The Hoff denies he's split with Welsh girlfriend

The Hoff denies he's split with Welsh girlfriend (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

David Hasselhoff has denied he has split up with Welsh girlfriend Hayley Roberts. The couple were said to have called it a day, after a tweet appeared on the Britain's Got Talent judge's page saying: "So Hayley Roberts has dumped me." But the message later disappeared and the Baywatch star, 59, instead said that everything between the pair was fine. "I love Hayley Roberts...Sorry guys not true. Me and Hayley are doing great!!" he tweeted. "Hey gang there's some weird spam going out please disregard any negative messages!! Am in Birmingham. All is good!" he later added. The pair have been dating for six months. David is said to have proposed to the 32-year-old former Debenhams worker three times, and recently said: "I believe in marriage. Right now with Hayley things are getting better in every way." The Baywatch star has said of their first meeting: "Hayley's opening line was, 'Can I have a photo?' And mine was, 'Only if I can have your number'. I then said, 'You probably have a boyfriend'. And when she said no, that was a done deal."

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