Helen Soby: What Do We Know About Noel Edmonds’ Ex-Wife?
Find out everything you need to know about Deal Or No Deal Presenter Noel Edmond’s ex-wife Helen Soby!
Deal or No Deal presenter Noel Edmonds came back onto the scene in 2018 after he entered ITV’s reality game show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Sadly, Noel was first to be voted out by the public but he was laughing all the way to the bank after reportedly being paid £600,000 by ITV bosses. We’d definitely call deal on that!
Did you know the Presenter has been married three times? His relationship timeline is quite impressive – He marries Gillian Slater in 1971 and divorces her ten years later. He goes on to marry Helen Soby in 1986, who he stays with for almost two decades before wedding his ‘soulmate’ Liz in 2009.
A scandal broke out when they split that second wife Helen had been unfaithful with a ‘cross-dressing’ Pilates instructor…
This leaves us with a lot of questions! Time to check the ex-files…
Noel Edmonds and Helen Soby Tie The Knot In 1986
Noel Edmonds marries wife Helen Soby in 1986.
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Noel and Helen Soby Have Four Children Together
Noel adopts Charlotte who was Helen’s daughter from a previous relationship. They go on to have three more daughters: Lorna, Olivia and Alice.
He once brags about their sex life to reporters, claiming:
‘I’ve a very attractive wife and I want to be able to enjoy all aspects of her. I don’t play much sport, but make love for Britain.’
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They Own A 35-Bedroom Mansion At Broomford Manor, Devon
The pair splash out on a 35-bedroom mansion and farm in Devon.
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Noel Edmonds And Helen Soby Divorce In 2004
The couple decide to separate after two decades of marriage in 2003. Reports that Helen cheated on Noel surface in the media when it comes to light that Helen is dating her Pilates instructor.
However, in spite of reports of infidelity, Noel claims that the couples’ marriage was over long before the relationship had come to light.
He tells The Daily Mirror in 2006 that:
‘Helen and I decided to separate in 2003 and I started divorce proceedings – though I’ll never talk about the reasons. We planned to have as amicable a divorce as possible.
‘I do feel sorry for Helen, I had chosen that we would get to the point where we were legally divorced before I would have a relationship with anybody. But it was portrayed that her relationship was the reason we split and it’s so unfair. Who she has a relationship with now is her business, not mine.’
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Third Time Lucky?
In spite of vowing that he would never marry again after two divorces, Noel unexpectedly finds love close to home…on channel 4 game show Deal Or No Deal in fact!
He meets his third wife, Liz Davies on set of the show as she is working as a makeup artist. He later tells guests at his wedding that:
‘To start with it was all very professional, but there was a look in both our eyes.’
Noel goes to great lengths to make his third wedding as private as possible, declining offers from both Hello! and OK! magazines who wanted to do a feature.
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A source tells The Daily Mail:
‘Noel just wanted a low-key affair. There were no celebrity guests – just 40 people, close friends and family, who have always supported him.’
The pair marry in a quiet, civil ceremony in the Cotswolds back in 2009.
Liz was previously married to camera-man Nathan Ridler, the father of her two sons.