Lauren Goodger is doing her best to move on from her ex boyfriend after it was claimed he has fallen for one of her close friends.
She is said to be 'devastated' by the news Charles Drury is said to have struck up a romance with her pal Jacqueline Johnson.
The new couple were last week pictured doing a food shop together after it was suggested the TOWIE star had been 'blind-sided' by their relationship.
The reality favourite has been through unimaginable tragedy in recent months
Lauren was left devastated in July after her baby daughter Lorena died just minutes after she was born.
The same month her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean also tragically died in a car crash after losing control of the vehicle in Turkey.
Her then-boyfriend Charles - who is also father to Lauren's daughter Larose - was subsequently arrested on suspicion of assault and later bailed.
According to OK! Magazine, Lauren has finally “washed her hands of Charles for good” - and the 36-year-old is moving on with her life.
A source said: “Lauren has wiped the slate clean and sold everything. Selling all her stuff from the house she lived in with Charles has been therapy in itself.
“Lauren is moving closer to her past in order to go forward. She wants to feel safe again and has moved to be closer to family and friends in her old stomping ground.
"Despite enjoying a date with a mystery businessman last month, a new man is absolutely not a priority for her right now and that Lauren’s happy to be single at the moment.
“Lauren isn’t dating," the source added. "The last thing on her mind right now is men after all that she has endured… she believes there is someone right out there for her but not just now.”
A friend of both women said Lauren was “blind-sided and upset” after learning that Charles is now dating Jacqueline Johnson, who she had known for ten years.
A friend of both Lauren and Jacqueline's told the Mirror: “The new relationship has caused huge ructions. Lauren has known her for years and counted her as a very close friend.
"She even helped comfort Lauren when she lost the baby. She’s devastated that she is now not only seeing her ex, but that he has moved into her home. Lauren doesn’t care that Charles is dating in the slightest, but the fact it’s someone she considered a confidante.”
