
The popstar looked smitten with her account and semi-professional footballer boyfriend as they put on a loved up display together. Mitch plays for Essex team Grays Athletic and captained the Great Britain team at the European Maccabi Games in Israel. While the pair keep their relationship very private, with Nicola choosing not to share any snaps of the two of them over on her Instagram, she was seen sporting a huge diamond ring at Brighton Pride on Saturday.
A source told The Sun: 'Nicola has met her soulmate in Mitch. She couldn’t be happier.' Nicole flashed the sparkler while performing on stage alongside bandmates Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, and Kimberley Walsh.
While the pair keep their relationship very private, with Nicola choosing not to share any snaps of the two of them over on her Instagram, she was seen sporting a huge diamond ring at Brighton Pride on Saturday Share or comment on this article: A look back at Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts' past relationships: From restraining orders and trauma therapy to secret splits - who did the singer date before finding love with fiancé Mitch Hahn? e-mail Add comment.
