Ferne McCann and her fiancé Lorri Haines celebrated their one-year anniversary with a romantic weekend in the Cotswolds.
The Towie actress and her real estate agent partner hunkered down at Soho Farmhouse and uploaded a series of photos from their stay, which appeared to be extremely romantic.
Ferne, 32, revealed she and Lorri had enjoyed bike rides, pizza and roast dinners galore, but also confessed that their relationship ‘hasn’t been the easiest’.
Sharing a handful of snaps with her 2.9million followers, Ferne wrote: ‘Celebrating our one-year anniversary. I’ve learnt so much about love since being in this relationship.
‘Perhaps before I had a warped idea of what love actually was. Love isn’t all happiness. Romantic dates, lust, laughter, snuggles, cosy dinners & endless joy.’
The doting mum went on: ‘No, love means warts n all & showing up no matter what. The good the bad and the ugly.
‘So, thank you @lozzahaines for showing up through the good times and the really, really, really s****y times! It’s not been the easiest first year of a relationship, but it’s also not been a total write off.
‘So, with the ebb & flows, I am super happy to have you by my side. Here’s to many more babe.’
It’s not the first time Ferne has mentioned her current difficulties.
She also admitted to having had a “tough few months” after being accused of ridiculing an acid attack victim of her previous partner.
Ferne was in a relationship with and has a five-year-old daughter with Arthur Collins, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for throwing acid in a nightclub and injuring many people in 2017.
In November, a voice note purporting to be of Ferne was leaked in which a woman could be heard calling one of the victims ‘an ugly f*****g c**t.’
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She later admitted the note was hers and apologised to victim Sophie Hall but insisted it had been taken out of context.
Reflecting on her ‘difficult year’, Ferne wrote on Instagram last month: ‘It’s not always easy but I didn’t want to complicate it,’ she went on in a caption alongside a photograph of a snowy field.
‘I felt and feel so calm and for the first time after some incredibly difficult months I felt positive.’
Addressing her followers, she wrote: ‘This is your sign to do something today that will lighten your mood. Take care of yourself.’
Ferne announced her and Lorri’s engagement in July after seven months of dating.
Alongside a picture of the pair kissing and with her enormous ring on full display, the reality star wrote: ‘So happily ever afters do exist. I cannot wait to do forever with you baby @lozzahaines.’
Friends and fans raced to the comments to congratulate the happy pair, including Love Islanders Faye Winter, Siannise Fudge, and Montana Rose.
‘CONGRATULATIONS!!! You both deserve the world!’ Faye wrote, while Siannise penned: ‘Congratulations babe you deserve this soo much! So happy for you.’
Meanwhile, Ferne’s Towie co-stars James Argent and Mario Falcone added their wishes, with James writing: ‘My beautiful friend, you deserve this so much. I couldn’t be happier for you,’ while Mario added: ‘Congratulations Fernita! Very happy for you.’
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Lorri and Ferne declared their romance last February, a month after they began dating.
‘When you least expect it, you could meet someone who will radically transform your life forever,’ she warned followers at the time.
Ferne previously dated model Jack Padgett, but after their split, the First Time Mum actress confessed that he stopped things because she wasn’t ‘on brand’ enough for him.
Despite her previous failures with men, Ferne revealed to OK! a few months into her romance with Lorri, “I feel like it is going to happen,” while discussing marriage and potential children.
She had said: ‘[Marriage and kids] is definitely something we talk about all the time. Lorri’s the first person I can see having a future with, so those things often come up.’
Ferne added: ‘It’s not just a dream – I feel like it is going to happen.’