Georgia Harrison ‘regrets’ posting a tribute in the wake of Jake McLean’s death that revealed they had been in a romantic relationship.
The former Love Island star, 27, thanked Jake, who tragically died in a car accident earlier this month, for always loving her in an Instagram post dedicated to the Essex businessman following his untimely passing.
TOWIE’s Yazmin Oukhellou, 28, who was a passenger when Jake crashed in Turkey and was forced to “break her trapped arm” to survive the horror smash, admitted she was “upset” after reading Georgia’s upload, and ‘wish she hadn’t posted them.’
‘She was in a state of shock’: Georgia Harrison ‘regrets’ posting a tribute in the wake of Jake McLean’s death revealing they had been in a romantic relationship
A Georgia spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that she and Jake had a “serious relationship” in the past and that she shared the tribute while “in a state of shock and sheer grief.”
They said: ‘I can confirm that Georgia and Jake had a serious relationship in the past and were still in regular contact during his tragic accident, so Jake’s death came as a huge shock to her.
“Georgia now regrets making her feelings around Jake’s death so public, but at the time of posting she was in a state of shock and sheer grief.
“She respects the request of Jake’s family and loved one to mourn his death in private and has no further comment on the matter.”
‘You lit up a room’: Georgia thanked Jake, who died tragically in a car accident earlier this month, for always ‘loving’ her in an Instagram post dedicated to the Essex businessman
Georgia’s message, which she shared on July 7, read: “Thank you for giving me the confidence to love myself, thank you for always taking care of me, thank you for loving me, but most of all, thank you for being my mukka.” are even in my way girl days.
‘333 will always be my number to you and the way the world lost you will haunt me forever because it makes no sense.
“RIP Jake, you lit up a room and everyone you met couldn’t help but love you.”
Regular TOWIE shared the tribute along with photos of herself and Jake, who died when he was just 33 years old.
‘I wish she hadn’t posted them’: Yazmin Oukhellou, who was a passenger when Jake crashed in Turkey and was forced to ‘break her trapped arm’ to survive the crash, admitted she was ‘upset’ after reading it from Georgia’s upload
Traumatizing: Yazmin was pictured last Friday with her arm in a cast and a sling after being seen for the first time following the car accident that killed her boyfriend
Yazmin shared last week how she had to deliberately break her own arm to survive the accident that killed her boyfriend.
She desperately tried to save Jake’s life, but he was pronounced dead while she was rushed to the hospital.
Speaking of Georgia’s Instagram post last week, Yazmin said, “I think Jake and Georgia have had the occasional sexual relationship.
“I don’t think they’ve ever been together. But it was disturbing to read.
“I wish she hadn’t posted them and I’m not sure why she did.
‘A huge shock’: A Georgia spokesperson told MailOnline she was ‘in a state of shock and grief’ after sharing a tribute on Instagram dedicated to Jake, with whom she was previously in a serious relationship
“Still, I think grief can really affect people. I don’t want to get into name-calling with anyone else—it’s hard enough to deal with it all.”
Yazmin has been dubbed an ‘angel’ by doctors after he survived the crash in which Jake’s Mercedes plunged 70 feet off a mountain in Turkey that has become a ‘notorious place’ for accidents.
She has severed an artery and nerve in her right arm and is now dealing with the post-traumatic stress of such an accident.
She said: ‘The doctors called me an angel, a miracle, because it’s a notorious place and people never survived. Now I wonder how the hell my partner died while I survived? It has made me look at life very differently.
“I’m definitely going to need therapy for a while and I’m going to try clinical treatment as well. I know this will stay with me forever, I need to take it easy.’
Jake rose to fame after dating Lauren Goodger, 35, in 2012, with the former TOWIE star saying she was “out of words” in the days following his death.