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Former England rugby star Ben Foden has sent well wishes to his ex wife Una Healy and says he wants her to be happy. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Ben - who is now married to US socialite Jackie Belanoff Smith - opened up about his ex, who he split from in 2018. He said: “The most important thing is that she’s happy and we wish Una happiness in every way.” Ben, 37, who has daughter Aoife, 11 and son Tadgh, eight, with Una and daughter Farrah, three, with pregnant Jackie, added that Jackie and Una have worked hard to create a solid blended family together.

Welcoming another baby into the family isn't always easily, and Ben and Jackie Foden are certainly finding that out when it comes to the couple's eldest daughter Farrah. Ben and Jackie - who married in August 2019 after only a few weeks of dating - exclusively introduce their newest bundle of joy, Olympia Halcyon Foden, to OK! and revealed how three year old Farrah is taking it. "Farrah loves her, they definitely have a special bond already.

Jackie Foden, wife of former England rugby player Ben Foden, has opened up about a scary pregnancy complication she faced while carrying their second child.The couple welcomed their baby girl, Olympia Halcyon Foden, at 12pm on 9 January. In exclusive snaps shared with OK!, the proud mum-of-two can be seen cuddling her newest addition.The Foden family is already blessed with three year old Farrah, and Aoife, 11, and nine-year-old Tadgh (who Ben shares from his previous marriage with Una Healy) Jackie revealed to OK! that she battled a condition called Cholestasis during her pregnancy.This disorder slows down the flow of bile in the digestive system, which can then leak into the bloodstream causing inflammation.

Ben and Jackie Foden are now proud parents again after welcoming their newest child into the world on January 9.The former Rugby player, 38, and his wife of almost five years, shared the happy news with OK! that they had welcomed a baby girl who arrived two weeks early via a planned C-section at 12pm, weighing 8lb 3oz. In the exclusive first pictures of the couple posing together with three year old daughter Farrah and their newest bundle of joy, Ben and Jackie look totally smitten after their little one's arrival. Confirming the happy news to OK!, Jackie told us: "I ended up having a planned C-section with Olympia as during my pregnancy I was diagnosed with cholestasis [linked to liver issues which results in itchiness] and I was so uncomfortable and itchy towards the end.

Ever since Ben Foden left the world of rugby and moved into real estate in America, the 38 year old and ex-wife Una Healy have been prioritising their efforts to co-parent their two children. The couple - who were married for six years but split in 2018 - share Aofie, 11, and Tadhg, 8, who live with Saturdays' singer Una in Tipperary, Ireland. And now, as Ben and his wife Jackie have welcomed their adorable second child together, Olympia Halcyon Foden, it makes Ben a dad-of-four.

Ben and Jackie Foden have some exciting news to share as they recently welcomed their second child together - another daughter who they named Olympia Halcyon Foden. The couple, who are already parents to three year old Farrah (and Ben also has two older children Aoife, 11, and nine-year-old Tadgh from his previous marriage with Una Healy), announced the birth of their daughter exclusively with OK!.

Ben and Jackie Foden have welcomed the youngest member of the Foden family into the world - Olympia Halcyon Foden. Born two two weeks early via a planned C-section at 12pm on 9 January, the adorable newborn weighed 8lb 3oz and is now little sister to three year old Farrah - who Ben and Jackie became parents to in 2020 - and Aoife, 11, and nine-year-old Tadgh (who Ben shares from his previous marriage with Una Healy). However, as 39 year old Jackie exclusively opened up to OK!, she told us that the birth itself wasn't plain sailing and there were unfortunately a few complications along the way.

Ben and Jackie Foden have announced the happy news that they're expecting their second child together.Three years on from the arrival of their daughter Farrah – and after three heart-breaking miscarriages – the couple are thrilled to share with OK! that they have another bundle of joy on the way. “We’re so excited about a second baby,” said US-born Jackie, who is now in her second trimester. “We’re using this as our grand announcement – we’ve only told those who are really close to us.” Ben, 38, who has daughter Aoife, 11 and son Tadgh, eight, with ex-wife Una Healy and daughter Farrah, three, with pregnant Jackie, made headlines for being unfaithful to The Saturdays singer in 2018.

An emotional Ben Foden has broken his silence about missing friend and The X Factor: Celebrity bandmate Levi Davis. Levi, who was part of the rugby trio Try Star in the 2019 reality series, went missing at the end of October 2022 and his friends and family remain in the dark about his whereabouts. Speaking exclusively to OK! as the one-year anniversary of Levi's disappearance approaches, rugby pro Ben, 38, said he wanted to remain "optimistic" for a happy outcome.

Former England rugby player Ben Foden and his wife Jackie Belanoff Smith raised eyebrows when they got married on a yacht just two weeks after meeting in the summer of 2019. Not only was it a whirlwind romance, but their wedding day also happened to be the same day his divorce from former Saturdays singer Una Healy was finalised. But Ben exclusively tells OK! he and US socialist Jackie, 38, who have announced they're expecting their second child together, have a very special bond - and Jackie knows all about the skeletons in his closet.The 38-year-old - who lives in America with Jackie - revealed: “When I see myself start to fall, she’s the one who encourages me to stand up.

After moving from the world of rugby into real estate in America, Ben Foden and ex-wife Una Healy have been navigating transatlantic co-parenting.The couple - who were married for six years but split after it emerged Ben, 38, had been unfaithful - share Aofie, 11, and Tadhg, 8, who live with Saturdays' singer Una in Tipperary, Ireland. Ben now lives in New York with his wife Jackie, also 38, and the couple have just announced they're expecting their second baby together.The couple, who met through mutual friends in 2019, are already parents to three-year-old Farrah, and have worked hard to build a blended family with Ben and Una's children.

Former rugby star Ben Foden's three year old daughter has been rushed to hospital following an incident in a parkour gym. The tot, Farrah, has suffered a hairline fracture after leaping into a foam pit and now finds herself in a cast for four-to-six weeks. Dancing On Ice ace Ben shared on Instagram a snap of his daughter on a hospital bed as he stood beside her.

Ben Foden's wife Jackie Belanoff-Smith has shared her heartbreak as she suffered a miscarriage last week.The 37 year old, who married the former rugby union player back in 2019, took to her Instagram stories to announce the news while hitting back at a troll who commented on her appearance. The keyboard warrior criticised the way she looked in one of her photos and compared her to Ben's ex-wife Una Healy, 40, who he divorced in 2018. Sharing the hashtag "mondayaffirmations" with a pink heart emoji in sarcasm, she responded: "Thanks, I was pregnant for a while so I haven't had Botox in a while, just had a miscarriage last week, and my 2 year old has sleep regression so I haven't slept in a million years, I apologize if my old haggard appearance bothers you.

Una Healy made sure her daughter enjoyed a birthday celebration to remember as she turned 10. Aoife certainly won't forget reaching double figures as she was treated to a sleepover and pamper party at home in Ireland with friends and family.The Saturdays star, 40, documented her daughter's milestone birthday over on Instagram, where she gave her 650,000 followers a sneak peek into the fun day. Una, who shares two children, Aiofe and her brother Tadhg, six, with her ex-husband Ben Foden, shared plenty of pictures of the thrilled birthday girl and sleepover party set up.

Rachel Stevens is just one of the celebrities announced to be taking part in this year’s Dancing On Ice.The 43-year-old has joined the likes of Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor, Love Island's Liberty Poole and Happy Mondays’ Bez to compete in the next series of the ITV skating show. Rachel rose to fame as one-seventh of noughties pop band S Club 7 which led to her being voted FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World. However, despite being one of the most lusted after women in showbiz, Rachel is far from single and is happily married to her childhood sweetheart.

Ben Foden has been enjoying a romantic getaway with his wife Jackie following his elimination from Dancing on Ice. The rugby ace, 36, became the first celebrity to be voted off the show, after losing a skate-off to Lorraine presenter Ria Hebden during week one of the ITV competition. Ben looks to have gotten over his shock departure from the show however, and he and wife Jackie, 37, have headed off on a romantic getaway, along with their one year old daughter Farrah.

Ben Foden’s wife Jackie Smith Foden has laid into ITV skating competition Dancing On Ice after her rugby union husband was voted the first to leave in Sunday night’s elimination.The New York mum-of-one, 37, couldn’t hold back her rage after the sportsman’s unexpectedly premature exit from the reality show, and she wrote a scathing rant on her Instagram.The star, who shares one year old daughter Farrah with Ben, was particularly frustrated as she claimed the show appeared to be merely a “popularity competition” rather than one based on skating talent alone. She also shared her wishes to get back to America as soon as possible after uprooting her life to move to the UK so she could support husband Ben, 36, during the competition.

Dancing On Ice contestant Ben Foden became the first star to be voted off the ITV skating show on Sunday night after the dreaded skate-off. Ben, 36, performed with pro Robin Johnstone as he went against Ria Hebden and Lukasz Rozycki, who received the lowest votes on last week's opening episode. After both stars took to the ice with their pro partners to perform in the dreaded skate-off, the four judges - Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo - delivered their verdict with Ria and Lukasz winning an unanimous vote.

Dancing On Ice star Ben Foden has called his ITV co-star Rachel Stevens the "sexiest woman in the world".The 36 year old, who married Jackie Belanoff-Smith just two weeks after meeting back in 2019, was speaking to The Sun ahead of his debut in the rink alongside pro partner Robin Johnstone when he made the remark. When asked what she's got that is "unique" compared to her rivals on the show, Rachel, 43, explained: "Oh my goodness... You've just got to go into it as yourself and take the opportunity to learn.

Ben Foden would love his children, Aoife and Tadhg, to go to university in America. The rugby star, who is currently competing on Dancing On Ice, sat down with wife Jackie Belanoff-Smith for a catch up with OK! and revealed he'd love his eldest kids to go to college in America.The star, 36, shares Aoife, eight, and Tadhg, six, with ex-wife Una Healy, 40, and the children currently live in Ireland with their mother. Ben, who is in the UK to focus on Dancing On Ice, is currently based in New York with his businesswoman wife Jackie, and says he would love for Aoife and Tadhg to consider university there.

The nation’s favourite skating show will return to our screens in January 2022 and, while the Dancing On Ice line-up has been revealed — now the new season’s pairings have been too. The likes of S Club 7’s Rachel Stevens and Love Island star Liberty Poole are taking to the ice, along with rugby player Ben Foden and ex-Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole.

Ben Foden and Brendan Cole are said to have already fallen out with one another just two weeks after the official Dancing On Ice 2022 line-up was announced. The likes of Love Island’s Liberty Poole, Coronation Street star Sally Dynever and S Club 7’s Rachel Stevens are also taking to the ice in the New Year which will return to our screens in January.

Una Healy has shared an adorable photo with her lookalike daughter Aoife Belle – and fans can’t get over their striking resemblance. Taking to Instagram, Saturdays star Una, 39, who moved back to Ireland amid the pandemic, posed side-by-side with nine-year-old Aoife as she celebrated International Daughters' Day.

Una Healy's children have been blocked from entering the US to visit their dad Ben Foden, his wife has told her social media followers. Jackie Belanoff Smith travelled from her and Ben's home in New York to Dublin to collect the rugby star's two children with The Saturdays singer Una.

Ben Foden has revealed how he and his ex-wife Una Healy survived their difficult divorce and are making things work for the sake of their children. The pair split in July 2016 following six years of marriage and after welcoming two children together.Their union ended after Ben reportedly cheated on the Saturdays, who admitted the situation was "devastating".

The speed at which Ben and Jackie Foden married after meeting may seem fast. But the pair, who now share one year old daughter Farrah, insist they knew they were perfect for one another.

Rugby star Ben Foden and his wife Jackie have given OK! VIP’s an exclusive invite to their daughter’s 1st birthday party. Filled with balloons, sparkly décor and a unicorn cake – little Farrah celebrated in style and we can’t wait for you to see more! After cutting the cake and busting a move, the sweet pair sat down to talk about their whirlwind romance and even revealed their plans for baby number two.

Una Healy has confirmed that she is looking for love again following her "traumatic" split from ex-husband Ben Foden.The Saturdays singer, 39, admitted that she has had time to "recover" and "heal" since the former couple parted ways in 2018.MORE: Una Healy looks flawless as ever in sizzling bikini selfieWATCH: Some of the biggest celebrity splits"It'll be three years this summer since we split, so I have had the time to heal from all of that," she told The Sun.

Ben Foden has admitted it was "wrong" of him to cheat on ex-wife Una Healy, two years after their split.The 35 year old was married to The Saturdays singer Una, 38, for six years, but announced their separation in 2018. At the time of their split, it was reported that Ben had been unfaithful to the Irish stunner, which he has since confirmed.

Una Healy has candidly spoken out on her divorce “hell” after her split from Ben Foden. Former The Saturdays singer Una, 38, admitted she “had to stay strong” for her two children Tadhg and Aoife, who she shares with her ex husband Ben, 35, throughout their split in 2018.

Una Healy has confessed that when her marriage ended to Ben Foden, after he was caught cheating on her, she "hit rock bottom" but added she doesn't want to "feel sad about her past" anymore.The mum-of-two also admitted that she found lockdown on her own with two young children "lonely".The 38-year-old had moved from Ireland to Birmingham be closer to her new boyfriend David Breen but sadly their relationship came to an end in March, just as lockdown began.

Ben Foden has paid tribute to his wife Jackie Belanoff Smith and saying their wedding was the "best decision of his life" on their first wedding anniversary.The couple tied the knot on board a luxury yacht in Nantucket, Massachusetts, just two weeks after they started dating.Taking to Instagram, the 35-year-old father of three shared some treasured images of the pair.

Una Healy has enjoyed a date with lawyer Tom Phillips four months after her split from boyfriend David Breen.The Saturdays star, 38, was reported to have been dating Tom, who is “one of the most-wanted singles in London on dating app Happn” but a representative for Una has since denied the claims, saying that she is not in a relationship with him. Una, who has daughter Aoife, eight, and son Tadhg, five, with her ex-husband Ben Foden, split from boyfriend David in March.

Ben Foden has been spotted out with his newborn daughter just days after her birth.The 34 year old welcomed his first child with wife Jackie Belanoff Smith — and third overall — last week. Rugby player Ben and businesswoman Jackie announced they had welcomed a daughter named Farrah, but also detailed the complications of the birth.

Jackie Belanoff Smith has had enough of trolls sending her cruel messages about her newborn baby girl Farrah as well as those who comment on her relationship with Ben Foden.The blonde beauty, who welcomed her little bundle of joy last week, took to her Instagram Stories to hit out at fans of 34 year old Ben's ex Una Healy after receiving a message from one follower who asked which of Ben's daughters he would save if they were in a fire.

Ben Foden’s wife Jackie has shared a sweet video of the rugby star cradling their newborn daughter Farrah after the couple welcomed their child into the world last week. Ben, who has daughter Aoife and son Tadhg with ex wife Una Healy, looked smitten as he cosied up to his newborn while celebrating Memorial Day in the US with his American wife.