Ellie Leach has opened up about learning her cheating-ex had spoken out about their relationship in the media.
The soap star was back on screens for a brand new ITV reality show, Drama Queens. The tell-all series follows a slew of soap stars, including Lucy Fallon, Rita Simons and Ellie on their day-to-day lives.
And during the first episode, former Corrie star Elli met up with her mum for a catch up in Liverpool amid Ellie’s stint on the Strictly Come Dancing tour. But things took an emotional turn as the spoke out about her ex-boyfriend who sold a story to the paper about their relationship.
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Reading a message to the camera that her agent received on email, Ellie said: “Hi, hope you are well, just wanted to know that Ellie Leach’s ex has chatted to us. He’s really nice about her, he also admits to cheating on her.”
Speaking to her mum, Ellie said: “It was just a shock, I was like what. It’s weird because it, erm.” She then she started to well up. Her mum said: “Oh don’t cry,” before getting up and comforting her.
Ellie added: “That article in particular kind of felt like all your dirty laundry is just like available for everyone to see. It’s no reflection of who you are but it still feels embarrassing. It still feels like you’ve done something wrong when you haven’t.”
She went on: ““It just feels like wherever you go everyone’s talking about you. I can truly truly say that I gave someone everything. And if that’s not enough then, it’s not enough. But I’m sure it’ll be enough for somebody else.”
Her Mum replied and reassured her: “Your family and friends adore you for who you are and noone else matters. No one else matters.”
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Ellie and former long-term boyfriend Reagan Pettman split in May last year. However he later told The Sun on Sunday that he regretted a drunken kiss which caused the end of their relationship.
At the time he said he waned to rekindle things with the actor and and said: “I hurt her and broke her heart. I’m not proud of it.”
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