Ellen loses Superman Henry to Hollywood
SUPERMAN actor Henry Cavill has split up with his international showjumper fiancee Ellen Whitaker.
They have called time on their threeyear romance just as Henry is shooting to Hollywood stardom – Superman Man Of Steel is due out next year and Henry is reportedly being earmarked for a starring role in the forthcoming Fifty Shades Of Grey movie.
Meanwhile Ellen, part of the famous Whitaker equestrian dynasty, is said to have moved to Newcastle with her best friend Jennifer. Another of Ellen’s friends confirmed the split and said: ‘They just weren’t getting on.’
Ellen, 26, met Jersey-born Henry, 29, at the 2009 Olympia International Horse Show. She had just ended a longterm relationship but Henry wooed her and eventually won her heart.
In May 2011 he proposed in a Hollywood hotel and a delighted Ellen said at the time: ‘I couldn’t believe it when he asked me to marry him. I thought we were there to celebrate his birthday. It was such a surprise and I am so happy.’
But the pair haven’t been seen together since June, with Henry spending more time carving out his career in America while Ellen concentrates on her horses.
In London last week for an Olympics closing party at Omega House, a stony-faced Henry said of the engagement: ‘I’ll talk about that another time. This summer I am taking time off and relaxing.’
Ellen, the niece of Olympic showjumpers John and Michael Whitaker, was banned from driving for 18 months last year after being caught more than twice over the drink-drive limit on the way back from a charity ball in Cheshire.