The pair announced that they had rekindled their on-off relationship over the summer, but has now confirmed that she and Jake are taking a break.
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Lauren Goodger and Jake McLean on a recent date
Writing in her new! magazine column, The Goodge said: “To be completely honest, we’re not talking at the moment and haven’t done for about a week now.
“We are both stressed out with our own lives and I seem to bear the brunt of it.”
Luckily, the former ‘TOWIE’ star doesn’t sound as though she’s letting the split get her down, adding: “Sometimes you just need five minutes out, and I’m so busy right now I haven’t had a chance to stop and give our situation any proper thought.”
Speculation the couple might have split came last week, when the couple unfollowed each other on Instagram, and Jake removed all traces of Lauren from his account.
Read more about Lauren’s split in the latest issue of new! magazine, on sale now.
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Lauren Goodger's Goodgespirational Quotes
(01 of22)
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A strong start. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(02 of22)
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Is this... is this a real quote from Jesus? Did Jesus really finish his sentences with 'Love, Jesus', in the style of 'Love, Whitney?' So many questions. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(03 of22)
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Interesting use of capital letters on this one.DISCOVER.SUCCESS.Nice. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(04 of22)
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Yeah, well... we've got acquaintances who act like friends-of-a-friend and second cousins twice removed who act like step-brothers. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(05 of22)
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We like this one because it rhymes. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(06 of22)
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Hmmmm... not sure Malcolm X's qualms were gossip columns talking about his relationship with his ex-boyfriend, Lauren, but we see your point. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(07 of22)
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Note: this is not about Mark Wright. We repeat. Not. About. Mark Wright. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(08 of22)
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A bold claim, we all know The Goodge loves a party. Perhaps there's a glass of Prosecco just out of shot. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(09 of22)
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An important mantra to live by. We're going to start repeating this to ourselves in times of great distress. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(10 of22)
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Apart from 'Titanic'. Obv. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(11 of22)
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There's nothing quite like accompanying an inspirational message with a picture of yourself, is there? (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(12 of22)
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ALSO NOT ABOUT MARK WRIGHT, EVERYONE. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(13 of22)
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We're not sure what we're most confused by, the nonsensical quote, the fact it's paired with a photo of Lauren in a swimming pool, or the seemingly unrelated #LA in the caption.There's a lot going on there. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(14 of22)
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"Yup" (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(15 of22)
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How could she forget the all-important:6. Buy Lauren's Way?Perhaps there wasn't room. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(16 of22)
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The people with 1000 likes might be "lonely as f*ck"... but at least they've got 1000 likes, right? (JOKES, obviously, it's all about real-life connection and forming strong bonds with those around us etc.) (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(17 of22)
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Again, not about any of Lauren's ex-boyfriends, famous or otherwise, whatever would give you that impression? (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(18 of22)
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You know what, Lauren? We believe it. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(19 of22)
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Oh, Lauren. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(20 of22)
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"#thatGirl" (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(21 of22)
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Aaaaaaaaaand there it is. The inevitable Marilyn Monroe quote we all saw coming. (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)
(22 of22)
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She's not wrong. We just trawled through her entire Instagram page looking for quotes, when you should see the state of ours (mostly hungover selfies and heavily-filtered photos of food someone else has made, natch). (credit:Instagram/Lauren Goodger)