Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne have confirmed they’re officially back together after going through a “bad patch” earlier this year.
The couple, who began dating in 2014 and tied the knot last year, split back in May after experiencing difficulties in their marriage.
But the birth of their second daughter, Mia, in June and Dan’s subsequent stint in the Celebrity Big Brother house both worked to bring the pair back together and now they’re “stronger” than ever.
In an exclusive interview with OK! Magazine, Jacqueline confirmed: “Our wedding rings are firmly back on and we’re stronger than ever.”
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Dan added: “It’s no secret that we went through a bad patch, but we’re back together and things are really good. We split up earlier this year but started to get back on track when Mia was born in June and it’s better than ever between us now.”
The couple posed for a family photoshoot for the magazine alongside Mia and elder daughter Ella, three.
Dan is also dad to son Teddy, four, from a previous relationship.
The former TOWIE star, 27, entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in August, while he and Jacqueline were still trying to work through their differences.
At the time, Jacqueline admitted it wasn’t ideal timing for them and the couple weren’t officially back together, but after Dan left the CBB house, things quickly changed.
He explained to OK! that being in Celebrity Big Brother had given him a “new-found love and respect for Jacqueline.”
“I had a lot of time in there to re-evaluate things and work out what my priorities were,” Dan added. “Having some space made me realise how much I cherish our relationship and how much I wanted to make things work.”
Jacqueline admitted she’d tried to be supportive of Dan in CBB but she also found it “hard” when he discussed the ins and outs of their marriage with his housemates.
She also confessed it “wasn’t nice” to watch Dan chatting with co-star Gabby Allen, after he and Love Island’s Gabby were accused of sleeping together earlier this year.
Both Dan and Gabby have always vehemently denied the allegation.
Jacqueline told OK! that although she knows Dan and Gabby are just friends, she was also aware of how the public might construe the situation given the past rumours.
Dan often spoke about Jacqueline and his children to housemates, discussing how his hatred of confrontation meant he walked away from rows rather than facing them and working through the couple’s problems.
He said a previous “toxic” relationship filled with rows had made him eager to avoid them with Jacqueline, so when she was angry he’d walk out of the house and hit the gym rather than talk to her.
In his exit interview with Celebrity Big Brother host Emma Willis, Dan had acknowledged the mistakes he’d made in the relationship and said he was looking forward to a fresh start with Jacqueline.
Dan said: “I know [being in Big Brother has] changed me a lot as a person for the better. I’ve definitely seen what I’ve done wrong and all I want is a happy home for all of my family, kids and I obviously want my wife to be happy as well.
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“I know I’m not perfect, I don’t think anyone is, but having time in there makes you appreciate what you have, and the time I have with my children.
“It made me reflect on the things I don’t do right, like in my marriage, the mistakes I’ve made and it’s given me a lot of time to think about how I can better everything in life.”
Read the full story in this week’s OK! Magazine – out today
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