Danniella Westbrook stunned fans over the weekend when she declared that her boyfriend is currently in jail.
The 48-year-old former EastEnders star was hitting out after reports suggested she was dating businessman Terry Andrews – who is the father of Towie star Grace Andrews – after they were spotted enjoying lunch together in Essex.
But Danniella was desperate to set the record straight as rumours flew that Terry must be her new love interest – and she claimed they were only meeting for a business lunch.
Taking to social media on Sunday, Danniella lashed out at the rumours – only to deliver the bombshell news that her real boyfriend has been banged up for an unspecified crime.
She wrote: "This is not my boyfriend. It was a working lunch. My boyfriend is in JAIL!!!"
She continued: “Never heard of this towie person in my life? And I was on a working lunch and went later that day to look at samples of fabrics and furniture for a possible promo venture which I’ve declined.”
She continued: “FYI my boyfriend is in jail and all your fake news and lies are very hurtful. Please take no notice of a little gutter rat (pap) spin on a story.”
She also declared headlines about the photos of her and Terry were “shameful”.
Mirror has contacted Danniella’s representatives for comment.
Following her shock news, Danniella expressed her frustrations about 21st century dating as she shared a quote and an illustration via her Instagram Stories.
The quote read: “You know why marriages used to work and the don’t now? 25 years ago we weren’t texting our exes at 2am.
“We weren’t sending sending sexy selfies to friends of the opposite sex. We weren’t texting 50 people in our phone instead of cuddling on the couch with our partner.
“We didn’t have our next ‘option’ lined up the second something didn’t go EXACTLY the way we wanted in our relationship. We worked on problems and communicated with our partners instead of posting about issues on social media so everyone could put their two cents in.
“You want things to work? Stop making your partner compete for your love.”
Meanwhile, the accompanying image showed a woman lying next to a sleeping man while she had one hand on his head and her other reaching for his groin under the covers.
She also hinted she was missing her lover as she shared a poem at the same time, which began: “to the one who is always on my mind.”
Danniella has had a difficult year so far as she was replaced in EastEnders by Kim Medcalf who returns to play Sam Mitchell this year.
Daniella originally played the character when she was first introduced back in 1990 and played the role until 2000.
She returned to play the character on and off from 2009 until 2016, while Kim played the part from 2002 until 2005.
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