TOWIE star’s top secret romance is out of the bag!

It seems Mark Wright’s ex-flame has definitely moved on by dating a gorgeous footballer – in secret!

TOWIE star Lauren Goodger has been keeping tight-lipped about her love life, but apparently she and England squad footballer Alex McCarthy are one loved up couple.

Lauren and the Reading FC goalkeeper first met last year, but it’s gotten pretty serious between the couple in the past few months.

Earlier this year, Lauren admitted that she was trying to keep a new romance secret, “I’m enjoying seeing him out of the limelight. I’m still single, but now I’m home we’ve made plans to see each other and go on a few dates.”

Only recently Lauren has been reeling over another public spat with her ex Mark, in which he demanded she have some respect for his fiancée Michelle Keegan and “MOVE ON!”

Ouch!

While it seems as if she has, we can’t help but notice a bit of a resemblance between Lauren’s former and current beaus!