Ever since Myleene Klass revealed in lurid detail how she caught her ex-husband Graham Quinn cheating on her with another celebrity, everyone has been busy trying to guess who the famous woman could be.
Speaking on a podcast, the Loose Women presenter described how she’d walked in on Quinn and the unknown female ‘unzipping each other’ on the balcony at her birthday party, not long before their 2011 wedding.
But since then she’s stayed stubbornly mute on who the culprit was, sending the internet into an Agatha Christie-style hunt to determine the identity of the mystery balcony woman.
People have begun to piece together clues by poring over paparazzi photographs of the famous names arriving at Myleene’s birthday parties, seeing if she still follows former friends on Instagram and perhaps Myleene’s biggest clue: it was someone who has built a brand on ‘family’ values.
Yet Graham – the target of the cheating allegations and perhaps the only person who could help solve the mystery – has so far refused to comment.
Now a friend of the security manager, who first found love with Myleene in 2001 when he was a bodyguard for the pop group Hear’Say, of which she was a member, says he has stayed quiet for the sake of his two daughters Ava, 17, and Hero, 13.
The friend told me: ‘Gray is a private person and is happy leading a quiet life. Despite being fed up to the back teeth with Myleene, he’s not going to dignify these fantasies with a response.
‘He thinks she’s a bully.’
Speaking on a podcast, the Loose Women presenter described how she’d walked in on Quinn and the unknown female ‘unzipping each other’ on the balcony at her birthday party, not long before their 2011 wedding
They believe it was especially ‘vindictive and calculated’ of Myleene to launch the bombshell broadside on what she would have known was the week of Graham’s 51st birthday.
‘She knew what she was doing,’ they said. ‘That woman will do anything for attention and once again she has dragged Gray’s name through the mud to get it.’
Last night, Graham, who now works as a security manager in Ibiza, finally addressed his broken relationship with his children and accused Myleene, 47, of actively denying him access to them, as revenge for the split.
Writing on the Fathers4Justice website – a pressure group championing the rights of fathers following relationship breakdown – he said: ‘I haven’t seen my kids in years. The only exception is when Myleene begrudgingly met me in a car park off the North Circular Road in 2014.
‘She lowered the window about three inches and I could see the girls in the back. That was it.
‘I’ve thrown so much more money at it [trying to see his daughters] and I can’t afford much more.
‘I’ve spent £20,000 and am probably further away from them now than I’ve ever been. It’s like banging my head against a brick wall.
‘I’ve missed so many birthdays and Christmas days. I’ll never get that back.’
Last night, Graham, who now works as a security manager in Ibiza, finally addressed his broken relationship with his children and accused Myleene, 47, of actively denying him access to them, as revenge for the split
He described how the estrangement has impacted heavily on his mental health, saying: ‘It’s made me depressed for years. I’ve had to go to counselling to get through every day. I’ve had to reach out for help and I’m not ashamed to admit it,’ he said. ‘I only ever see my kids in the media – being paraded around in products to make her money. It’s killing me and she knows it.
‘I was deep in depression, dying inside. I can understand why men kill themselves because they can’t see their children, although I wouldn’t do that.
‘I’ve tried to get Myleene to see the light, but she’s not interested. She knows how much I love those girls and that it’s destroying me, but she doesn’t care – she’s got them all to herself and loves it.
‘I don’t even know where they live any more. I can’t see them and I can’t speak to them on the phone. I’m blocked on Twitter and Instagram, so can’t see photos of them and even my autistic niece is blocked on social media.
‘My family have reached out to try and send birthday and Christmas gifts, but they’re just ignored. My parents are innocent people but they’re denied access, too.’
Despite the cheating allegation on the balcony, Myleene married the Irish strongman in an idyllic ceremony in October 2011, with just 16 guests in attendance.
However, their romance came to a crashing close six months after the wedding with Myleene claiming he walked out on her and their two daughters on her birthday – something he has always denied.
Myleene has said that the divorce, which was granted 18 months after the split in a 100-second hearing at the High Court, left her humiliated with her finances spiralling and an alcohol dependency.
Graham’s friends say he is not afraid of Myleene’s threats and just wants to see his daughters Ava and Hero
But Graham yesterday dismissed claims that he received a generous pay-off in the divorce.
‘I got no financial settlement at all. All I got from the sale of the house was the money I’d put in. In fact, we sold it at a loss.’
Graham also claimed the children had been ‘brainwashed’ against him.
‘My eldest used to say to me, “Daddy, did you take all of Mummy’s pennies?” and I’d have to explain no,’ Graham alleged.
‘She got the easiest divorce ever. My lawyer at the time said I could’ve demanded a lot more, but I didn’t want to. It would be taking away from my daughters.’
Graham claimed Myleene ‘changed overnight’ after appearing in the 2006 series of I’m Celebrity Get Me Out of Here – for which she is best remembered for showering in a white bikini.
‘It suddenly all became about money – she wanted a driver and a make-up artist. That killed our relationship,’ he said.
‘She’s painted as the poor woman left with the kids, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
‘I’ve been in contact with the Child Support Agency and they’ve told me to keep putting the money in a separate account. I wanted to pay through the CSA, rather than directly to her, so it was all official and above board.
‘They looked at my accounts and calculated that I needed to pay less than she was demanding and she didn’t like that, so cut me off. I still put the money aside each month so the girls can have it when they’re older.
‘Fighting for the kids has cost me work, too. I lost a contract of 11 years last year. That cost me £40,000 and I had to let two of my staff go.
‘I know one day I’ll get to see my girls and I will make it up to them.’
His former popstar wife was unrepentant this week about badmouthing the father of her two daughters and airing the cheating allegations.
Myleene took to Instagram on Tuesday to state she was happy her comments ‘went viral’ because they ‘reached the people who needed to hear it’.
She added: ‘All this to say, at 47, I’ve finally found my voice and it’s clear, unapologetic and brutally honest. To those that fear its truth, you probably have reason to, I have receipts [proof].’
Myleene then ended her post with a Bible quote that said:
‘And the truth will set you free’ John 8.32,’ before adding her own words: ‘And then some.’
Graham’s friends say he is not afraid of Myleene’s threats and just wants to see Ava and Hero.
They said: ‘Gray is not scared of Myleene. He has put up with this for 13 years.
‘He’s never professed to be an angel, but the past is the past.’
‘All he has ever wanted is the opportunity to show that he can be a good dad, and that has been repeatedly denied to him.’
I’m told that he is particularly keen for them to have a relationship with their aunt, Lisa Duffy, who is married to Boyzone singer Keith.
They have two children who want a closer relationship to their first cousins.
Graham, has a close circle of friends who have helped support him including JLS singer Marvin Humes and hisThis Morning presenter wife Rochelle who visited him this week.
They hired a private boat to the island of Formentera from Ibiza, where they visited the Beso Beach bar and raised a glass to Graham and his recent birthday celebrations.
Next year, the father-of-two will undoubtedly hope that he can be joined by his two daughters and mend their broken relationship.
