FORMER Corrie star Ryan Thomas has split from girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh following a string of furious bust-ups.
Shocked friends say the pair called it quits earlier this week after an explosive row.
It comes just days after Lucy, 26, posted a snap of the pair snogging at the Parklife music festival in Manchester while celebrating Ryan’s 34th birthday.
Lucy seemed loved-up, including a heart emoji on the Instagram picture.
Pals are said to be stunned by the break-up as they expected ex-Towie star Lucy and Ryan, who recently appeared in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, to go the distance.
A source revealed: “Ryan and Lucy have been a really lovely couple and things had been great between them.
The couple split after a series of bust-ups
“It’s a real shock. They had a massive row this week and called it quits on the spot, which will come as a massive surprise to everyone who knows them because they’ve seemed so loved-up.
“Right up until last weekend everything was perfect.
“Their friends hope it might still work out again in the future, but who knows if that will be possible.”
Ryan and Lucy met last year while filming the reality show Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls for Channel 4.
They were often seen out together at a string of glamorous locations.
And they even stayed together when Ryan spent weeks Down Under last year while filming his Neighbours guest slot.
Ryan quit ITV’s Coronation Street in 2016 after 16 years as builder Jason Grimshaw.
He told bosses he was keen to pursue new challenges.
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Ryan dated Corrie co-star Tina O’Brien, 34, from 2003 to 2009, and they have a daughter, Scarlett, together.
Lucy was engaged to fellow Towie star Mario Falcone, 30. They split in 2012.
She later dated Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, 29.
He ended their 14-month romance in 2016, saying he didn’t want Lucy to become to attached to him.
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