Ricci Guarnaccio has been branded a 'liar and a cheat' by a woman who claims she was his secret girlfriend for seven years.
Steph Potts, a mother-of-two, told how her 'blood boils' after she saw Geordie Shore star Ricci went Instagram official with another woman who is said to have known for just two weeks.
Steph, who works as a sales assistant, said she now feels like Ricci was 'ashamed' of her as he never went public with their romance.
Speaking to The Sun, she said: 'We dated for over seven years. I've always been a secret. He told me that, because of him being in the public eye, he wanted to protect me from that lifestyle.
'To be honest, I just feel like he was talking a load of rubbish, but I went along with it. I was meant to go on Geordie Shore when they did Cyprus, but I didn't end up doing it because I got food poisoning.'
Steph also claims Ricci lied to her about being single for two years.
She said: 'That's bt. We did split up about a year ago, but it hasn't been two years. We've been on and off since then. One minute he leaves, one minute he comes back, and then he says he can't do this.'
Steph claimed Ricci, who acted as a father figure to her children, got in touch with her just a few weeks ago to send money but she declined because she didn't need it.
Ricci then jetted off to Tenerife with a different woman and announced a new romance online with Jenna Mumford from Essex.
Steph said Ricci never wanted to 'show' her off and she felt like she always had to live up to his expectations, noting she has never had any kind of cosmetic surgery or aesthetic enhancements.
The mother-of-two said she got Botox and filler in her lips done once to 'fit into his lifestyle' but prefers to stay natural.
After going public with his new relationship so quickly, Steph feels like Ricci has 'taken the mick' out of her.
After seeing his new relationship online, Steph vowed she would not be silent any longer and wanted to stand up for herself.
She and Ricci have since blocked each other on social media.
Steph, who works as a sales assistant, said she now feels like Ricci was 'ashamed' of her as he never went public with their romance.
Ricci and Jenna have since shared several loved-up snaps together on Instagram and documented their date night at Essex restaurant Sheesh on Thursday.
A representative of Ricci Guarnaccio declined to comment when contacted by the Daily Mail.
Ricci burst into the limelight in 2012 as the Northern heartthrob who found love with Vicky Pattison on Geordie Shore.
He returned to the show in 2022 when it was picked up by Paramount+ but in his years away from TV screens he spent more than £50,000 on plastic surgery, now admitting that he's 'addicted' to going under the knife.
While there has been a shift in cultural trends of late and a steer towards the more 'natural' look, it's left some of the MTV stars reversing their procedures or with lifelong regrets.
Ricci began dabbling in enhancements during his break from Geordie Shore, when he worked as a DJ in Australia.