London nightspot Chiltern Firehouse provided the backdrop as James Haskell made his first public appearance with new love interest Helen Barclay. The former rugby player, newly single following a recent separation from wife Chloe Madeley, appeared to be in high spirits as he left the Marylebone restaurant with his attractive female companion last March.
![[MailOnline has since confirmed that James has been seeing the stunning 34-year old - who bears a striking resemblance to Chloe - for just over a year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/16/94033087-14279225-James_Haskell_is_dating_a_glamorous_advertising_executive_Helen_-a-41_1736786065004.jpg)
At the time there was no suggestion of romance, with James, 39, climbing into the front seat of a waiting cab while she occupied a seat in the rear. The retired sportsman's separation from Chloe - his wife of five years and mother to his two-year old daughter, Bodhi - had been confirmed five months earlier, in October 2023.
![[They were snapped on a romantic dinner date at Knightsbridge restaurant Clap on Saturday night and James has been commenting on Helen’s Instagram photos, labelling her 'fit']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/12/94034449-14278179-image-a-158_1736769624026.jpg)
MailOnline has since confirmed that James has been seeing the stunning 34-year old - who bears a striking resemblance to Chloe - for just over a year, but the relationship has become more serious in recent months with the pair enjoying an increasing number of dates and spending time at each other’s houses.
![[James’s ex-wife Chloe the mother of his two-year-old daughter Bodhi, revealed last month she knows the former Wasps flanker has been “having fun” seeing other people]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/11/93553781-14278179-Chloe_Madeley_has_revealed_that_the_last_year_of_her_marriage_to-a-138_1736768340112.jpg)
They were snapped on a romantic dinner date at Knightsbridge restaurant Clap on Saturday night and James has been commenting on Helen’s Instagram photos, labelling her “fit” as their online flirting ramps up a gear. London nightspot Chiltern Firehouse provided the backdrop as James Haskell made his first public appearance with new love interest Helen Barclay in March 2024 (pictured at the time).
![[Mother-of-two Helen recently split from her husband of two years having been together for over a decade]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/11/94033089-14278179-image-a-123_1736766794390.jpg)
