The Only Way Is Essex star Ella Rae Wise has revealed she is in a new relationship with businessman Ricky Lawrence. The pair shared a steamy kiss on holiday in Marbella on Wednesday.
Wise, 26, and Lawrence, 34, launched their romance on Instagram for the first time. Lorri Haines, the fiancé of Ferne McCann and a friend of the couple, posted a photograph teasing that they are engaged.
"Congratulations to the newlyweds," Haines captioned the post, which showed Wise wearing a gold Cartier ring.
Lawrence, a Belgravia-based tailor, also shared a photograph of Wise wearing a mini playsuit at the luxury Don Carlos Hotel in Marbella.
Split from Dan Edgar
The relationship begins four months after Wise split from her on-and-off boyfriend Dan Edgar, 36. She dumped Edgar in January 2025, one week before she entered the Big Brother house, citing trust issues. Edgar is now in a relationship with Chloe Lewis.
In May, Wise shared that she found it really hard to come to grips with Edgar moving on with Lewis. She opened up about navigating being around her ex-boyfriend on the TOWIE vodcast You Alright Hun?, hosted by Denise Van Outen.
Wise told Van Outen it was a really hard situation, compounded by the fact that she and Edgar were naturally drawn to each other in group situations.
Shared social circles
Wise said she felt very emotional about the situation and was struggling to decide what to do moving forward. She confessed she wished she had a crystal ball so she knew which path to take.
"It was a lot," Wise explained. "And I think it's really hard to be around your ex anyway. Like, we all know that I don't have loads of friends on TOWIE don't we? So, he to me, he's a bit of my familiarity."
"Sometimes we are just drawn to each other, like, naturally. And it's not because we want to be disrespectful to the person that he's with or for people around us, it just happens."
"And like, I don't know, it's a really hard situation to be in. I don't think anyone can really comment unless they know..."
Conflicting emotions
Getting candid about her feelings for Edgar, Wise continued: "I think I feel very emotional, obviously when I'm around him and I feel like when I'm out of it or I'm not around him and I'm like, I still give him a call, but I'm more me. Do you know what I mean?"
"And then, I don't know, I just think I'm a bit confused. I'm away with the fairies with it all. I don't really know what to do. It's like, do I get over it? Do I wait? Oh, if I had a crystal ball, I'd rub it so hard."
