Geordie Shore’s Jay Gardner’s secret girlfriend revealed as Celebs Go Dating star and Tom Zanetti’s ex

GEORDIE Shore’s Jay Gardner has a secret girlfriend who has starred in Celebs Go Dating and was romantically linked to Tom Zanetti on the E4 show.

The reality star, who shot to fame on the MTV programme in 2010, has kept the identity of his lover under wraps from fans until now.  

Jay, 37, recently jetted off to Cyprus to film another series of Geordie Shore alongside his cast mates and was joined by his girl Leah May Escorido on his travels.

Leah, who starred in Celebs Go Dating The Mansion in 2021, posed for snaps with the cast and also shared what they got up to on her Instagram story during their time away.

Jay exclusively told The Sun: "Leah and I have decided to take our relationship to the next level after knowing each other for a while.

";We enjoy the same lifestyle and have similar interests. We are currently enjoying our time travelling together.

"We have discussed the possibility of moving abroad in the future.

"Right now we're in a really good place and taking one step at a time."

Sources told us that Jay contacted Leah shortly after the end of the coronavirus lockdown, and they have been in a relationship ever since.

The couple have been on a number of lavish getaways together, including Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

They both posted pictures in Marrakech in January this year at the same time, but have never posted snaps together on their Instagram grid.

Leah shot to fame two years ago on Celebs Go Dating.

She grew close to Tom Zanetti during her stint on the reality show, but their romance failed to take off.

Jay has previously been romantically involved with Geordie Shore co-stars Vicky Pattison, and most recently Abbie Holborn.