Steve-O ghosted Stacey Solomon after six months of dating
(Picture: Steve-O / Instagram)Steve-O has finally revealed why his six-month relationship with Stacey Solomon ended and admitted he has regrets about the way that he treated her.
The Jackass star and former X Factor finalist embarked on a surprising whirlwind relationship after meeting while filming Channel 4 show The Jump in 2015.
In his new autobiography, A Hard Kick In The Nuts, Steve-O – real name Stephen Gilchrist Glover – confesses that he ghosted her just weeks after moving to the UK to live with the then-mum-of-two.
He writes of Solomon: “I was smitten, I lavished her with attention, I got what I wanted and then I broke it off.
“I had become not only part of her life, I’d become part of her kids’ lives too. And then – poof – I was gone”.
Asked why they split shortly afterward, the Essex native said: “You’ll have to ask him why – I’m still trying to figure it out.”
The reality was that Steve-O, who is famed for his outrageous video stunts, had been long battling a sex addiction after previously struggling with drink and drug issues.
Suddenly breaking off relationships and cutting all contact had become a pattern for him and sadly things with Solomon were no different.
He explained: “I’d meet some woman, pour on the charm to convince her I really cared about her (which I invariably thought I did) sleep with her a few times, then lose interest and ghost. Wash, rinse, repeat.”
However Steve-O concedes that he was wrong to treat the former I’m A Celebrity winner in this way, especially after becoming part of her children’s lives.
He continued: “To this day, I still beat myself up about the way it went down.
“Ironically, I don’t think Stacey does. We aren’t in touch anymore, but she has corresponded with my family and seems to bear no ill toward me.
“She seems to be a happy person who can go through life without gigantic grudges, even when they might be totally justified. What a freak.”
Twice married Steve-o is currently engaged to stylist Lux Wright.
Loose Women panelist Solomon meanwhile married former EastEnders actor Joe Swash earlier this year after 10 years of dating.
In addition to two children from previous relationships, Solomon shares two children with Swash.
Swash also has a child from a previous relationship.
