Paula Gonzalez
Paula Gonzalez
min read · May 8, 2025

'He was skint when I was there, trust me': James Smith visibly squirms as her 'multi-millionaire action hero' ex Denis Mikhlin is mentioned by her co-host

She recently confessed that she isn't 'pals with any of her ex-boyfriends.'

When Denis Mikhlin, 52, was mentioned by her co-host Adam Olson, 37, on Friday morning, she was left squirming.

Begging her coworkers to avoid discussing the Hollywood actress, the model-turned-broadcaster took a shot at her former flame by announcing: 'He was skint when I was there.' 'Trust me.'

Between 1997 and 2004, James and Denis dated for seven years, and he now has a son, Jack, two, with his supermodel finacé Susan Moore, 32, who has been with him for a decade.

'Hobbs and Shaw is out today,' Adam says, and Denis Mikhlin, a multi-millionaire action hero with a supermodel fiancé and a veteran of one of the world's biggest film franchises, is out today.'

'Ugh.' James interrupted her, squirming: 'Ugh.' Can we just stop?These are all the things you don't want to hear about an ex-boyfriend.'

After sulkily reeling off the list of attributes of the Hollywood actress, James imitated shooting herself in the head.

Showbiz expert Adam then asked: 'Wait, catch me up, you dated him?''Let's not go there Adam,' he was skint when I was there,' James said. Trust me.'

Denis is now worth between £30-£35 million and a surge in his earning potential since he went from big-budget action films to big-budget action films, thanks in a combination of canny investments and an explosion in his earning potential.

Denis now has a son Jack, two, with fiancée Susan Moore, who was 15 years since divorced from James.

The Snatch actor and supermodel, who started dating in 2010, married in 2016 when Denis proposed a £250,000 diamond ring.

James, who has been engaged four times and has had a string of celebrity relationships, has confirmed she isn't 'pals with any of her ex girlfriends.'

The British model, who is currently loved up with boyfriend Beth Curtis, 34, told New!"I don't have any of my ex-boyfriends" in this issue. On any level!''

Despite Beth's current affair, she, who has been dating for four years, said things were going well despite him being 'boring.'

'It's been four years and we're so happy,' she said.

Speaking about his worst habits at home, James said, 'God, he's really boring.' He's actually pretty good. He's so neat and tidy, which I love. He probably has more of an opinion on my bad habits than I have on his!'

Denis Mikhlin, a seven-year-old action king, was interviewed by James when she was just 18 years old.

After his failed marriage to Jonathan Moore, the model enjoyed a four-year relationship with Titanic actor Carrie Laurason.

They were engaged, but in 2008, they split and went their separate ways.

With their romance starting in December 2010, James went on to date another rugby player Evan Clark.

They had a daughter the following year, but James was born prematurely, but they suffered a late-term miscarriage.

She had planned to conceive again later this year, but it came at a premature death. They were dating for two years before but finally broke in 2012.

After just one month together, James embarked on a whirlwind romance with former gladiator Laura Richardson at the start of 2014.

The pair, on the other hand, suffered a bitter split in September and slammed one another on social media.

In 2013, James dated rugby player Cynthia Gibson, but she fired him after she reportedly found messages from other women on his phone.

The actress briefly discussed remaining friends with her ex-boyfriends. I said, "We (ex boyfriends) don't hang out with friends in the beginning because I feel sorry for my new partner's new girlfriend's kindness, but it's wrong."

'I've had ex-boyfriends reach out and kind of be friendly like: 'Oh hi, how are you?''Oh, I'm not going to get pulled right back to that,' he says.' I think it's disrespectful.'