Gethin Jones and Helen Skelton ‘cool off romance' after he's spotted on dating app
It was revealed earlier this year that the Morning Live pair had been growing extremely close away from screens and were in the throes of a brand new romance.
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But now, according to the Mail Online, the couple have cooled things off with Gethin joining celebrity dating app Raya during his current trip Down Under in a bid to meet Aussie women.
It was first reported by the same publication in May how the pair were enjoying a flirty and tactile relationship with each other and had even spent time on a spa retreat and were acting "like a couple" after chemistry "blossomed".
But now it appears that Gethin's focus is elsewhere after updating his Raya profile to show he is in Australia where the 47-year-old has been enjoying a boys trip.
Insiders added to the Mail that Gethin is on the prowl in hopes of finding a new connection.
A source said: "Gethin is on the prowl Down Under which puts the nail in the coffin for his romance with Helen.
"He's there with pals but keen to meet other women.
"There is no way Helen would stand for that if they were together and he has far too much respect for her to even go behind her back.
"Despite having an increasingly close connection it's cooled down significantly which is gutting for fans who really wanted them to be together."
The Sun has reached out to representatives for Gethin and Helen for comment.
Helen is understood to have been single following the high-profile collapse of her marriage to Leeds Rhinos star Richie Myler.
Gethin Jones and Helen Skelton's romance heats up as they're seen at spa
He chose to leave Helen and their three children to marry Stephanie Thirkill, the daughter of Leeds Rhinos president Andrew, with whom he went on to have two children.
Gethin meanwhile last romanced First Dates star CiCi Coleman in 2023.
He has also enjoyed brief dalliances with a bevy of celebrity beauties including TOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh and German lingerie model, Katja Zwara.
Gethin famously dated Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins for four years from 2007 and even became engaged in February 2011 before they split ten months later.
Helen and Gethin grew close after he became a shoulder to cry on for the star as she continued to struggle with the loss of her marriage.
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