Numerous UK reality stars have found themselves engaging in romantic relationships with criminals with dark pasts, including drug trafficking and acid attack crimes.
From TOWIE to Love Island, some of our favourite UK reality stars have fallen for partners with the darkest of criminal pasts.
Behind the seemingly glamorous lives of some of these reality TV stars, lies relationships that have turned sour over the years after horrifying crimes and dodgy pasts came to light. On Monday, it was revealed that Ferne McCann’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her daughter Sunday, seven, has struck up a romance with ex-Love Islander Amelia Peters.
After launching an acid attack on 16 people in a nightclub, the thug is serving 20 years in jail and has left them with chemical burns. We examine some of the reality TV stars who have been caught dating criminals in this article.
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Ferne McCann
Former TOWIE star Ferne McCann, 34, was left devastated when her partner Arthur Collins, 32, went on the run from police after launching an acid attack in a nightclub while she was pregnant in 2017.
After being apprehended by police in Northamptonshire where he fled the horrific assault, he was given a sentence of 20 years in prison. The couple had a daughter on Sunday of Frene’s pregnancy the same year.
When he threw corrosive material into the Mangle E8 nightclub, he caused injuries to 22 people. 16 people had severe burns, according to him, and he claimed he at the time believed it to be a date rape drug.
Now, former Love Islander Amelia Peters has struck up a romance with the criminal behind bars. It’s claimed Collins contacted Amelia last October when checking out her Instagram profile.
According to reports, he sent her bouquets and that she frequently visits him while incarcerated.
They talk constantly, even though he’s in jail, according to a source. He has spoken to her on a phone and has frequently sent her flowers.
Shaughna Phillips
Love Island star Shaughna Phillips recently announced her pregnancy to fans. The star is expecting her second child with Billy Webb, who is still serving time in an open prison.
Billy, who is also the mother of Lucia’s first child, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply 4.5 kilograms of cocaine worth at least £360, 000. He remained for 12 months.
TV personality Shaughna has spent the last seven months enjoying family days out with Billy because he received day release from an open prison. The 30-year-old actress only recently made her pregnancy announcement via her social media channels on Sunday morning.
We’re thrilled to announce that we are adding to our small family, she exclusively told the Mirror. Lucia is looking forward to having a new baby brother or sister later this year because she will be the best big sister.
Lauren Goodger
Joey Morrison, 38, was serving a 16-year prison sentence at the time he started dating TOWIE original Lauren in 2017.
After being discovered with £60, 000 of cocaine and a £90, 000 Land Rover, Morrison, 38, was jailed in 2010 for dressing as a postman to burgle properties.
Lauren dumped him in 2018, accusing him of sending explicit snaps from his rotty jail cell to “fans.”
Gemma Collins
Gemma Collins, 44, first dated Stephen Mortimer in 2016. Stephen was jailed for two years in October 2016 for stealing jewellery in a home raid, just months after he had split from the reality TV favourite.
He has had a fair few brushes with the law and was famously sent back to jail while Gemma was in Celebrity Big Brother. Stephen had allegedly breached licence terms by moving in with the CBB star at the time.
Prior to that, he had spent two years behind bars for grievous bodily harm (GBH).
Childs, Amy
Another TOWIE favourite Childs, Amy, 35, welcomed her first child Polly, eight, with convict Bradley Wright in 2017. Wright is a builder who has a criminal record and has served two stints in jail and time in a Young Offender Institution.
He and Amy first started dating in 2013, but they ended their relationship in 2015. In March 2016, they rekindled their romance.
For handling stolen goods in 2014, Wright was given an 18-month prison sentence. He already had a criminal record after serving a 16-month sentence for three theft counts in Basildon Crown Court, Essex, in 2013.
He was incarcerated for 19 months in a youth offender facility for burglary, handling stolen goods, and driving offenses in 2010. When he was in jail at the time, Amy revealed that she had a breakdown.
Dani Dyer
Dani Dyer famously dated Sammy Kimmence before her appearance on Love Island, and rekindled their relationship in 2020. The couple have a son together, who was born in 2021.
Dani, 28, was left devastated when the former stockbroker was imprisoned for defrauding two pensioners of £34,000. He claimed he would invest the money by placing horse-racing bets on the two men, who were 81 and 91 years old.
Instead, he was found to have spent the money on both financing his lifestyle and paying off his own debts. In 2021, he received a three-and-a-half-year jail term.
Dani and the conman eventually broke up after she claimed he had told her a lie about his crimes.
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