UPDATE: Marnie tells us she's now single and DID kiss Ricky at last night's NTAs after-party.
In a statement, she said: "Ricky Rayment and I kissed goodbye leaving a party in London. I'm single and kissed a boy goodbye. Big deal!"
That's us told, then.
If you’re a celebrity you have to date another famous type because those are the rules.
Yes, there are some stars who go out with normals but that’s just a bit boring really.
And there were signs of a new coupling at a National Television Awards after party last night – The Only Way Is Essex star Ricky Rayment was seen getting close to Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson, and the pair left together at the end of the night.
The reality stars were partying at London’s DSTRKT and Ricky blanked his ex and TOWIE co-star Jessica Wright after she was turned away from the venue. Nice.
A source told Mirror Online: “Ricky clearly had his eye on Marnie all night and was showering her with attention but she still has a boyfriend.
“Jessica arrived after drinking with Chloe Sims at the official after party at The O2 but was turned away because she was too late. Ricky just blanked her and clearly didn’t want any drama to spoil his night.”
The fact that Marnie has a boyfriend suggests nothing happened between the pair but Ricky didn’t go to his own home after the party finished so did he stay with his new geordie pal?
This afternoon he tweeted: “Just got home from one of the best nights I’ve had in a long time!!”
We have contacted representatives for both Marnie and Ricky for comment.
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