Ferne McCann seen training for Dancing on Ice after breaking silence on 'split' from fiance Lorri Haines

Ferne McCann has been seen for the first time since breaking her silence on her relationship status with fiancé Lorri Haines. On Tuesday, December 3, the former The Only Way Is Essex star was pictured training for ITV's Dancing On Ice, which she is set to appear on in the new year, alongside her professional skate partner, Brendan Hatfield.

In pictures from the rehearsal, Ferne could be seen straddling the air, supported by Brendan in an impressive lift. To keep warm, the mum of two wore a black polo neck layered with a grey jumper and a pair leggings, while she pulled her dark hair away from her face in a tousled bun.

It comes after Ferne denied reports that she'd split from her fiancé Lorri 16 months after they welcomed their baby daughter Finty. A source told The Mirror: "Ferne and Lorri have always had a tempestuous relationship but there was one big blow out over something and nothing so she has decided to take some time out."

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But she posted a video today claiming they were still together, adding: "We're even back in the same bed." She said: "We are still very much together, living together. We're even back in the same bed. I'll tell you what though, what we're not getting is sleep. The only reason we'd be arguing is because, bless Finty, she's waking up at 4am and I'm one tired mumma."

The reference to separate beds comes on the back of remarks Ferne made to OK! earlier this year explaining that they had separate bedrooms to cope with Finty' sleeping routine. Lorri did the same in an Instagram post this afternoon, saying: "I'm here to tell you we are absolutely fine. We even share a bed."

Ferne first began dating businessman Lorri in 2021 after meeting in Dubai, with the pair getting engaged less than a year later in July 2022. The reports come after Ferne admitted she and Lorri had been to see an intimacy coach earlier this year. In a season aired earlier this year, her reality show, My Family And Me, exploring the couple's struggles as they had been sleeping in separate beds since welcoming Finty.

Explaining their journey seeing an intimacy coach to OK!, Ferne said : "At first I was like, ‘Is this a bit gimmicky?’ I felt a bit strange about suggesting an intimacy coach. But, let’s be honest, for many couples after they have a baby, sex goes out the window. There’s no normal, but we were having sex barely once a month. It’s what’s normal for the couple.

“I’ve never been shy to talk about these topics, so I thought, let’s share it. I’d never experienced a lack of intimacy, so it was a very interesting journey. I was so invested. Lorri, not so much, but I was just grateful that he was willing and up for it.”