By Zoie O'brien For Mailonline
Published: 13:11 GMT, 10 March 2019 | Updated: 13:11 GMT, 10 March 2019
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Keith Flint was found dead on Monday
Keith Flint had spent up to two years dating a mother-of-three in Essex before his death last week, it has been claimed.
The Prodigy star was dating Faye Kelbie, 43, after the pair met in their local village.
At the time of his death last Monday it was reported the Firestarter hitmaker, 49, had been asking estranged wife Mayumi Kai to come home.
However, it has now emerged he had been dating Faye after splitting with Mayumi, a Japanese DJ, years ago.
The businesswoman has been devastated by his suicide, a friend told The Sun. The pair had broken up weeks ago but had talked days before his death, it was claimed.
Flint is believed to have taken his own life at his home in Dunmow.
A source close to Faye told The Sun: 'Faye is absolutely devastated. For over two years, Keith was a huge part of her life and she adored him.
'They split up because she struggled with the amount of time he was touring.
Keith Flint was in a 'serious relationship' with secret girlfriend Faye Kelbie, according to new reports after his death last week
Flint bought the country home and the surrounding estate in 1997 and was often seen riding through the village on his horse
'Faye just wishes she had known the extent of his unhappiness and mental
