Melanie Sykes said her Italian toyboy lover "has her heart" after recently reuniting with him.
The 51-year-old reached the end of her dream holiday with her lover Riccardo Simionato, 24, in Venice, Italy.
She met the gondolier while she was on holiday at the popular destination last year.
The presenter took to Instagram to share a photo of her on a boat as she took a snap of the gorgeous view.
"Ciao for now beautiful Venice," she captioned the post. "You & your people have my heart @ricky_simionato, amore @francescodamosto @vale_d.m.l
"#venice #veniceforever #venicetillidie shot by my amazing friend @melaniejburnett #grandcanal #stmarksquare."
Riccardo took to the post and wrote: "Thank you very much for the good times spent together," along with a heart emoji.
Melanie responded to her man with 14 smiling face with hearts emojis.
The star wore a gorgeous backless patterned dress and had her hair tied up to keep it neat in the wind.
Riccardo previously discussed his romance with Melanie to Mail on Sunday.
Addressing the 27-year age gap between the two, Riccardo explained: "Beauty is relative. Maybe what in your eyes is beautiful, isn’t to me.
"Every person is different, nationality doesn’t matter. True, no?"
She was previously in Venice with Riccardo in November last year.
"After a crap year, Mel's hopeful this is her happy ending - she's in love with Ricky," her friends told new! magazine at the time.
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"She hasn't found lasting love before and she really wants that. She's been wanting to find the perfect man and she thinks it could be him."
The presenter has been unlucky in love with two failed marriages.
Melanie was married to Daniel Caltagirone from 2001 until 2009 - with the two sharing children Roman, 18, and Valentino, 16, together.
Later, she walked down the aisle with Jack Cockings in 2013 but it didn't work out and ended in 2016.
A couple of years ago, Melanie revealed that men her age "tend to shut down in some way".
She said: "One of the reasons I think I end up with [younger men] is because they don’t seem to have a problem approaching me. They have a bit more about them and they’re more confident and I need someone with confidence."
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