Olly Murs squirms as he finally admits to Melanie Sykes romance after Loose Women grilling

Murs revealed there “might have been something” between them
Finally: Singer Olly Murs gets a grilling
Ken McKay/ITV/Rex
Emma Powell5 January 2018
The Weekender

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Olly Murs has finally confirmed that he enjoyed a romance with Melanie Sykes after months of speculation.

The singer, 33, denied reports that he dated the TV presenter for a year, but admitted to being more than friends after he was interrogated by the Loose Women panel.

Speaking about his love life The Voice UK judge said: “Every time I pick up a paper it seems at the moment to be ‘Olly spoke to this girl, he must be dating her’. I’m like ‘no, I’m single’. Last time I checked it was just me in bed on my own.”

Panellist Kelly Brook grilled him on Sykes, asking: “There was in the paper recently about (someone) who looks like Christine. Did you date Melanie Sykes?”

Grilling: Olly Murs with Linda Robson and Kelly Brook
Ken McKay/ITV/Rex

Murs replied: “Listen, Mel’s amazing, we’re great friends. The rumours that we were dating for a year are just not true.”

Keen to keep pushing, Kaye Adams asked: “But did you have a romance?”

Rumours: Olly Murs with Melanie Sykes
@msmelaniesykes

Murs replied: “There might have been something – but that’s all I’m going to say. I’m not going to talk about that. Moving on!”

It was reported last year that the celebrity pair had bonded over a love of fitness after being introduced by a mutual friend before enjoying a string of under-the-radar dates.

But Sykes shut down the “s****” that has been written about her in a defiant Instagram post in which she referred to herself as “single”.

The TV presenter posted a picture of herself alongside the caption: “To all those writing s**** about me and my life. This is what a single, happy, healthy, 47yrs old independent mother of two teenage sons looks like.

“DEAL WITH IT!”’

Sykes has two children, Roman, 15, and Valentino, 12 from her marriage to actor Daniel Caltagirone, which ended in 2008.

She married 29-year-old Jack Cockings in 2013 but filed for divorce less than a year later, describing it as a “difficult” time.

Murs previously dated Francesca Thomas for three years before calling time on the relationship in 2015.

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