Matt Di Angelo blamed for Heaton split

Andy Scott-Lee has accused Matt Di Angelo of "killing" his relationship with Michelle Heaton.

Scott-Lee and Heaton announced that they had ended their 18-month marriage earlier this month. Michelle later insisted that there were no other parties involved.

However, Andy has now publicly blamed former EastEnders actor Matt for the split. The ex-boyband star claims that he dumped Michelle after learning she had spent two nights in a hotel room with Di Angelo in April.

"I'm speaking out now because I'm sick of the lies. The truth is Matt Di Angelo killed my marriage," Andy told the Sunday Mirror. "Michelle and I didn't split up because we drifted apart - I ended it because she cheated on me before. But Matt was the straw that broke the camel's back."

Andy was horrified when he discovered Michelle's alleged infidelity in a message to a friend she had left on their laptop. Describing Matt as "sexy", Heaton told the pal they had "hugged and played with each other" in the actor's hotel room, but had resisted kissing or having sex on both nights.

"Our sex life had always been good but now I can't bear to touch her because of what's happened," Scott-Lee continued. "Michelle cheated on me before but always denied it, so I expected she would lie again.

"But I wanted to give her one last chance to save our marriage. I told her I knew she'd spent the night in bed with Matt and at first she denied it outright. I told I had evidence to prove it, then she admitted she had stayed [at the hotel], but that other people were there too, and insisted nothing happened. But I had evidence. I'd had enough of her lies so I told her the marriage was over."

Matt was also accused of stealing his Strictly Come Dancing partner Flavia Cacace from her long-term love Vincent Simone last year. The pair have since ended their relationship.