‘I conned Thierry Henry’s ex wife out of £160k’

A former footballer today admitted plundering the bank accounts of Thierry Henry’s model ex-wife in a £160,000 scam. Medi Abalimba, 32, the ex-boyfriend of Love Island contestant Georgia Steel, used other people’ cash to splash out on luxury stays at five-star hotels under fake identities. Abalimba fleeced Claire Henry out of more than £50,000 earlier this year after raiding her Coutts and HSBC bank accounts to stay at the Corinthia Hotel in Westminster. He also used Ms Henry’s bank card…