Wayne Lineker hits out at trolls as he defiantly declares his love for Chloe Ferry

Wayne Lineker has confessed his love for Celebs Go Dating co-star Chloe Ferry.

The 58-year-old Ibiza club owner rushed to gush over the 25-year-old reality star when she posted a sultry snap on Monday.

It comes after angry fans falsely branded Wayne a "pedophile" after he announced his fake engagement to the Geordie Shore star last week.

The funny prank didn’t go down well with the fans who were left completely baffled as to why the two adults would pretend to get engaged.

Chloe’s latest Instagram offering saw the brunette bombshell parade her famous curves in a tiny crop top and a skintight midi skirt.

Alongside the sexy snap, Chloe penned: “But baby can you handle the curves.”

Wayne rushed to gush over the 25-year-old reality star when she posted a sultry snap on Monday (chloegshore1/Instagram)

It wasn’t long before her new celebrity pal and Celebs Go Dating co-star Wayne flocked to the comments to share his love for the Geordie bombshell.

“Love you so much. I don’t care if I get abused,” the defiant star wrote.

“I’m not stopping sharing my love for you. Besties forever.”

Following the duo’s engagement stunt last week, Wayne was ferociously trolled online as furious fans urged him to find a woman his own age (Instagram)

Wayne said he loved Chloe in the sweet comment (chloegshore1/Instagram)

Following the duo’s engagement stunt last week, Wayne was ferociously trolled online as furious fans urged him to find a woman his own age.

The abuse escalated so much that Chloe felt compelled to stand up for her friend in a series of Instagram stories where she insisted that Wayne was an "amazing person".

The pair became close while filming Celebs Go Dating (Instagram)

A visibly upset Chloe insisted: “Some of the stuff that I have had to read about him is disgusting. I can’t believe the stuff he is getting called.

"Paedophile is such a strong word to call someone it is absolutely disgusting that he is getting called that when all his friends and family have to read that about him.

Wayne is said to have pulled the engagement stunt in a bid to see if anyone would believe he'd popped the question to his co-star (Instagram)

“Wayne is one of the most amazing people I have ever met in my life and he does not deserve the abuse and the awful words that are getting said about him I am disgusted having to read that."

Wayne is said to have pulled the engagement stunt in a bid to see if anyone would believe he'd popped the question to his co-star, who is 33 years his junior.

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