Former heavyweight boxer David Haye has had a number of high-profile relationships, with Una Healy claiming ‘one woman will never be enough’ for him, while Helen Flanagan has spoken about her time as part of his open relationship
I’m A Celeb star David Haye is recognised for his British heavyweight boxing career, yet his eventful romantic life has persistently grabbed headlines in recent years.
Haye will tonight appear at the live final of the competition, which was pre-recorded out in South Africa some months ago. The boxer has been at the heart of some of the most controversial moments of the series, clashing with campmate Ryan Thomas and airing his much-criticised views on women. He will come face-to-face with his competitors tonight in the live final in London.
The former heavyweight champion practises non-monogamy, whereby someone maintains multiple romantic and sexual relationships with the knowledge and agreement of a partner or spouse. According to one former partner, “one woman will never be enough” for him.
He has been in a relationship with model Sian Osborne since 2020, though in recent years he’s also been associated with Saturdays singer Una Healy. Sources suggest the pair utilised the exclusive dating app Raya to actively search for a third person to join their relationship.
Their profile apparently made it explicit they were a “packaged deal,” looking for a woman who could integrate into their existing ‘throuple’ arrangement.
Following their initial connection during their first appearance on I’m a Celebrity back in 2012, Helen Flanagan was romantically linked with the retired boxer throughout 2023 before their separation in December that year, reports the Mirror.
Rumours circulated that she entered a “throuple” with David and his girlfriend Sian, though she has categorically denied this. However, during an appearance on Celebs Go Dating, the Corrie actress discussed Haye and the complications that accompany dating the gold medal-winning former fighter.
Helen grew emotional as she disclosed they had previously been together, but found it difficult to accept not being the sole woman in his life. “I’d known him for 10 years,” Helen said on the show. “We did a reality show together. I remember the first time seeing him in the jungle, I was like ‘wow.’ It was quite something – it’s really hard for me to talk about.
“He had a girlfriend and an open relationship. I didn’t mean to fall in love with him, but I did. We did have this amazing connection together – we were like fire. It was weird – I think he does love his girlfriend, and he loves me as well. It just brings me to a part in my life that was quite dark.”
When asked about suggestions she was involved in a throuple, she responded: “No [it wasn’t]. I was in love with him. I wouldn’t have enjoyed watching the man I was in love with have sex with another woman; that’s not for me.
“I had communication with his girlfriend, but I felt very guilty. I didn’t feel nice about it all. It really upsets me because I don’t mean to hurt other people, but I was just really lonely. I found it really difficult because it just happened. It’s not nice to another girl, and I should’ve known better.”
Helen spoke out once more while promoting her recent memoir, Head and Heart. “The relationship that I had with David was just David on his own,” the actress explained. “My evenings were just spent with him, that’s what only ever happened.”
At the beginning of 2023, fans were curious to spot Saturdays singer Una Healy on holiday with David and Sian. David and Sian had been on holiday since early January, with Una joining them briefly to soak up the sun in Costa Rica. Followers were quick to spot that David was holding hands with both women in a photograph shared on social media.
Former boxer David appeared to confirm the polyamorous arrangement in a Valentine’s Day post on Instagram, in which he paid tribute to the “queens in my life”.
He also stated that he preferred to keep his “private life private”, adding: “What I do behind closed doors is between me and the girls involved.”
However, in March that year, Una insisted she was single. Several months later, the mother-of-two admitted she had indeed been in a relationship with David, but felt “hoodwinked” into the situation, maintaining that she and Sian were never romantically involved with each other.
She said: “He was very honest that I wasn’t the only woman he was seeing, I was very aware he was seeing other people. I knew he was being honest, and it’s not like I was being cheated on. I knew he wasn’t husband material, just a bit of fun, and I was enjoying it.”
Speaking about Sian, Una added: “There’s no dynamic there – she’s not my girlfriend – he’s both our boyfriend and I just thought, ‘I’m out, you can have him.’ He can have whoever he wants because one [woman] will never be enough for him.”
However, matters took an uncomfortable turn when model Sian took to social media to deliver a pointed rebuttal to Una’s version of events. She shared several photographs of the trio enjoying a theatre show before heading to London’s Winter Wonderland.
Alongside the images, she wrote: “Hoodwink: verb to deceive or trick someone. A liar weaves a tangled web, trapping themselves in a labyrinth of deceit. When we embrace truth, we align ourselves with the harmonious order of the universe.”
“He was very honest that I wasn’t the only woman he was seeing; I was very aware he was seeing other people. I knew he was being honest, and it’s not like I was being cheated on,” Una explained on the My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast.
She alleged that David had rekindled his connection with Sian while they were in a casual relationship, and had expressed a desire for the two women to meet. Though initially reluctant, Una eventually agreed, concerned she might otherwise be accused of conducting an affair with David behind Sian’s back.
Una revealed she quickly came to the conclusion that a throuple arrangement was not suited to her, and ended things with the former sportsman, maintaining that the split was amicable.
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