Nicole ‘flees her home’ amid Paddy rumours

SPECULATION has been mounting in recent days about her relationship with married Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness.

And it seems Nicole Appleton’s close friends are rallying around her amid the furore, with her All Saints bandmate Melanie Blatt photographed leaving Nicole’s London home yesterday morning after spending the night.

Before this, Nicole, 43, pictured left, was seen fleeing her home with a large suitcase, attempting to remain unseen as she rode away in a car at around 7pm on Monday.

She had been pictured enjoying a night out with married McGuinness at the weekend in snaps which saw the TV star’s wife Christine break down in tears on Monday.

However, Nicole looked in relaxed spirits as she smiled at photographers while wheeling a large suitcase to a car on Monday evening.

Meanwhile, a subdued Melanie, 42, was seen leaving Nicole’s house yesterday after spending the previous day with her friend, whom she first met aged 11 during their time at theatre school.

Dressed in a black shearling coat, the makeup-free singer left in a taxi. Melanie’s visit came as it was revealed Nicole and McGuinness had unfollowed each other on social media. McGuinness, 44, and his wife Christine married in 2011 after three years of dating.

Nicole was previously married to Oasis singer Liam Gallagher, 45. They have a son, Gene, 16, but split in 2014.

Since then, she has dated Nicholas Gray – a lighting technician with indie band Kasabian – and was seen kissing rugby star Danny Cipriani. Meanwhile, sources say McGuinness and his wife have not been seen together in public for several months,.