TOWIE star Charlie Sims shocked fans last month when he dramatically quit the show via Twitter, and implied he was also leaving his long-term girlfriend Ferne McCann.

Charlie took to social media to blast Ferne for choosing the show over him, adding, "Everyone can point the finger at me.. But I have morals. And dignity. And some sort of self respect."

So sad to not loose one.. But two people you love dearly to a TV show. Everyone can point the finger at me.. But I have morals. And dignity

— Charlie Sims (@charlessims_) March 12, 2015

And finally to the @OnlyWayIsEssex .. I won't be taking part anymore. It's Time to grow up and move on. Wish everyone the best on the show!

— Charlie Sims (@charlessims_) March 12, 2015

Now, the reality star has spoken out about the break-up for the first time, and says he had asked Ferne to quit the show with him but she refused. "When I eventually wanted to walk away, I spoke to Ferne and asked her to walk away with me and she said no. I can't live her dreams for her but they're not mine," he told OK! magazine.

Charlie says that Ferne's decision to stay was especially hurtful given that they had begun work on the show together. "We walked into TOWIE together and we should have walked out the same way," he said.

Despite their explosive ending, Charlie says all may not be lost for him and Ferne. "Unfortunately our paths have gone opposite ways but never say never. I have a lot of love for Ferne, I never wanted to leave her."

As for Ferne, she admitted she was left "heartbroken" by the split but hoped Charlie would soon see sense. "I don't think he was thinking straight," she told Now magazine. "I think he'll regret those tweets."

Discussing Charlie's ultimatum, Ferne said she thought it was unfair of him to force her to make that decision. "TOWIE's my job at the end of the day – it's my career. His behaviour has made me question the future. Now I think we want different things in life."

We hope the pair can work things out!

TOWIE star Ferne McCann has always been a fitness fanatic but she says she has had to take a break after her addiction to exercise landed her in hospital.

The 23-year-old was working out with her mum and brother last month when she collapsed and had a fit while stepping out of the gym's Jacuzzi. Ferne was rushed to hospital and although she had no serious health issues, doctors told her that her exercise routine was simply too intense.

"I was lucky," she told the publication. "If I'd passed out in the pool, I could easily have died. After 30 seconds I came around, but then felt myself jerking around uncontrollably," she told Now! magazine.

The main reason for her collapse was a lack of iron, but Ferne took the health scare as a sign to stay out of the gym for a while. 'It had been two hours of exercising a day. It had been too much and it started to become an addiction," she admitted.

She might have been relieved after getting the all-clear from doctors, but Ferne says she was disappointed by some of the results – in particular her pregnancy test! "When my friends heard I'd fainted they all thought I was pregnant…but then I took a test and it was negative. I was extremely disappointed," she said.

The reality star says she wasn't trying for a baby with her long-term boyfriend Charlie Sims, but that she'd had a sneaking suspicion a pregnancy could have been the reason she'd been feeling under the weather.

It seems that her negative pregnancy test hasn't been the only thing troubling Ferne recently, though. The star appeared content and healthy at last month's National Television Awards after her stint in hospital, but her tweets the next morning showed a different side.

Despite looking gorgeous on the red carpet, Ferne admitted on Twitter that she was feeling depressed about her looks, writing, "Do you think if I had work done to my face it would make me beautiful? I can't stop looking at other beaut girls on insta. Feeling blue."

Now though, Ferne says her tweet was written during a low moment after reading some negative comments about herself online. "I stupidly got sucked into what trolls had been saying and was having a bad day," the star confessed.

"Charlie is always telling me I'm beautiful just the way I am, but I honestly don't think anyone is 100 per cent happy with how they look."

We hear ya, sister!