Lauren: ‘I don’t need to post pics of Jake to prove our love is real’
Newlyweds Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan happily keep their legions of fans up-to-date on their daily activities via their various social media platforms.
But there's one person who evidently isn't so impressed with such openness.
Speaking with OK! magazine, Mark's former fiancee Lauren Goodger detailed her rekindled love for Jake McLean, 26, and spoke of their plans for the future.
More telling, however, was a thinly-veiled criticism of the new Mr and Mrs Wright.
"I can't stand it when couples flood social media with pictures of themselves, that's not real to me," she declared, adding: "I don't need to post pictures of Jake to prove I love him or that our relationship is real."
And while she and Jake have only been dating for again for a month (they previously had a 14-month long relationship from October 2012), they say they can't wait to be parents.
"Starting a family is the most important thing to us," she the former Towie star said. 'Getting married isn't really a priority."
She added: "I still have a few things I want to achieve in my career but I want to be a young mum so we don't want to wait too long. I can't wait to be the mum of Jake's children."
The lovebirds recently enjoyed a sun-drenched mini-break in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, although rather awkwardly Mark and Michelle were also in the region at the same time – enjoying the final few days of their honeymoon.
Indeed, the coincidence is said to have prompted Mr Wright's online rant, which was directed at Lauren. In it, he called her "embarrassing" and "hurtful" and claimed that she needed to mention him regularly in order to make money.
Ms Goodger strenuously denied the allegations a day later.
In the aftermath of Lauren and Jake's December 2013 split, they certainly weren't on good terms.
Just last September – on Lauren's 28th birthday – the property developer and convicted armed robber appeared to upload an intimate-looking snap of Lauren posing in a leotard.
He then captioned the image with a cruel dig: "Ahhhh happy birthday to the biggest let down I no @LaurenGoodger keep it up girl your doing great #tramp."
Ms Goodger also addressed in the OK! interview rumours that Jake may have released a sex tape featuring her.
Leaked in August last year, the businesswoman is convinced it had nothing to do with Mr McLean.
"When the video was released, we weren't even speaking," she explained. "But never in a million years did I think it was down to him.
"I still don't know who's responsible."
It's good to see that the duo have firmly put their past behind them.
Read the full interview in this week's edition of OK! magazine, out now.
