‘It’s the real deal with Jamie!’
They’ve grown close in the CBB house, but the whirlwind romance between footballer Jamie O’hara and model Bianca Gascoigne hit a rocky patch last week when it was revealed she had a secret boyfriend.
Despite Jamie, 30, having told Bianca that he loved her, he admitted he was “p **** d off” to find out about her secret relationship with cage fighter CJ Meeks. Last week, CJ – who Bianca’s allegedly been dating since August – was seen looking emotional at an Essex pub as he scrolled through pictures of her kissing Jamie O’hara in bed.
Meanwhile, as Bianca, 30, tried to make amends with Jamie – who has three children with ex-wife Danielle Lloyd – by telling him: “I’ve never felt like this in my life,” her friend Lizzie Cundy tells Closer she thinks Bianca’s feelings are genuine.
Lizzie says: “Bianca is very private when it comes to her love life, which is why she wouldn’t have opened up about her boyfriend. But you can see that she’s shocked to have developed feelings for someone in that house.
“She and Jamie clearly have incredible chemistry. You can see this romance with Jamie has blindsided her and she’s upset about what to do. I think they’ve genuinely fallen for each other. It’s the real deal.”
Bianca – stepdaughter of ex-footballer Paul – had a party girl reputation throughout her 20s, having a brief romance with CBB housemate Calum Best and a 10-day engagement to her businessman ex Brett Marshall in 2014. But recently she’s calmed down.
Lizzie says: “Bianca probably made a few mistakes in the past, but she’s young. I can see their romance lasting.”