Lucy Mecklenburgh (born 24 August 1991) is an English television personality and model known for her appearances in the

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reality series ''

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'' from 2010 to 2013. She later appeared in '' Tumble'' and '' Tour de Celeb''.

Career

''The Only Way Is Essex''

Mecklenburgh rose to fame as one of the cast members in the

reality series ''

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''. She remained on the series for three years, leaving after the tenth series.

Other work

In 2013, she was announced as a regular columnist for

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magazine. She is signed to Select modelling agency. In 2014, Mecklenburgh appeared on Ladies of London (season 1, episode 7) modelling Caprice's line, By Caprice. Also in 2014, Mecklenburgh also took part in the

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talent show '' Tumble'' with professional partner, Billy George. In 2015, Mecklenburgh released a clothing range with

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and modelled in their advertising campaign. She also put her name to a collection for

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sportswear. She opened her own shop, called Lucy's Boutique, and began a fitness business named Results With Lucy. Also in 2015, her debut book, ''Be Body Beautiful'', was published by

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. In 2016, she did a modelling campaign for

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Personal life

Between 2010 and 2012, Mecklenburgh dated and was engaged to Mario Falcone, but this relationship ended in 2012. In 2017, she started dating actor

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, after they met participating in '' Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' together. They have been engaged since June 2019. She gave birth to her first child, a boy on 7 March 2020 with fiancé Ryan. She gave birth to her second child, a girl, on 29 May 2022. Ryan has a daughter Scarlett from a previous relationship with his former

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co-star

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mecklenburgh, Lucy Living people 1991 births English businesspeople People from Brentwood, Essex English television personalities Participants in British reality television series Television personalities from the London Borough of Havering Models from London Models from Essex