Lauren found fame on The Only Way Is Essex while in a 12-year relationship with ex-fiancé Mark Wright. First love: Lauren and Mark pictured in 2011 Their tumultuous relationship was filled with infidelity on Mark’s part, trust issues and tensions between Lauren and his family. The couple called off their engagement in May 2011, just five months after he proposed, and the presenter married actress Michelle Keegan, 33, in 2015. Lauren later revealed she had an abortion aged 20 after the couple decided they weren’t ready to become parents. He said OK! in 2011: “I thought I was pregnant. I’m not on the pill and haven’t been for a while, just because of my cells, not because I was planning a baby and thank God we didn’t. “I was late once and I think it was the stress of what was going on. I have gotten pregnant before with his baby but chose not to. I was only 20. Nobody knows except my close family.’ Jake McLean: 2012-2016 After splitting from Mark, the media personality dated Jake McLean, 33, for four years – from 2012 to May 2016 – with Lauren having an abortion during their relationship. Jailbird ex: The influencer pictured with Jake in 2013 The TV star discovered she had lost the unborn child while appearing as a contestant on the ITV TV talent show Dancing On Ice in 2013 and later admitted she has no choice but to ‘move on’. Discussing the loss on Channel 5’s In Therapy in 2017, she said: ‘I was on a TV show which was quite intense. I had to try to play when I was too far away. It didn’t last.’ Lauren and Jake split for the first time later that year before rekindling their romance in 2015. Shortly after their final split in May 2016, Lauren told OK! of her ex-prisoner: “I fell in love with him. I know some people say you wake up one day and things just click, but that didn’t happen to me. it was a gradual thing. “The relationship was quite difficult. I felt like I was the one doing everything and making an effort. I’m at the age where I’d like to have children, but Jake’s not the man I’d want to do it with.’ Jake was jailed for three-and-a-half years after breaking into a mother’s home two days before Christmas in 2006, overpowering her before running over a masked gang and breaking into the family home. JOEY MORRISON: 2016-2018 The TV star struck up a relationship with another convict, Joey Morrison, but the pair split two years later in 2018, despite Lauren waiting for him while he served time behind bars. Bad boy: TV star and convict Joey pictured in 2017 Joey, 31, was jailed for 16 years for the violent offense but was released after nine years – Lauren and Joey split close to his release date. In 2019, Lauren opened up about her two-year romance with Joey, who was convicted of drug-related crimes, saying: “My ex was my biggest mistake. I wasted two years when I could have gotten out. I wish I hadn’t waited for him to come out.’ Writing previously to new! magazine about her relationship with Joey, she said: ‘I regret giving two and a half years of my life to someone who was in prison only for him to come out and not be who I thought he was. “I thought we were going to get a house, get married and have kids. I regret the time I lost.’ Charles Drury: 2020-present In October 2020, Lauren teased that she was dating a mystery man, soon to be identified as Charles Drury, 23. Inseparable: Lauren and Charles pictured last year The amateur footballer and builder has filled his social media account with pictures of his girlfriend. Sharing his thoughts on their romance, Charles previously gushed: “The story of you and me is my favorite because it just happens so naturally.” The couple announced they are expecting their first child together, just three months after going public with their relationship. Lauren’s partner has a history of dating older women, having previously enjoyed a brief fling with former glamor model Katie Price, 42, in 2019.
