The ex-boyfriend of Ellie Leach, Reagen Pettman, has broken his silence amid rumours the Strictly star is dating her co-star, Bobby Brazier.
Reagen and Ellie broke up in May of last year. The former Corrie star – who is on Drama Queens tonight (Wednesday, May 8) – was recently linked to fellow soap actor Bobby after growing close on the Strictly Tour.
Ex-boyfriend of Strictly star Ellie Leach breaks his silence amid Bobby Brazier romance rumours
Back in May of last year, just a few months before Ellie went on Strictly, the 22-year-old split from her boyfriend, Reagen. Their split came after her boyfriend of five years cheated on her on a night out.
Speaking to The Sun in January, Reagan said: “I hurt her and broke her heart. I’m not proud of it. It sounds cliché but I was really drunk and it all happened at once. I knew what I had done was wrong and instantly regretted it.”
He then continued. “I want to rebuild the trust again and for her to be back in my life. But if she’s happy with Bobby, then I am happy for her. But I really miss her.”
Reagen then revealed that the incident took place in November 2022. However, he didn’t tell Ellie for months.
ED! has contacted Ellie’s reps for comment.
Romance rumours intensify
Ellie and Bobby were the talk of the Strictly tour this year.
The duo have reportedly been on “secret dates” and have even had a cheeky “snog” too.
Now, an onlooker from the Malmaison Hotel in Birmingham claimed they saw Bobby knocking on Ellie’s hotel room door in just his boxers.
“Bobby was in our corridor knocking on Ellie’s door after their late-night bash at the hotel,” they alleged to the Sun.
“Bobby was clearly not shy about nearly being in the buff as we were making our way down to breakfast.”
ED! has contacted Ellie and Bobby’s reps for comment.
Ellie ‘not been herself’ amid Bobby romance rumours
The latest reports come amid claims that Ellie hasn’t been herself amid the Bobby romance rumours.
“Ellie is usually really happy go lucky but she’s not been herself recently,” a source told The Sun.
“She’s even stopped chatting to fans who have been desperate to see her, which really isn’t like her,” they then continued.
“Ellie is super private and doesn’t really like people talking about her love life. She’s just keeping her head down and concentrating on the tour for now.”
In March, it was reported that Bobby and Ellie had split. “Love blossomed between them when they were in close quarters on the tour, but once that ended they both spent much less time together. That gave them space to think about the future, which is likely to take them in very different directions over the coming year or two,” a source told The Sun at the time.
Ellie later said: “We’d obviously built an amazing friendship during the show, but it was really nice to be able to spend time with each other – and with everyone – on the tour.”
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Drama Queens is on tonight (Wednesday, May 8) at 9pm on ITVBe and ITVX.
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