The ex-girlfriend of Premier League star Andre Gray thought they were just “on a break” when he started dating Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock , friends claim.
She thought her long-term relationship was merely “on hold” after he told her he wanted some space – but friends say she hoped they would get back together.
She believed they would work things out but is said to have been shocked to find out he was seeing Shout Out To My Ex star Leigh-Anne, 25, a few weeks later.
But friends say despite her heartbreak she and Gray have been back in touch, messaging each other just before Christmas.
The player, who broke his Lancashire club’s transfer record, was given a four-match ban by the FA and fined £25,000 last September over homophobic tweets he posted in 2012. They came to light last August. One said: “Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #MakesMeSick”.
After being banned, the footballer apologised, saying: “The tweets were posted four years ago when I was a completely different person to the man I am now.”
One pal said: “When she saw Andre was with Leigh-Anne she was devastated.
“She didn’t realise their relationship had officially ended and she thought they would work things out. But then she got the shock of her life.”
Friends say the Londoner moved to Cheshire to be with £10million striker Gray, 25, when he joined Burnley from Brentford in 2015.
“She moved up north a year ago to support him,” said one.
“She left her job, family and everything behind.
“She came down to London over the summer. Then Andre said he needed some space.
“It was soon after that she heard he was dating Leigh-Anne. She was heartbroken.”
But pals insist she remains on good terms with the footballer despite the split.
He’s still texting her. But although they are in contact, it’s not romantic.
“She says she has no hard feelings towards Andre as he was a great boyfriend during their time together, but she’s been upset at the situation.”
Gray insists the relationship ended before he got together with Leigh-Anne.
The Little Mix singer was first linked to Gray back in July.
It was claimed they had met in Marbella in May before enjoying a holiday in Ibiza together with a group of pals the following month.
It’s the second time the Little Mix star has been drawn to a footballer – she dated Ashford Town FC player Jordan Kiffin for three years before they split in summer.
Leigh-Anne seemed to confirm her new relationship with Gray last month.
The Shout Out To My Ex singer could be seen sitting
on the footballer’s lap in a Snapchat video taken during a night out.
on the footballer’s lap in a Snapchat video taken during a night out.
But his romance with Leigh-Anne has angered some fans of the all-girl band, who became the only group ever to win The X Factor with their triumph in 2011.
The player, who broke his Lancashire club’s transfer record, was given a four-match ban by the FA and fined £25,000 last September over homophobic tweets he posted in 2012. They came to light last August. One said: “Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #MakesMeSick”.
After being banned, the footballer apologised, saying: “The tweets were posted four years ago when I was a completely different person to the man I am now.”
On his return match against Sunderland on New Year’s Eve, Gray scored his first Premier League hat-trick. Leigh-Anne isn’t the only Little Mix singer going out with a footballer.
Perrie Edwards, 23 – the former fiancée of ex-1D star Zayn Malik – is dating Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23.
Jade Thirlwall, 24, is currently with The Struts rocker Jed Elliot, 25. But Jesy Nelson, 25, is not so lucky in love – she split from fiancé Jake Roche, 24, last year.
Leigh-Anne’s new relationship tops off an amazing year for her and her bandmates. The group has gone on to become the world’s biggest girl band.
They had the top-selling arena tour of 2016, even beating megastar Adele.
It was also the fifth highest grossing tour of a girl group of all time, raking in more than £19million.
And their fourth album, Glory Days, is in its fourth week at the top of the Official Album Chart.
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