Lee Ryan has hit back at his ex-girlfriend Jasmine Waltz’s claims that he cheated on her with a man.

In a series of tweets which have since been deleted, the American actress claimed the real reason the couple split up was that Lee had an affair with a man.

The pair had a brief fling after getting close in the Celebrity Big Brother house last year.

This week, Jasmine took to Twitter to call on her ex to admit was gay.  “…he cheated on me with a MAN! #admitUgay,” she said.

But now, the Blue singer has branded the cheating claims “absurd”.

“We will not be commenting on the absurd claims made. We wish Jasmine the best in her future endeavours,” a spokesperson for the pop star said.

“Lee was kind enough to welcome Jasmine to stay at his home when she told him that she didn’t have anywhere else to stay in the UK. Lee’s first and foremost priority is the wellbeing of his children and anything or anybody else comes secondary to that,” he added.

Not to be silenced, Jasmine last night cryptically tweeted, “It always comes out in the end…”