Jacqueline Jossa gives ‘love rat’ husband Dan Osborne last chance ultimatum to save their marriage
JACQUELINE JOSSA has ordered husband Dan Osborne to focus on her or he’s out for good.
The ex-EastEnders actress, 27, returned to her £1million marital home this week having walked out following several bust-ups during lockdown.
Former Towie star Dan, 28, begged Jacqueline to come back and she accepted, but issued her own Osborne Ultimatum — to stop his infatuation with glamorous female reality stars.
He's been pictured partying at a showbiz bash with Housewives of Cheshire star Christine McGuinness, wife of telly host Paddy, and on a yacht with Love Island’s Gabby Allen in recent years.
A pal said: “Dan insists he has done nothing wrong but Jacqueline is frustrated he can’t just focus solely on her and thinks he has been communicating with other girls.
“She remains suspicious as she has caught him out before and he has form for being pictured chatting to attractive female celebrities at showbiz parties when she’s been at home or working.”
In the latest of many bust-ups during lockdown, Jacqueline told Dan she wanted a six-month break from their three-year marriage and in that time wanted him to prove he still loves her.
But what Dan didn’t anticipate was Jacqueline following up her demand by moving out — and not telling him.
On Sunday we revealed how she had left their Essex home with their daughters Ella, five, and Mia, 22 months, and moved in with her parents, whose new house is nearby.
The same day as we revealed their separation, Jacqueline took to social media to say she needed “breathing space”.
But deep down she is privately fuming with Dan over his infatuation with glamorous female reality stars.
The pal added: “Jacqueline had never before left the house after a row. It’s the most drastic action she’s ever taken.
“It blindsided Dan, who was distraught, as it meant he couldn’t see the couple’s two young children.
“Whenever they rowed and needed time to cool off previously, he would always see the kids as they continued to live together inside the house.
“Jacqueline’s back now after Dan begged her to come home and he’s going to get another chance to prove his loyalty to her.
“Her friends cannot understand why she keeps going back to him but she’s just so in love — and knows they make a great team, despite the fact they fight non-stop.
“She really missed him — and they barely spent two days apart.”
Dan, who has a six-year-old son, Teddy, from a previous relationship, will be on extra good behaviour now Jacqueline has her parents’ home nearby where she can escape their rows.
Dan has been telling pals they are back together and that there are no problems, while Jacqueline has returned to Instagram plugging her clothing range, implying everything is back to normal.
She claims empty rooms in her parents’ new house are the perfect backdrop for her commercial social media posts.
But behind the scenes Dan is now on his final warning and such is the clamour for Jacqueline to split up with him, both from pals and her fans on social media, he appreciates he is running out of chances to keep their marriage intact and he is determined to keep her happy.
Jacqueline is increasingly concerned she will never be able to shift the “doormat” reputation she has gained since getting together with the reality TV hunk seven years ago.
A source close to Dan added: “Dan is walking on eggshells and won’t do anything that may jeopardise their marriage or do anything to upset Jacqueline.”
Since they have been together, Dan has been pictured enjoying the company of a number of female celebs, which has irked Jacqueline.
In September 2018 he was spotted arriving at a hotel with Celebrity Big Brother co-stars model Chloe Ayling and US reality TV star Natalie Nunn following a boozy after-party.
Chloe later alleged they had enjoyed a threesome, which Dan
In March 2019, he was seen kissing Love Island’s Alexandra Cane during a night out in Manchester but managed to avoid being pictured.
In November last year, shortly before Jacqueline was set to appear in I’m A Celebrity, he was snapped striking up a friendship with Scouse model Christine McGuinness at a charity event where he seemed worse for wear.
Then, while Jacqueline was in the jungle, her fellow campmate Myles Stephenson told her something had gone on between Dan and his ex Gabby Allen — who Dan had been pictured getting cosy with on a yacht in Majorca in April 2018.
Myles’s claim triggered a mini-meltdown which wasn’t shown on TV, and in an I’m A Celebrity first, Jacqueline was allowed to contact Dan, to confront him about the claims, which he again publically shot down.
When Jacqueline left EastEnders after eight years in 2018, while pregnant with her second child, she had dreams of pursuing roles in theatre or even movies.
She left with a big reputation, having won the National Television Awards’ best newcomer in 2012 and Inside Soap Awards best actress in 2013.
Jacqueline had every reason to be optimistic, with former soap actresses Suranne Jones and Michelle Keegan achieving critical acclaim for their roles in hit BBC dramas Dr Foster and Our Girl.
But instead of competing for Baftas and Tonys, Jacqueline has become better known for her car-crash marriage, yielding an impressive social media following of fans eager for more insight into her family life.
Indeed, the public’s interest was a big factor in her being crowned Queen of the Jungle.
Her impressive 2.7million Instagram followers helped bag her own lucrative In The Style fashion range.
She has teased a return to Walford, predicting she could reprise her character Lauren Branning in the next five years after soap bosses left the door open for a comeback.
Lauren fled to New Zealand with son Louis after surviving a fall from the top of the Queen Vic pub which claimed the life of her sister Abbie.
Last month Jacqueline said: “I absolutely love EastEnders, love the people, the production and I absolutely love Lauren Branning with all my heart.
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“It doesn’t feel like it was a goodbye for ever, definitely not, well not from my end anyway. I would love to go back some day.
“I could hobble back in on my walking stick one day.”
Who would have thought the misery of Albert Square would be another place to escape to.
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