Their three-year marriage has been dogged by rumours of infidelity, with multiple stories that Jacqueline Jossa’s husband Dan Osborne had played away while she was at home with the kids. And while Jac has done her best to move forward with her marriage, last week she was forced to face the past once again, after Dan gave a candid interview in which he admitted to cheating on his wife, saying he’d “done things I shouldn’t have”.
But although the confession led to more pain for Jac, 27, friends say she is a lot stronger this time around.
“Jac has laid down the law with Dan and they have an arrangement: any more reports of bad behaviour on his side, and she’ll move out immediately,” says an insider close to the former EastEnders actress, who temporarily moved out of their marital home in June, after saying she needed “some time” away from her husband amid rumours he’d been messaging Celeb BB co-star Gabby Allen. “This time, she’s warned Dan that if there’s the slightest bit of evidence that he did something wrong, then she’ll be gone for good and she’ll take the kids with her.”
Over the years, Dan’s either categorically denied claims that he cheated on Jac – including rumours he had a threesome with his Celebrity Big Brother housemates Natalie Nunn and Chloe Ayling – or has only alluded to his “mistakes”. But last week, he opened up in an unprecedented way, admitting, “I’ve done things I shouldn’t have done. Me and Jac have spoken about that and she has forgiven me… There have been times where, if it were the other way round, I would have left. It’s not like I’ve been brushing off any mistakes that I’ve made. I’m fully aware of them and I’m aware that it ain’t right.”
Check out: Dan and his TOWIE co-stars then and now
heat TOWIE stars then and now stacked
1 of 20Lauren Goodger in 2011
Lauren Goodger takes on the red carpet at Essex Fashion Week back in 2011, a year after the show launched. Stripes and fake tan for days.
2 of 20THE GLOW UP - Lauren Goodger now
Oh YASS, the glow up is real.Check out Lauren Goodger in 2018. We don't know what magical moisturiser she is using but we are well jel - she looks younger. She briefly returned to TOWIE and has since launched her tanning brand LG Tan.
3 of 20Harry Derbidge in 2010
TOWIE's sweet heart and cousin to TOWIE royalty, Amy Childs, at the afterparty of a film premiere. Looking so young and fresh faced.
4 of 20THE GLOW UP - Harry Derbidge now
After quitting the show TWICE in 2014 (so, extra) he followed in his cousin Amy Childs' footsteps and opened his own boutique which later closed down. Now, he is a social media influencer and make-up artist and slaying the game. He has also announced his adoption plans with his fiancé Dean Rowland.
5 of 20Gemma Collins in 2011
Do you remember when she was a brunette? Yeah, no one does.
6 of 20THE GLOW UP - Gemma Collins now
"So, girls"She later ditched the bangs, the brunette hair and the excessive tan.After becoming TOWIE's most meme'ed star, she's launched her own TV show Diva Forever, dropped a podcast and she continues to be in an on/off relationship with James 'Arg' Argent.
7 of 20Amy Childs in 2010
Amy Childs in her signature red hair back in 2010 - on the red carpet for the launch of The Only Way Is Essex.
8 of 20THE GLOW UP - Amy Childs now
After being the first one to quit the show, she stormed the showbiz world with her own reality TV show, starred in Celebrity Big Brother and she is now reported to be worth over £5 million. She's also a mum to Polly and Rich.
9 of 20Mark Wright in 2011
Other than being an immediate TOWIE heartthrob / major palyer, he also used to model early on in his career.
10 of 20THE GLOW UP - Mark Wright now
Mark is now happily married to Michelle Keegan. He has his own radio show, he used to be the face of Take Me Out: The Gossip and he ventured across the pond to work with Mario Lopez on Extra.
11 of 20James 'Arg' Argent in 2011
This is what he looked like in 2011, a year after TOWIE launched.
12 of 20THE GLOW UP - James Argent now
Following his break-up from his on screen love, Lydia Bright, he took sometime off from TOWIE. He appeared on and off for a number of series but in 2020 he opened up about his cocaine addiction and eating disorder. He is now in an on/off relationship with Gemma Collins.
13 of 20Lydia Bright in 2011
Lydia opened her own boutique as soon as she joined TOWIE. She left the show after major drama with co-stars James Argent and Gemma Collins.
14 of 20THE GLOW UP - Lydia Bright now
Lydia's now mum to a little girl, Loretta.
15 of 20Sam Faiers in 2010
Quintessential Essex glamour is the best way to describe this picture but she definitely wins the best glow up...
16 of 20THE GLOW UP - Sam Faiers now
She 100% glowed up the most. Her life changed drastically since she first appeared on TOWIE. After leaving the show, she became a mother to Paul and Rosie. She followed Amy Childs' footsteps and joined Celebrity Big Brother and she has her own show The Mummy Diaries. You go girl.
17 of 20Kirk Norcross in 2010
He is a TOWIE original. He left the show three years after first appearing on our TV screens.
18 of 20THE GLOW UP - Kirk Norcross now
Not much has changed, except he is a dad to two children now.
19 of 20Maria Fowler in 2011
She had a very short time on TOWIE after she was dubbed "just a f***ing extra" by Kirk - harsh, right?
20 of 20THE GLOW UP - Maria Fowler now
We use the term 'now" very loosely with Maria, this picture is from early 2017 - that's because we can't find any recent pics as she is keeping it on the down low. We do know that is she is a makeup artist now, she's married to Kelvin Batey and they're expecting their second child later this year.
He also said that Jac’s winning stint in the jungle last year had made him realise how much he loved her and that he had “struggled without her”, adding, “I missed her so much more than I thought I would.”
As heat has told you , Jac – who has been inundated with lucrative deals and offers since her I’m A Celeb victory– recently took the chance to seriously let her hair down on a girly work trip to Ibiza, with sources telling us she enjoyed making Dan jealous, while he stayed at home with their two daughters, Ella, five, and Mia, two. She proved that she could have just as much fun as her husband, living it up in a luxury villa and downing cocktails by the pool. Clearly, Dan, 27, got the message because, days after his wife shared snaps of the trip, he spoke of his love for her in his interview.
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As for the future, Dan said they were planning to renew their vows and were also considering adding to their brood. But all plans are strictly contingent on Dan cleaning up his act for good, as we’re told Jac might be willing to forgive, but she hasn’t forgotten.
Last week, the couple were pictured on a family day out with their daughters, and our insider says, “Now that Dan’s publicly admitted to cheating and has pledged that he’s changed his ways, Jac wants them to be a happy family again. But she’s still hurt by the past and she’s promised that this is the last time she’ll ever accept any of his nonsense.”
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