Francesca Cumani splits from TV co-host Oli Bell
Glamorous racing expert Francesca Cumani has split from her partner, but the broken-up pair will soon be forced to reunite back on air. This is why.
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Francesca Cumani has split with her partner and ITV racing co-host Oli Bell.
The glamorous racing expert who worked across Channel 10’s racing coverage, and previously for Channel 7, has separated from Bell who has reportedly hooked up with a famous British jockey.
Cumani and Bell had been together for two years following her separation from Australian polo player husband, Rob Archibald.
Married in 2014, Cumani and Archibald welcomed son Harry in April 2016.
Now according to UK reports, Bell has raced off in another direction, forming a close bond with Hayley Turner, Britain’s most successful female jockey.
It’s understood Cumani is doing OK after the split, and the pair will be back working on air together in a few weeks.
In October, Cumani said the fact Bell is also in the media had helped the couple cope with the increased attention surrounding their relationship.
“If anything it’s been positive because we understand each other’s worlds and we very much are there for each other and support each other through it,’’ she told the Herald Sun.
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She also said remarrying was “not really at the front of my mind at the moment”, but adored being a mother, even though sharing custody between England, where Cumani is based, and Australia could be challenging.
She also said she harbours hopes to follow in the footsteps of her father, grandfather and brother Matt, to one day become a trainer.