Jeremy McConnell is accused of ‘faking’ new romance in loved up snap after mystery woman said she was NOT his girlfriend
JEREMY McConnell has been accused of faking a new romance to make ex Stephanie Davis jealous.
The pretty brunette who was pictured kissing the Irish reality star in a picture shared by Jeremy - has revealed she doesn't personally know the tattooed celeb.
Jeremy had drawn a series of love hearts on the snap and captioned it "so happy" which led many fans to believe he is in a new relationship.
But the brunette - identified as Demi Wilson by -is actually just a fan of the troubled reality star rather than his new girlfriend.
A friend of Demi told : "I am friends with the girl in the picture and can confirm 100% she is not his girlfriend.
"She is a fan of his who asked for a picture and sat with him for a drink."
She added: "I cannot understand why he would insinuate that they are together, I can only assume he is doing it to try and make his ex girlfriend jealous after the articles of her seeing that bloke off TOWIE."
Shortly after Jeremy posted the snap, his ex Stephanie shared a pic of herself wearing a cryptic hoodie from the 'His and Hers' range hinting that she is also in a relationship.
Steph has been linked with ex- Towie star Ricky Rayment after the pair exchanged flirty tweets.
Former Hollyoaks actress Steph, who became a mum to Jeremy's son Caben-Albi in January, has started going on dates recently after her gruelling court battle and a miscarriage.
Last week The Sun revealed that Stephanie has also moved on and is feeling happier and more confident than ever before.
A source told us: “Stephanie has been on dates with someone new and loves having her life back."
“It is still early days but she has been enjoying being treated well again.
“Her main priority is Caben but she’s really liked having some new male company – and this time it really feels like a fresh start.”
Jeremy has appeared to be single since his their dramatic split.
The pair were on/off for years after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother when Stephanie was still in a relationship with model Sam Reece.
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But their romance came to an end this year for good when they faced each other in court after the actress said Jeremy threw her “around like a rag doll.”
Alongside 200 hours of unpaid work, Jeremy was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and forced to enrol on a Building Better Relationships course after being found guilty of assaulting Steph.
Jeremy was also handed a three-year restraining order preventing him from contacting his ex.
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