Helen and Paul have split
 

:bawling:

I'm sorry to have break this news, I thought they were for keeps.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2...270286,00.html

Updated 13-6-2006 03:28 PM:
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Update: magazine scans display at right size now.

Is this why ROB has gone AWOL? :shocked::sad:

I'm so gutted where's the crying smilie when you need him.
Can't really say anything more I really thought the next news we'd get on them would be about the wedding.

It's really sad. :bored: (yeah where is the crying smilie Rach?)

I still reckon there's hope for a reconcilliation. Maybe they just need time apart:thumbs:

MUUAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAA!!

I told you they'd never last :hello::hello:

ermm bonzobaby I don't think you'll be getting a very warm welcome with a first post like that.
Using the :hello: to celebrate the end of someones relationship isn't the nicest of things to do is it:sad:
I know I'm not on my own when I say quite a few of our oldest members are very fond of Helen and Paul and if you were around all those years ago you'd have seen that they were one of the main reasons TIBB is what it is today.

anyway back to the topic I found him>:bawling: again
I've read the Heat magazine interview and it's all very sad.They've done a final joint interview to put the record straight and stop lies being made up.
I hope they can both find happiness and I hope they mean it when they say that they will always stay friends.
From reading the interview if the questions weren't about them splitting you'd think they were as happy as ever together if that makes sense:sad:
The way they still talk about each other is an example to anyone that's in the same position I think.
I do think it will be difficult for them to move on though everyone knows them as half of a couple.I just hope they are doing the right thing:bawling:

I never watched BB2 so can't really comment on what they were like together but its such a shame when they had lasted that long together after meeting in the BB house.

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Rach, my dear, surely those halcyon days of Paul boring the nation to tears with his LIES (or as I think the romantic old birds on here might put it, "tall stories") and dippy Helen falling for his 'charms' (just glad she's realised that she can do so much better) aren't THAT long ago?

If you are waxing lyrical about how the original members were so smitten by the relationship, then surely you'll realise that I precede the vast majority of the members on here.

BTW, what *did* happen to LEE? Couldn't stand her...

I'm sure LEE will sleep well in her bed knowing that bonzo and yep i think I may well remember you from all those years ago aswell.
Still you had a long wait to say I told you so.so enjoy your moment.
Anyway this thread wasn't for this was it:rolleyes:

Well I for one was very sad to hear read this today!! I honestly thought they were a lovely couple and for keeps but sometimes things just don't work I suppose I wish them all the best and an sure they will be happy again and they say they will remain friends and if anything they still sound like they very much care about one another so believe them when they say they will remain friends!!

It would be even sadder if they didn't as they have spent the last 5 years together so that would be a shame!!

It's a shame to hear this news.

I really though Hellen and Paul would be together forever. Perhaps if they met in the reak world with no media attention it would have lasted. That seems to be the reason for the split. :bored:

OH NO! that is such a shame i really hope that they only need some time to themselves and end up back together although it all sounds so final selling their house and all:sad:

When Rach texted me this morning with the news, I was devastated. Couldnt believe it until I actually saw it in print.

Bonzo there are an awful lot of Paul and Helen fans on this site. You may not be amongst us but please dont sound so pleased that they have split.

As for me I wish them well in the future - you never know absence makes the heart grow fonder. That article certainly sounds as if they are still really close. Good on them for doing a joint interview. It must have been very hard for them. Feel like I have lost one of the family. Stupid but true.

BTW Sticks - ROB is up to her eyes at work that is why she hasnt been around.

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Absoutley gutted to hear this. I really thought they were meant to be,would last forvever and such. I didn't even watch BB2 and I'm upset so I can't even imagine what you guys are feeling. :sad:

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Thanks James.

I'm crying again :bawling:

I guess this must have happened a good few months ago, knowing how long it takes to sell a property.

I've been so upset all day about this but spending the last 5 years hoping they'll stay together and defending them for probably the first couple of years I think it's going to take some time to get used to them not being Helen & Paul.
CC I don't really think Helen is to blame in this I think it's one of those things that happen.
She gave up so much to be with him she left Wales & her mum and I suspect turned down some tv offers that he didn't want her to do early after bb finished.In every interview she's hinted for him to propose and he didn't.
I don't think anyone is to blame.I think the pressure of everyone expecting them to marry maybe was a factor.that happens in all realtionships people keep asking when it will happen but it must have been much worse when strangers are doing it aswell.
I just wish they'd married and maybe it would have made them work at it more.relationships do change into something different after so many years but it doesn't mean the end in most.I just hope that if one of them misses the other then they'll tell each other.
They still sound as if they care very much for each other which in some ways makes it harder to understand.
from The Sun article this morning most of the newspaper sites have picked up on it so I think they'll perhaps get more attention over the next few weeks than they'd want.

Good points rachb.

Helen did hint a lot that she wanted him to propose so maybe she just got fed of waiting??

At least they had the nous to arrange a last pay day from heat........

I think the Heat interview was just to tell everyone.If they were getting asked each day when they were getting married after they'd split that would hurt so much.
It's probably the easiest way of them letting everyone know.
Also to stop the tabloids making up stories of why they split.

Looks like the Lord Low Troll finally won :bawling:

See here for obscure reference (Note in a few days time - possibly Thursday I will be taking this part of my site down as it will be too painful to keep up) :sad: :bawling:

That is a shame

I suppose it shows that a Big Brother relationship is just the same as any other.

I hope they are both very happy

Please don't think I'm a hater of Paul and Helen - indeed, I have always been a fan of Helen (Brian and Helen were always my favourites in BB2 - I didn't mind which won, as long as one of them did).

As this is a big brother forum, I thought one would be welcome to post one's opinions on Big Brother related news such as this.

As Helen was one of my favourite housemates, I'm actually delighted that they have split - better to go your seperate ways than suffer in a loveless relationship!

So here's to the split :hello:

Awwww. I just read about it on digital spy. I thought they'd be together forever- glad their still friends though! x

Bad news, but at least there very honest about it, that's what I always liked about Helen and Paul good luck to them both. Who knows time apart might be a good thing, the pressure must have been bad for both of them. Bonzobaby come on, give people who liked em a break, your entitled to your opion you've had your gloat, but gloating about it over and over again looks more sad than the actual split. :sad:

Am I missing something?

Are all of you people personal friends/family of Helen and Paul, and directly involved in their lives? I'd have thought that unless you were family, bonzobaby's opinion that his fave HM, Helen, has been saved from a "limiting"relationship should be irrelevant to you.

Strange goings on.

oooh I didn't realise you two were still together :sad:
thought wherever Bonzo goes you follow though
welcome back:xyxwave:
I'm sure we don't even need to answer that one do we:bored:

Hi
Sorry, Rach - I think you may have mistaken me for someone else... I'm not *with* bonzobaby in any sense! I haven't been here for a long time, but I'm not sure that I know you.

Thanks for the welcome, though. :elephant:

Your dead right discoshag his opion is irrelevant never thought of it like that :eureka: Waste of bandwidth really :bored:

lol, I'm glad I helped you to see things more clearly steve.

Though, with respect, I don't share your opinion.

I too am gutted to hear the news of their split. They seemed so suited. A sad end to the BB2 saga. :sad::sad:

Was sad to read the article in The Sun yesterday while trying to eat my breakfast at the same time.

Thanks for posting up the Heat article James. Such a shame :bawling:

Going to be interesting to see what ROB has to say about it all.......

The Look of Love...........:love:

:bawling:Oh Di that pic :bawling:
How could it have all gone so wrong for them:bawling:

aw i think its a shame really its s shame when anyone split casue they obviously loved each other at one point, lets hope they work it out, and best of luck to them!

it is so sad to read this on tele text . then read it in heat mag. my heart goes out to both of them . :bawling::bawling:

I never watched BB2 but they seemed great together

CC - I think the idea of a last pay day from heat was the last thing on their mind. They have always used Heat to make announcements - remember they had their first interview the money for which they gave to charity.

A day after I am still in denial. If I dont read anything or see the article in Heat then it hasnt happened!

I think there were lots of reasons for the break-up. And they do say that they sold the flat because they were thinking of buying a house together.

Still good thing is that Helen is moving to Bristol. Good choice that. I shall be keeping my beady little eye out for her while I am out doing retail therapy.

I do hope all the interest that we have always shown in them hasnt contributed to all this. Paul has always said he wanted a private life and it must have been difficult to have people coming up to you and talking as if they had been best friends with you for ever.

Perhaps becoming 30 has made Paul sit back and think what he really wants from life. It is such a shame because they both gave up an awful lot to be together and went through a lot.

I just hope the media give them some privacy and dont keep trying to get interviews. They need time to themselves to come to terms with things.

Oh dear I'm off again:bawling::bawling: where's the tissues.

On reflection, I think my negative comments towards Helen were just made in a state of shock- I really dont have any bad feelings towards Helen (or Paul for that matter). I still think shes one of the loveliest people to ever grace television:love:. I genuinely wish her and Paul every happiness.:thumbs:

I feel stupid to have written the things I did. Sorry Helen! :thumbs:

Its just a huge surprise and Im genuinely saddened to hear it, mainly because its so unexpected. I really cant be bothered with Big Brother anymore. H/P were the reason I came looking for a BB forum, to talk about them and how lovely they are/were together. I just dont know if Ill be bothered with coming back regularly to post anymore.

I guess what brought them together, eventually tore them apart.:bawling: Im sure they never made the decision lightly, but I hope they know what they are doing because true love only happens once in your life.

It amazes me how Paul could let a girl like Helen go. He must be mad! I suppose I always had this scenario in the back of my mind, because if everything was as great as we all thought, then surely they would have got married or at least engaged long before their fifth anninversary? Im sure Paul (or even Helen) would have proposed if they were sure they were for keeps.

I suppose that at the start of their relationship, Helen was reliant and dependant on Paul and she has obviously matured and changed, proven by the fact that shes moving to Bristol on her own. I couldnt imagine her doing that a few years back. So maybe thats the reason for the split- shes just doesent need him anymore? Or maybe she wanted to move to Bristol and Paul didnt?

I guess in a few months or so, we'll see a couple of 'Paul:My new love' or 'Helen: My new fella' stories in heat. It is hard to imagine, but I hope they get the happiness they deserve. Its hard to imagine them staying friends- it just doesent work like that, and especially with Helen moving to Bristol, its hard to believe they'll stay 'good friends' although Im sure they speak on the phone. But if they get into new realtionahips, which Im sure they will, then will the new partner want an ex hanging around? Doubt it.

Theres no hint of unhappiness here in this interview in April: http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru....php?tid=41548

As for them getting back together- sadly I think this is the end for good.:sad:

I could write a five page essay here, but Ill leave it at that now, because it gets me down thinking about it.

If they cant make it- then what hope for the rest of us?:conf:


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