Towie stars Yazmin Oukhellou and James Lock confirm they’re back together as they’re seen together in Essex

TOWIE star exes Yazmin Oukhellou and James Lock have been pictured together for the first time since it was reported they’re secretly dating again.

The pair basked in the sun on a lunch date in Essex after training for the upcoming Celeb MMA event.

Muscular James, 35, wore black Nike top and shorts while Yaz, 27, was dressed in her ring girl gear: black hotpants and a bralet.

After a quick shop run for bottled water, Yazmin was seen with her hands full as James walked ahead talking on the phone.

She recently insisted to The Sun the pair are just friends after he was pictured leaving her house.

Yaz said she turned to James for support after leaving an abusive relationship.

“Me and James are just friends,” she said.

“He’s really been there for me recently having got out of an abusive relationship.

“I’ve been through a lot of s*** and find it hard to trust people. He’s that person I can turn to in bad times.

“It’s like I can’t be friends with an ex without people thinking there’s something going on.

“I’m trying to be independent and heal. I want to sort my s*** out and focus on myself.”

Yaz explained the real reason why he was pictured at her house was because they share storage.

“He’s living with Pete Wicks at the moment while he waits for his house to go through,” she said.

“We share storage and have done for ages. He’s always popping in to collect stuff.”

The Towie pair were together for two years before splitting in August 2019.

The Sun revealed at the time that Yazmin accused Lockie of “cheating” on her with a group of women in a hotel room in Turkey.

They got back together in October 2020, but just months later they called it quits for good after a furious row in Dubai.

Lockie said at the time: “We’ve broken up. We tried to make it work and we really thought it was going to be different this time but things don’t always work out as you’d expect.

“I have a lot of love for Yaz and a huge amount of respect for her but we’re just better apart.”

Fans were thrilled to see them back on friendly terms when they appeared on Towie together last series.

Yaz moved back home to Essex following a stint in Dubai and made her comeback on the ITV2 show.

It came just weeks after it was revealed Lockie had slept with their co-host Chloe Brockett after splitting with his ex.

He went on to date Love Island star Megan Barton Hanson but split after an on/off romance.