The private pair first made headlines back in January – much of the attention about the near-20-year age gap between Ritchie, 43, and security consultant Bell, 25.They’ve kept a very low profile since then – and the Daily Mail today reports they have now gone their separate ways.“Kate is single. Lockdown is to blame,” the outlet quotes a source as saying. In fact, the pair reportedly hadn’t seen each other in person since January, with lengthy border closures between Ritchie’s native NSW and Bell in Victoria causing them to drift apart. The couple were photographed that month enjoying a holiday together in Byron Bay, walking hand-in-hand through the beach town. Bell was also pictured with several visible tattoos including “Aussie Pride” and “Italian Pride”.Bell runs security solutions business VIREOSS from the small town of Seymour, an hour and a half from Melbourne.Judging by his social media presence, Bell is also a keen traveller and horse racing fan, with his liked pages including Racing Victoria, Flemington Racecourse, and Country Racing Victoria.Little else is known about Bell. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, he had a brush with the law in 2015 when he was charged with careless driving, however he was not convicted.According to the publication, Bell’s friend described him in an Instagram post as being a “messed up teenager from little old Portland [Victoria].”Ritchie’s hush-hush relationship with Bell came after a split from retired rugby player Stuart Webb. In November 2019, Webb agreed to an apprehended violence order (AVO) that prevented him from assaulting, threatening, stalking or harassing his wife.Webb also agreed not to approach or be in the company of Ritchie “for at least 12 hours after drinking alcohol or taking illicit drugs”.In March of the same year, Webb was charged with mid-range drink-driving on a suspended licence.Webb was caught allegedly running a red light near his and Ritchie’s Randwick home on March 26. When he was stopped by police, he allegedly blew 0.083.In January last year, Webb pleaded guilty to driving without a licence.The court was told Ritchie had sent a letter of support for her husband stressing his duties in bringing up their seven-year-old daughter, Mae, which the magistrate said he had taken into account.Webb has previously been sentenced for two separate drink-driving charges after he was caught in March 2012 and December 2017. Webb was fined on both occasions and lost his license for three months in the 2017 incident.He and Ritchie were last spotted together in February 2020, when they celebrated their daughter’s first day of school.
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