Lauren Goodger has slammed rumours she's made up her boyfriend.
The former 'The Only Way is Essex' star, who is used to airing her love life in public, has been secretive about her latest lover, but she insists he's definitely real.
Writing in her column for new! magazine, Lauren said: "A magazine ran a story last week claiming I'm making up my new bloke. As if! I'm allowed to be secretive. I'm enjoying seeing him out of the limelight."
Meanwhile, the 28-year-old beauty posted a snap on her Instagram account last week whilst she was on a skiing holiday with a hunky male, but she's adamant that he is not her mystery boyfriend.
She explained: "I've been asked about a picture I posted of me posing with a dark-haired man on the slopes. People are speculating he's the mystery man I've been telling you about, but he's not. His name is Will and he is a personal trainer who was out at the same time as us so we all hung out together."
Lauren also took the opportunity to address rumours she was "terrified" her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean, whom she split from last year, was planning on joining 'TOWIE'.
She added: "This is absolute rubbish I wouldn't be bothered at all if he joined the show. 'TOWIE' is my past."

Ronnie Wood's stepson claims there is still a "question mark" over the death of L'Wren Scott.
Jamie Wood - who Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie brought up as his own child after he got together with his ex-wife Jo Wood - thinks Sir Mick Jagger will eventually be able to get over the suicide of his girlfriend of 13 years L'Wren, who took her own life last month.
Jamie believes there will always be mystery surrounding the events that happened with the fashion designer in her New York apartment on the day of her death and insists he and everyone connected to The Rolling Stones and L'Wren are in shock.
In an interview with The Times newspaper, he said: "I think there's still a bit of a question mark over that [her suicide].
"No one knows what happened. It's always such a shock when someone does that. We've known her a long time. We're all very sorry for him; we've all sent messages."
Asked if he thinks Mick can overcome the tragic loss, he replied: "Yeah, course. He's been through plenty of things. But you never know how things may affect people, you just wish them luck and hope that they get through okay at a terrible time. Things like that are difficult because they're so unexpected."
Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones have rescheduled their tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, following L'Wren's death.
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmakers were due to kick off their world tour in Perth on March 19 but were forced to postpone it until October and November this year.

Gwyneth Paltrow went "all out" to celebrate her son's birthday at their Los Angeles home.
The 'Iron Man 3' actress - who announced last month she had split from Chris Martin after 10 years of marriage - hosted a fun-filled party on Saturday (12.04.14), four days after Moses turned eight, which included a magician and a pirate ship-style bouncy castle for her little boy's friends to enjoy.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "Everything took place in the backyard.
"Colourful tables were set up everywhere, and hula hoops and balls for the kids to play with."
The guests - 20 of Moses' friends, plus a number of his nine-year-old sister Apple's pals - were greeted by big blue ombre faded balloons spelling out the birthday boy's name, plus another in the shape of a number eight.
The children also got the chance to design their own t-shirts, with the airbrushed creations including each guest's name and an image of their choice.
Gwyneth spared no expense when it came to food either, with a number of trucks, including gourmet hot dog vendor Dogtown Dogs and Los Angeles' favourite India Jones serving up dishes including hot dogs topped with Fritos and street food like samosas, curry and tacos.
It is unclear whether Coldplay frontman Chris was at the party.

Eva Longoria's mother was more excited about meeting Jim Carrey than the Dalai Lama.
The 39-year-old actress took her mother Ella with her to meet the head of the Buddhist faith, but when they got home, instead Ella gushed about meeting the 'Ace Ventura' star.
Speaking on 'The Ellen Degeneres Show' yesterday (14.04.14), Eva said: "After the night, we were Skyping with my dad and I was like, 'Mom, mom come here, tell dad who you met today.' And she goes, 'Jim Carrey.' And I said, 'Mom, the Dalai Lama?' And she says, 'Yeah but Jim Carrey was there.'
Ella is a devout Catholic and when Eva tried to explain to her mother who the Dalai Lama was, she knew the only way to make her point was compare him to the Catholic equivalent.
The 'Crazy Kind of Love' star said: "If it's not Catholic, [my mom] doesn't really know. So I was like, 'Mom, he's like the Pope of Buddhism.' "
Eva met the Dalai Lama in February at a Q&A panel hosted by The Lourdes Foundation at The California Science Center and she described the experience as "pure joy".
Other celebrities in attendance at the event included Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Stone, Naomi Watts, Anna Kendrick, Lupita Nyong'o, Amber Heard, Nikki Reed, Joshua Jackson, Christina Hendricks and Rosario Dawson.

Stacey Solomon has split from her fiance.
The 24-year-old singer-and-presenter - who shot to fame after finishing third on 'The X Factor' in 2009 - and Aaron Barnham have called time on their four-year relationship, her spokesperson has confirmed.
The representative said: "It's with regret that I can confirm that Stacey's relationship with Aaron has unfortunately come to an end."
Stacey is now focusing her attention on her two sons, Zachary, six, from a previous relationship, and Leighton, 23 months, who she has with Aaron.
The spokesperson added: "Her priority is her two children. She thanks her fans for their support at this time."
The pair - who began dating in 2009 and got engaged in December 2011 - haven't spoken out about the split, but friends say Stacey is "upset" by the break-up.
One source told Closer magazine: "Stacey is being tight-lipped about why she split from Aaron but, like many couples, they had their problems and she's understandably upset."
After welcoming Leighton into the world in May 2012, Stacey gushed she had everything she had ever wanted.
She said: "I couldn't be happier. I've got a lovely family, a wonderful fiance, my own home and a brilliant job.
''As much as this is a big deal because it's Aaron's first baby, we're all part of the same family. Aaron looks at Zach the same way he looks at Leighton.''

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