Closer can exclusively reveal the former TOWIE stars are hooking up
They stunned the residents of Essex when they admitted to kissing in 2017, and now, a decade after they joined the cast of TOWIE, Closer can exclusively reveal that Dan Edgar and Chloe Lewis are dating.
A source tells us that Dan, 35, and his former co-star Chloe, 34, have grown close once again after reconnecting at fellow TOWIE stars Georgia Kousolou and Tommy Mallett’s second wedding in Majorca last month.
The source says, ‘Dan and Chloe started speaking at Georgia’s wedding the other week. This is all very early days, but they’ve been texting lots ever since and they’re both really smitten.
‘Dan has always fancied Chloe, he thinks she’s beautiful and is desperate to settle down. He’d told friends that he wanted the next girl he dates to be The One.’
The new relationship comes less than three months after Dan’s split from Ella Rae Wise, 24, who dumped him just days before entering Celebrity Big Brother in April after a year-long on /off relationship.
They first hooked up during a trip to Bali to film TOWIE in early 2024, but split in May after he cheated on her when she was on holiday in Dubai. But over the summer, the pair said they were working on their romance during a trip to Cyprus. By October they had split again, with Ella moving on with Teddy Brunt, who is the son of a millionaire.
In a surprise move, they sparked rumours they were back together in January when Dan made his debut on Dancing On Ice and confirmed their reunion in a social media post in February.
However, breaking down in tears after moving into the CBB house, Ella announced they had split for good. Speaking to fellow housemates, JoJo Siwa and Angellica Bell, she said the break-up had happened ‘like a week ago.’
She said, ‘I’m all right,’ before leaning on TV presenter Angellica and crying. ‘It’s just one of those things,’ she continued. ‘I just feel like an idiot because I knew he wasn’t going to be what I wanted him to be, I thought maybe he might for me. I don’t want to waste years trying to change someone.’
Ella has said that she and Dan have continued to be friends following their split – but our source says she will now be ‘heartbroken’ after hoping she and Dan would find their way back together.
The source says, ‘Ella is going to be devastated. She really thought they would sort things out, especially after filming TOWIE in Portugal.
‘One night they were all over each other. But since returning home just days later, he’s completely cut her off and doesn’t want anything to do with her and has been messaging Chloe instead.
‘She really thought they’d get back together but this news will crush her. Dan is now focused on Chloe and things could get serious pretty quick.’
Dan and Chloe both joined TOWIE in 2015 and, in classic Essex fashion, drama soon followed. In 2017, Chloe broke down on screen as she finally confessed to her friend Kate Wright (now Ferdinand after marrying ex-England football star Rio) – who had recently split from Dan at the time – that she had kissed him two years prior to that. She revealed in dramatic scenes, ‘Before I even knew you, I did kiss him once.’
After making the confession, she took to X – formerly Twitter – to deny that she still had feelings for Dan after being accused by viewers of ‘flirting’ with her then co-star.
Chloe, who was at the time in a relationship with Danny Flasher, posted, ‘Can I please make things very clear… I’m very much happy in my relationship. I have no interest in Dan Edgar.’
Dan went on to date another of his TOWIE co-stars, Amber Turner, in a relationship that lasted for six years until they split in May 2023. During a brief split in 2019, Dan had a fling with Chloe Sims, another former star of the hit show.
Meanwhile, Chloe was in a relationship with Jake Hall during her time on the show, and started dating businessman Danny Flasher in 2016, with them welcoming son Beau two years later. However, she announced they had ‘quietly separated’ after seven years together in November 2023.
She told fans on social media, ‘It’s been a complicated couple of years. I’m quite private about my personal life and find it hard to deal with it all anyway let alone having everyone’s opinion. But try my best to show what I can.’
After candidly admitting she hoped she’d be ‘married with three kids at 32’, she added, ‘Life doesn’t always go to plan (which I have found really hard), but I think everyone has their own journey. You have to just live yours and not put too much pressure on yourself.’
