Denise Van Outen's ex fiancé Eddie Boxshall has broken his silence after their shock split.
Last night, TV star Denise took to Instagram to reveal that she had left Eddie and called off their engagement after seven years with the Essex tradesman.
The heartbroken star said the 'difficult' decision had 'saddened' her after 'months' of rumours about their relationship.
While Eddie is yet to directly address the break-up, including allegations he cheated on Denise, he has taken to Instagram since the announcement to share a cryptic post.
He shared a photo of a mirror with a message scrawled on in black marker pen.
"When everything is uncertain, everything that is important becomes clear," read the handwritten note.
Eddie added in the caption 'health and love' to his post which struck a chord with many of his 60,000 followers.
"Team Eddie Boxshall. Always here for you mate," wrote one to which Eddie replied with a love heart.
Last night, Denise stunned her fans when she posted that she had decided to leave her Essex beau.
Sharing a black and white picture of her walking her dogs, Denise wrote: "Over the past couple of months, there has been much speculation regarding my relationship with Eddie.
"It saddens me to confirm that we are no longer a couple. I had to make the difficult decision not to continue in our relationship.
"I will always treasure the good times we spent together, and the memories made."
It has been alleged that she found messages on Eddie's phone that suggested he'd cheated on her.
The couple were expected to get married later on this year.
A source close to the couple, who had been together for seven years, told The Sun: “Denise is both furiously angry and utterly heartbroken. It’s the very last thing she expected to happen after she had been so happy with Eddie.
“She thought this was for ever. But while she has been out at work he’s been sat in her home betraying her trust.”
Eddie had been Denise's first boyfriend since she split from husband Lee Mead in 2013.
Speaking in an interview with the Mirror on New Year's Day, Denise said she hoped the heartbreak of her youth was in the past now she had found love with Eddie.
"It’s funny when you look back at it and realise the heartache and heartbreak that you went through,” she said. “It’s quite nice to look at it as a grown-up and just go, ‘I am glad I am not going through that again’.
“I would like to have gone back and spent less time crying into my pillow – although ultimately, the crying led to other relationships that have shaped me as a person.”
After being known as one of the hard-partying 'ladettes' of the 90s and dating rock stars including Jamiroquai's Jay Kay, Denise was asked if Eddie had changed her as a person.
“It’s just a different fit, isn’t it?,” she said. “Ultimately, people don’t really change. I mean, you grow up but you don’t change… you just find a better fit."
However, when asked about her upcoming wedding to the Essex tradesman, Denise said they had not set a date yet and she'd sooner look into having her garden repaired.
"We’ve not really been focusing on organising a wedding because we’ve been trying to get the house finished and get final things done, like a new patio," she commented.
"Besides, you can’t plan for anything at the moment so there’s no rush to do anything.
“Young people plan weddings because they want to crack on and start a family but that’s not going to happen. It’s not like we are having any more children," she told The Mirror.
Denise is mum to daughter Betsy, whom she shares with her ex partner and West End star Lee Mead. While Eddie is dad to Jordan, 25, and 22-year-old Leah from a previous relationship.
