Rachel Stevens breaks silence after Dancing On Ice split in explosive 'gas lighting' post

Rachel Stevens has broken her silence after splitting up with her Dancing On Ice boyfriend - and she hasn't held back. The S Club star, 47, was dating pro skater, Brendyn Hatfield, 40, for three years before their split was confirmed this week.

After going public with their romance in 2023 after meeting on the ITV skating show, Rachel told fans the couple were "really good" just three months ago.

However, she's now taken to Instagram with a slurry of cryptic comments, including one about not letting other people's energy bring you down. Captioning a stunning picture of herself in which she poses effortlessly next to a lift, wearing jeans and a black satin blouse with her hair in a chic bun, she wrote: "Everything happens for a reason. The highs. The lows. The wins, the losses. The people who come in and the ones who leave. None of it is random. Every moment carries a lesson."

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Rachel continued: "Every lesson is guiding you closer to your purpose. So when life feels heavy, pause, breathe and remember: There's meaning to this...

"I'm proud of the process you're making no matter how small. One of the best boundaries you can have is simply not letting other people's energy bring down your emotions. Living in your peace even when you come across those who want you to join them in their storm is a sign of deep maturity..."

Insisting that 'someone's inability to love you is no reflection on you', she added: "For the right people you won't need to perform to keep your seat at the table- you speak and you're heard - it's really that simple. Grateful for everything that forced me to love myself more... You were never too much. Not once. Not never...

'"I wish more people understood that someone’s inability to love you is not proof that you are unlovable but often proof of their own limits, their own wounds, their own nervous system story. Your beauty is not a reflection of their unhealed story...

"You get tested the most when it's time for you to elevate. Do not break. To everyone who set fire to their old life to start over... "

Speaking about the mum-of-two's split with Brendyn, a source told The Sun the couple felt there was no way forward, adding that Brendyn and his young son had moved out of the home he shared with Rachel.

They said: "It is incredibly sad and a relatively recent thing. Both Rachel and Brendyn felt there was no way forward for them.

"Rachel recently took herself to Marbella with her two daughters to get some much-needed headspace, and Brendyn and his young son have now moved out of the family home into a flat."

Claiming that "tensions got too much" between the pair, they concluded: "There is still a lot of affection, and no regrets. But it isn't easy trying to make a blended family run seamlessly and in the end, tensions between Rachel and Brendyn got too much and they never want to row in front of the kids who remain their priority."

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