Helen Adams - Personal Life

Personal Life

Adams has revealed that she has dyslexia. She has since lent her support to a government literacy campaign.

Before entering the Big Brother house, Adams was romantically involved with a Welsh sales engineer, Gavin Cox; however, he publicly dumped her after watching her antics with her fellow housemate, Paul Clarke. Adams and Clarke began a relationship shortly after the Big Brother final in July 2001. The couple lived together in Barnet, north London, and their relationship was periodically featured in celebrity based magazines, particularly Heat, which interviewed the couple every few years to see how their relationship had developed.

During her time as a panelist on Loose Women, Adams indicated that she was approached about the possibility of filming a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about her life together with Clarke. The couple turned down the offer, opting to stay out of the limelight and concentrate on a normal life together.

However, in June 2006, Adams and Clarke confirmed they have split up after a five-year relationship. The couple told Heat magazine that they realised they got on better as friends and also blamed the pressure of fame for the break-up. Clarke claimed the last few months had been "hell" and Adams commented that they would stay close friends.

Following her split from Clarke, Adams decided to leave London and move to Portishead near Bristol, where she works as a stylist for Saks. In May 2007, it was reported that Adams accidentally set fire to the balcony of her rented £300,000 fourth-floor apartment, after putting a disposable tin foil barbecue onto its wooden flooring.