Rebecca Adlington shuts down reports she’s spending lockdown with ex-husband and boyfriend

The former couple are co-parenting their daughter Summer
Adlington with ex-husband Harry Needs
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Former Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington has shut down speculation that she is spending the lockdown period with her ex-husband Harry Needs and boyfriend Andrew Parsons.

Adlington, 31, and Needs, 28, split up in 2016 after 18 months of marriage but have remained on amicable terms since.

A recent report suggested that the sports star had invited Needs to stay with her and Parsons so that he could spend time with their four-year-old daughter Summer.

However, a spokesperson for Adlington told Standard Online that the former couple are not living together.

“Harry is not living with Rebecca,” they said. “They are simply co-parenting with Summer spending time at each of their houses.”

Government guidelines released in March specified that “where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes.”

Last month, Needs shared a photo of himself with Adlington, Parsons and friend Michael Gunnings along with daughter Summer, captioning it: “Couldn’t wish to be stuck at home with a better bunch of people, so glad my bestie had a birthday to remember.”

Adlington and Needs married in 2014 and announced their break up in March 2016, stressing that they remained “close friends.”

“We move forward with respect for one another and our focus and commitment is on parenting our gorgeous daughter Summer,” a statement from Adlington said at the time.

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