Celebrity Big Brother’s Ella Rae Wise bursts into tears as she opens up about her shock split from Dan Edgar and reveals he ‘wasn’t going to be what I wanted him to be’
Celebrity Big Brother star Ella Rae Wise burst into tears as she opened up about her shock split from her TOWIE co-star Dan Edgar.
The reality star, 24, confirmed her break up on Monday and entered the Big Brother house single as she revealed she has called it quits with Dan after 18 months of dating.
But during Wednesday night’s episode of CBB, Ella became emotional as she spoke to JoJo Siwa and Angelica Bell about the sudden split.
The dancer and presenter comforted Ella as she confessed their break-up had happened right before entering the house. ‘This is fresh,’ Angelica said.
‘I knew something wasn’t right,’ Ella said, before she burst into tears and JoJo and Angelica leaned in to hug her.
‘Thank you. It’s just one of them things. I just feel like an idiot because everyone… I just knew he weren’t going to be what I wanted him to be. And I thought maybe he might for me but he just… and I don’t want to waste years trying to change someone do you know what I mean?’
Celebrity Big Brother star Ella Rae Wise burst into tears as she opened up about her shock split from her TOWIE co-star Dan Edgar
The reality star, 24, confirmed her break up on Monday and entered the Big Brother house single as she revealed she has called it quits with Dan after 18 months of dating
‘But that just shows your strength,’ Angelica said, to which Ella replied: ‘Yeah, I just have to let it be. And it doesn’t mean we can’t be friends because we tried.’
Dan was reportedly left feeling blindsided as Ella made her CBB debut on Monday night – after their shock split.
It was revealed as the episode aired that the reality TV couple had called it quits after an on-off relationship.
And during her opening VT, newly-single Ella cheekily remarked: ‘I could literally float with a loaf of bread. I could flirt with anything! I’m flirting with the camera.’
And pals have now told The Sun that Dan was hurt by her comments after believing their breakup had been fairly amicable.
A source told the publication: ‘They were still chatting after the big row on Wednesday as had both agreed it just wasn’t working.
‘But everything was pretty amicable. They were just chatting as normal, the odd text and that, and spoke on Sunday just before she went into lockdown.
‘But he was blindsided by the comments she made about being such a flirt last night, and how she flirted with everyone constantly, as that’s just not nice to hear.’
Ella started crying as she confessed their break-up had happened right before entering the house
During Wednesday night’s episode of CBB, Ella became emotional as she spoke to JoJo Siwa and Angelica Bell about the sudden split
‘Thank you. It’s just one of them things. I just feel like an idiot because everyone… I just knew he weren’t going to be what I wanted him to be,’ she said
Representatives for Dan and Ella were contacted by MailOnline for comment.
‘We can’t just be together because we have a great sex life,’ the reality star said as she told The Sun of their shock break up ahead of her CBB stint.
‘We are not together – and it’s really, really sad that we’re not together, we split up a week ago,’ she said.
Ella insisted the split had nothing to do with her entering the CBB house – despite her just days ago reportedly promising Dan she wouldn’t flirt with Love Islander and fellow housemate Chris Hughes.
She went on to say that while Dan is sweet, there was ‘something missing’ between them and she didn’t want to waste each other’s time.
It comes after Ella recently confirmed she has split from boyfriend and fellow TOWIE star Dan Edgar, days after promising him she wouldn’t flirt with Chris in the house
‘We can’t just be together because we have a great sex life,’ the reality star said as she told The Sun of their shock break up
Their shock split comes just days after she reportedly promised Dan that she won’t flirt with Chris in the Big Brother house.
But despite Ella’s plea, The Sun reported that producers ‘may have other ideas’ and could be planning to ‘pair the duo up’ for tasks and ‘airing any intimate chats’.
Dan and Ella’s romance first kicked off last year during a cast trip to Bali, before splitting amid rumours they had faked their relationship.
However the couple then reconciled with their relationship being documented on the ITVbe show.
CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2025: MEET THE LINEUP!
MICKEY ROURKE
AGE: 72
FAMOUS FOR: The actor and former pro boxer is one of the show’s biggest ever signings and after public feuds with Robert De Niro, two marriages and a string of high profile relationships, producers will be hoping he brings plenty of drama.
DALEY THOMPSON
AGE: 66
FAMOUS FOR: The double Olympic gold-medallist is considered one of Britain’s greatest athletes, and he would no doubt cause a stir with younger celebrities if he entered the house. He broke the decathlon world record four times.
PATSY PALMER
AGE: 52
FAMOUS FOR: It’s an open secret that Patsy is leaving EastEnders, with the actress enjoying a wild leaving party this month. The Bianca Jackson star posted a snap of her character on Instagram with the caption: ‘Bye bye B, always grateful to see her again.’
DONNA PRESTON
AGE: 38
FAMOUS FOR: While Donna has featured in several TV shows and movies, the comedy star is known for hosting Apocalypse and for the role of a circus Compere in 2018’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald. She plays Den in Coronation Street, has featured in Pants On Fire in 2019 and even wrote and co-produced BBC Three’s Comedy Threesomes.
CHESNEY HAWKES
AGE: 53
FAMOUS FOR: The singer topped the charts for five weeks in 1991 with his hit The One And Only, before making a string of acting and TV appearances. His arrival on CBB has been described by a TV source as ‘perfect timing’, as he’s set to release a comeback album in April.
ANGELLICA BELL
AGE: 49
FAMOUS FOR: The TV presenter is said to have landed a staggering five-figure deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Fans will be keen to see if the CBBC legend spills all on her untimely exit from The Martin Lewis Show – which left fans baffled back in 2023. Angellica currently co-presents Hits Radio while Fleur East is on maternity leave.
DANNY BEARD
AGE: 32
FAMOUS FOR: The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner – whose real name is Daniel Curtis – has signed up as a late entry. Danny previously made headlines after swearing on Big Brother’s Late & Live last March whilst doing an impression of housemate Louis Walsh. The incident saw the guest say the word ‘c***’ before immediately apologising after being informed they weren’t allowed to say that on the show.
CHRIS HUGHES
AGE: 32
FAMOUS FOR: After shooting to fame on Love Island in 2017, Chris went on to become a sports presenter and regularly hosts the horse racing coverage on ITV.
JOJO SIWA
AGE: 21
FAMOUS FOR: The American singer, who shot to stardom on reality show Dance Moms, is expected to draw a big American audience. The hitmaker has made a name for herself in the U.S. pop charts and is known for her outlandish looks and being a vocal member of the LGBTQ+ community.
TRISHA GODDARD
AGE: 67
FAMOUS FOR: The talk show host regularly presented on ITV from 1998 to 2004 and then shifted to Channel 5 from 2004 to 2010. Trisha has been suffering horrible side effects of her chemotherapy – but has bravely battled on.
JACK P. SHEPHERD
AGE: 37
FAMOUS FOR: The actor has played David Platt in Corrie since 2000 and is following in his pal Colson Smith’s footsteps by taking part in the popular reality show. He has won a string of awards for the role including Best Actor at the British Soap Awards.
ELLA RAE WISE
AGE: 24
FAMOUS FOR: Producers have been keen to land the TV personality, who previously dated Pete Wicks and has had an on-off romance with Dan Edgar. Bosses are hoping the TOWIE star might reveal all about some of her other famous exes.
MICHAEL FABRICANT
AGE: 74
FAMOUS FOR: The former Conservative politician is understood to have signed a lucrative six-figure deal to take part after political stars were banned from the broadcaster’s other reality show, I’m A Celeb. He served as MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire from 1992 until his defeat in 2024 as well as vice-chairman of the party under David Cameron. But he is perhaps best known for his blond mop for which he has been widely ridiculed but repeatedly denies is a wig.
