Following her break-up earlier this year from husband Dan Osborne, Jacqueline Jossa has posted a series of snaps on social media looking happy and confident and has been receiving some welcome compliments from men on her Instagram feed as a result.
“Wow you look so beautiful,” one admirer said. “Stunning” another added. While a third referenced her EastEnders character’s love interest and wrote, “Far too hot for Ian Beale’s son!”
A source told us Jac, 33, is “enjoying the male attention” post split and has had a confidence boost from all the positivity.
“You’re going to see lots more photoshoots of her,” they said.
5View 5 ImagesJac and Dan’s break-up was finalised last week when Dan moved out of the family home
5View 5 ImagesJac is ready to move on
“She’s got a bit of self-worth back and is feeling much more confident. She’s prioritising self-care and feeling amazing. Everyone’s been really positive about her in the comments.”
Jac and Dan’s break-up was finalised last week when Dan moved out of the family home. The former TOWIE star was spotted removing his belongings from the six-bedroom house in Essex, while a newspaper report has linked him to Brazilian bikini model Etila Santiago.
Reports say that friends told Jac that Dan, 34, and Etila had met up while he was on holiday in the States after they’d noticed they’d both been at the same place at the same time on Instagram. Our source says that while Jac and Dan were no longer a couple at the time, it was still tough for Jac to hear the rumours.
“It’s upsetting for Jac to see Dan move on and she’s disappointed,” our source revealed. “It’s heartbreaking in some respects but she’s not surprised, she thought he would move on quickly.
“There’s no way back now, she’s tried to make the relationship work and there were trust issues there.”
Jac and Dan, who share daughters Ella, 11, and seven-year-old Mia, were said to have called it a day in March this year, after years of ups and downs in their marriage. A source told The Sun newspaper the couple “decided to make the split permanent” after spending time apart and that their “two daughters are their main priority”.
The pair tied the knot in June 2017 in a stunning ceremony at Delamare Manor in Cheshire. However, their relationship has been blighted by infidelity rumours on the part of Dan. Love Island star Gabby Allen was forced to shut down whispers that she and Dan had an affair in 2018, while Dan issued a public apology in 2019 following further cheating allegations. The couple appeared to have put the past behind them but in recent years, reports of further rocky times resurfaced.
However, it now seems it’s onwards and upwards for Jac, who plays Lauren Branning in EastEnders, and she has been enjoying spending quality time with her daughters and friends.
She recently uploaded some selfies and shots on Instagram, captioning the post “Some things”, and received lots of positive messages from her followers who sent words of support.
One said, “You’re Beautiful. Remember – Life tests and tries us and sometimes trips us up. We get up and keep going. Keep the faith and stay strong.” While another one added, “You are so pretty and you have such lovely daughters.”
In another post, Jac shared snaps of herself taking part in an inflatable 5K run for the My Shining Star charity. “We giggled the WHOLE way,” she said. A lover of working out, Jac admitted in the past that she doesn’t just exercise for her physical wellbeing.
“It was more for my head, for my mental health, to be honest,” she said.
“I didn’t think I’d be able to stick to it, because I’m one of those that goes for a week and then stops, but I’m loving it. I don’t know who I am. I shock myself sometimes.”
5View 5 ImagesJac is mum to two girls
5View 5 ImagesJac is clearly enjoying her busy life as a soap star and much more
Now that Jac’s feeling good, she’s hitting the gym once again says our source.
“With her social media pictures, Jac wants the world to know, ‘Here I am, I feel great, I look great and this is new beginnings,’ they said. “She’s now in her inspirational, powerful woman era. She’s feeling fit and well, which she hasn’t done for a long time.”
Jac is clearly enjoying her busy life as a soap star, running her own performing arts school, the Jac Jossa Academy in Bexleyheath, Kent, and being a doting mum to her girls, but our source says there will come a time when she contemplates a relationship with someone new who can heal her heart.
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“Jac wants to move on and she will want to meet someone new,” said the source. “She knew she and Dan were over for a while in her heart. She deserves someone who will love her for her, but for now, she’s prioritising her kids, her career and herself.”
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