Nicola Adams shares tough reason for split and opens up on co-parenting

Olympic gold medalist Nicola Adams has admitted that her ex-girlfriend Ella Baig's career on an adult website put a strain on their relationship as she opens up on ‘difficult’ break-up and co-parenting their son.

42-year-old Nicola, who was the first British woman to clinch Olympic gold in the ring at the 2012 Olympics, parted ways with 27-year-old Ella at the beginning of the year after seven years together. Their relationship came under strain due to the nature of Ella’s OnlyFans career.

The couple began dating in 2018 after meeting each other on a night out and hitting it off. After a few years of dating, they decided they wanted to have children and opted to use fertility treatments.

Ella went on to give birth to their son Taylor in July 2022 via caesarean section. It comes after Princess Andre says she's 'independent' from parents as she breaks silence after Katie Price row.

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Since their split this year, Nicola has admitted that Ella's career on OnlyFans did in fact have an impact on their relationship.

Speaking to theDaily Mail, the boxer said: “I have always been incredibly supportive of Ella's career and the choices she has made, including her work on OnlyFans. However, as much as I respect what she does, I can't deny that it has had an impact on our relationship.”

She also revealed that it is difficult going through a breakup in the public eye, but they are doing well at navigating co-parenting.

She added: “Co-parenting has been really good, because our son's always at the top of it. It's always difficult doing breakups, especially when you're in the public eye - and it's not something that you always you want to be public. But I guess once you've been [in the public eye] it always ends up being that way... but we've navigated that quite well.”

She added: “I've always believed in handling things with respect and maturity, and we shared a lot of good memories together, and I'll always be grateful for the good times. And I guess the main thing is our son now, and we see ourselves as, like, pretty good co-parents. I think... I feel like we've got good co-parenting girls here. I'm just happy that he's happy, and it hasn't really affected him that much.”

It follows after Nicola lifted the lid on her new career move after she revealed that she has been taking acting lessons and is now set to make her acting debut in a film next year.

Nicola is set to star in The Gun on Second Street alongside Poppy Delevigne and Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer. Alongside her upcoming film, Nicola is also starring in a BBC children's show titled High Hoops, which is due for release in November.

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