has given fans an inside look at – even though she spent a good deal of effort trying to keep it private. Her life with new love got off to a rough start, but the star is ignoring it all. They first met while filming , but have taken their lives off air to enjoy some time together.
Helen, 34, said: “I’ve never met anyone like him. He’s not only a lovely man, but he’s really, really funny. And he had the balls to chat me up! Usually I don’t get that, but he has so much confidence.
And he really takes care of me,” reports The pair met by chance in February at a restaurant just weeks before the mum of three signed a contract for the E4 dating show. Despite undeniable chemistry with Robbie, 44, a former footballer who owns a construction business, Helen went ahead with the series – even kissing other men. She said her aim was to be “lighthearted” in the series, and not feel guilty about seeing other people.
She said: “We were dating, but it was early days and I wanted to do the show. I love the show. I told Robbie I was doing it and he said it was fine.
” Robbie, meanwhile, dealt with things by seeing it as Helen’s work. He said: “We weren’t as serious then as we are now. It was fine seeing her go on the dates.
If anything, I looked at it as an acting job for her. She’s done kissing scenes in soaps and stuff, so I was totally fine with it all.” Eight months on, Celebs Go Dating has aired, their romance is officially out in the open and they’ve m.
