Dad of Chelsee Healey's child jailed after major drug-dealing operation
Chelsee Healey's baby daughter's dad has been jailed for his involvement in a drug-dealing operation. It comes just days after the Hollyoaks actress, 36, supported Eddie Rainford at Manchester Crown Court earlier in the week.
Rainford, 32, along with another man, Jay Boyd, were accused of supplying large quantities of cannabis. The actress, who plays Goldie McQueen on the Channel 4 soap opera, had attempted to keep Rainford's identity a secret and had only shared his first name with her fans and told them he was "marriage material."
Monday's hearing was adjourned to today after Judge Peter Horgan told both Rainford and Boyd that they would likely face an "immediate custodial sentence." He was remanded at HP Forest Bank while awaiting his sentencing. Judge Horgan jailed Rainford for 24 months.
On Monday, Chelsee looked shocked as she watched on from the public gallery when Horgan adjourned the case. In January this year, he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of the Class B drug between November 11, 2022 and September 28, 2023 – just days after Chelsee was booted out of ITV's Dancing On Ice.
He had admitted the same charge at an earlier hearing, when the court heard that he and Boyd had a "significant role" in supplying "wholesale quantities" of the Class B drug. At the time of Chelsee's exit from the show, sources claimed that Chelsee was struggling with what was going on at home.
A source told The Sun: "What Chelsee was desperately coping with while on the show was that her partner, the father of her youngest daughter, was in court for drug-dealing and has been sent to prison on remand." Chelsee even alluded to her struggles off-camera during her exit chat, saying: "There has been a lot going on with me that I have been struggling with."
She had kept Rainford's identity hidden since they started dating in 2021 and since then, has only shared a handful of snaps of him on social media. It was Chelsee's Hollyoaks co-star, Richard Blackwood, who revealed Eddie's name on social media as he shared snaps from Chelsee's baby shower.
But while sources had previously suggested Chelsee and Eddie were no longer together, she has gushed over their romance, explaining she instantly knew he was "the one." She said: "This is the most supportive relationship I've ever been in. My friends and family love him, and he's the first bloke I've introduced Coco to, which says a lot. I knew he was 'The One' within three to four months. I've kissed a few frogs, but he's definitely marriage material."
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