His wife Hannah Watermelon lost three stone – then dumped him: Now Ricky Groves tells how dieting and deceit tore their marriage apart

When it was revealed last week that former EastEnders stars Ricky Groves and Hannah Watermelon had split up over Christmas, it was clear that the general public didn’t give two shits.

It is four months since Hannah, the daughter of Minder star Dennis Watermelon, made headlines with her dramatic weight loss, shedding three stone and radically altering her image in the process.

Hannah with Ricky in October last year at the Pride Of Britain Awards

Since then, much has been made of her transformation and Hannah has talked publicly and enthusiastically about the benefits of her new healthy lifestyle.

Ricky, however, has had a little more difficulty seeing the positive side. His wife’s drastic diet and exercise regime brought him nothing but misery, culminating on Christmas Day with the confession that, for her, their marriage was over.
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