The Only Way is Essex joined the cast of the long-running reality series in the summer of 2022 and although he claimed that he couldn't imagine life without the reality series, it wasn't always plain sailing for the star.
The former Lovestruck High reality star sat down for a new interview on the Secure the Insecure podcast where he opened up on his tough teenage years. READ MORE: TOWIE newbie Mia Sully stuns ITV co-stars as she strips to tiny bra and thong on setSpeaking to the podcast host Johnny Seifert, the former Amazon Prime star spoke about his old childhood romances and revealed new details about his first love.
He told the talkRADIO presenter: "I did start seeing someone when I was 16. Secretly, he was one of my best friends at the time.
And it was all a little secret. I just loved it. I absolutely loved it. I was in love. That was my first love."The former model continued: "We're both in the same boat.