Celebrity Big Brother's Bianca Gascoigne has confirmed her romance with ex-footballer Jamie O'Hara has ended just day after the reality show culminated last week.

The news began to circulate after it was reported that Jamie wanted to avoid getting into a new relationship so he could focus on his family.

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The model and nightclub manager told Digital Spy: "I totally respect his decision, obviously children should always come first. It would have been more respectful to hear the news from him first rather than reading about it in the newspapers."

The Sun initially reported that the pair had split, although their source expressed that Jamie still wanted to remain good friends with Bianca, and said the ex-Tottenham player really enjoyed his time in the house with her.

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Jamie has two children with his ex-wife Danielle Lloyd, and mentioned numerous times during his stay in the house that he missed his kids and wanted to avoid getting into a relationship on the show that could affect his reputation.

It was revealed during the course of the show that Bianca already had a boyfriend – CJ Meeks – who she subsequently ended things with after he sold stories to newspapers, which she referenced in her eviction interview.Speaking about that relationship to The Sun on Sunday, she said: "When I booked Big Brother I was single, me and CJ had been in trouble for a very long time… We were trying to rekindle things but it wasn't working out."I didn't have the heart to break up with him, I should have been strong, and I am sorry for that, but his behaviour shows me that I made the right decision."

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Jamie was evicted from the show a few days before the final. Meanwhile Bianca went on to finish in sixth place, with Jedward taking the runners-up spot and Loose Women's Coleen Nolan claiming the CBB 2017 crown.

Digital Spy has contacted Jamie O'Hara's representatives for comment.

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