‘when you’re attracted to one another it’s very hard not to gravitate towards each other’

She made headlines when she snogged co-star Dan Edgar while filming for TOWIE in Bali, and Ella Rae Wise has been at the centre of the storm ever since.

The pair have been linked in the past, while Dan was in a relationship with long-term girlfriend Amber Turner. At that time the rumour mill went into overdrive that he and Ella, 24, had got close on the dance floor during a night out, something he denied.

Dan, 33, and Amber’s heart-wrenching split dominated last year’s series as the pair were locked in emotional make-or-break talks about their future. They had been one of TOWIE’s longest-serving couples and were together for around six years. Amber, 30, however, bore the brunt of cheating rumours among the cast, although nothing was ever admitted to.

Now, as well as raising more than a few eyebrows, Dan and Ella’s relationship has caused a huge rift in the cast.

Here, Ella tells us all about it…

Hi, Ella. We are excited about you and Dan hooking up in Bali! Can you fill us in?

I am not rooting for anything, just letting nature take its course. We buried everything in the past. When you are attracted to one another it is very hard not to gravitate towards each other.

Is it awkward having Dan’s ex looking over your shoulders?

I heard Amber is really peed off with me and Dan… I heard it from one of her close friends who isn’t on the show – they told Junaid [Ahmed]. I would be fuming if it was me but that wouldn’t stop me from cracking on, I just wouldn’t want it done in my face.

And you are single now. What happened with your break-up?

I am not with my boyfriend any more. We broke up before Christmas. He wasn’t the person I thought he was. You don’t truly know someone until you’ve lived with them!

You and your pal Harry Derbidge have fallen out because he told Amber about your kiss with Dan… What happened there?

Yes. It wasn’t really his business to tell. I sit around his house every day and see him as a friend outside of the show so his loyalties should lie with me. It is so upsetting. He said he feels as if he owes “girlband” [Amber, Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows] because he is getting close to them. But I am the one who texts him ev