Mario Falcone and Lucy Mecklenburgh
Mario Falcone doesn't want to get back with Lucy Mecklenburgh.
'The Only Way Is Essex' playboy claims his ex-fiancée - who he split from last summer - has secretly been messaging him and always "sucks him back in" before "spitting him out" again, so he is determined to stop falling for her.
He told Now magazine: "Next time she texts, I'll ignore it. We're both going to a mutual pal's wedding in August, but I'm sure well see each other before then 'cos she pops up when I'm doing well in my life."
The hunk previously confessed to feeling suicidal following their bitter split, and doesn't think it's wise to get involved with Lucy again after a one night stand left him feeling confused.
He explained: "There does seem to be a pattern. We had a few kisses in December but then she said she didn't know if she could do this- she said it made her feel sick. I was like, 'OK, let's cut contact cos were going round in circles', so we didn't talk for two months.
"Then all of a sudden she wanted to see our dog Bentley, so she came round and didn't leave all day. She dropped Bentley off the next day and in the evening I went to Club 195 for her sister Lydia's birthday.
"I went back to hers and stayed the night. Then she texted to say seeing me made her upset again. I know I'll hear from her in two months..."
Mario, 31, isn't sure where he stands with the fitness-mad beauty or whether there is still a real connection between them.
He sighed: "I don't know [if I love her]. I'm not sue if its cos I miss her and I want her back or because it's something familiar. Maybe it's because I'm too scared to start something with someone else."
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