Harry Lee was left in tears on Wednesday’s episode of TOWIE as he mourned the end of his relationship with Frankie Sims.
The two reality stars, both aged 25, recently parted ways due to Harry’s insecurities and jealously during their romance.
Talking to close friend Tom McDonnell, Harry broke down in tears as he admitted it was like Frankie had died and would have been easier if she had cheated.
Emotional: Harry Lee was left in tears on Wednesday’s episode of TOWIE as he mourned the end of his relationship with Frankie Sims
He confessed: ‘We weren’t in the right head space, just thought it would be better if we called it a day.’
Harry said that despite loving each other, they just weren’t working or gelling with each other.
Talking about his insecurities during their romance, he admitted: ‘Sometimes she would lie a little bit and downplay things. That feeds my insecurities and sometimes, you know, I end up losing my head.’
Breaking down in tears, Harry added: ‘I feel proper broken at the minute, it would have been easier if she cheated.
Heartbreaking: The two reality stars, both aged 25, recently parted ways due to Harry’s insecurities and jealously during their romance
Drama? Yet it looks as though there could be more drama in store as in a spoiler clip for Sunday’s episode, Harry’s ex Chloe Brockett offered her support to the reality star
‘I thought I would be that fella to show her that not all fellas are the same, now she’s gone and it feels like she died. She’s the nicest girl I’ve ever met.’
When Tom asked if he saw Frankie as ‘the one’, he admitted: ‘Definitely at times, I did, yeah, I did.’
Harry said that whoever Frankie choses as her next partner will be ‘lucky’ as she’s ‘f**king unbelievable’.
He also thanked Tom for his support, adding: ‘She’s got her family, a wide group of friends, sometimes I feel like I don’t have many people.’
Upsetting: Talking to close friend Tom McDonnell, Harry broke down in tears as he admitted it was like Frankie had died and would have been easier if she had cheated
‘The one’: When Tom, pictured, asked if he saw Frankie as ‘the one’, he admitted: ‘Definitely at times, I did, yeah, I did.’
Elsewhere it was an emotional episode for Frankie as she too broke down in tears during a socially-distanced night out with friends.
Talking about their split, she said that despite loving each other, they were falling out all the time and not making each other happy.
Breaking down in tears, Frankie said: ‘I hope I feel better soon, there’s not much more I can do, I’ve tried everything.’
The reality star also spoke about their relationship with her sisters Chloe and Demi as she got emotional again.
Heartache: Elsewhere it was an emotional episode for Frankie as she too broke down in tears during a socially-distanced night out with friends
Support: Breaking down in tears, Frankie said: ‘I hope I feel better soon, there’s not much more I can do, I’ve tried everything.’
She said: ‘With this whole Harry thing and the breakup, I just feel like all my emotions have been bottling up. They’ve just all come out at once.
‘Like last night, I felt like the worst company ever. You know when you’re speaking and you can’t get a word out because you’re so heartbroken?
‘I got home and literally cried all night. I’ve not stopped crying. I feel empty, that’s how I feel at the minute.’
Providing a sympathetic ear, Chloe told her sister it’s perfectly normal for her to be upset, given how serious her relationship with Harry was, as she took broke down in tears.
Her sisters: The reality star also spoke about their relationship with her sisters Chloe and Demi as she got emotional again
She said: ‘You know what though Frankie, it’s natural to cry. Of course you’re going to cry. You lived in each other’s pockets. It wasn’t like you were just dating, it was a really serious relationship.’
Agreeing, Frankie added: ‘I’ve never been heartbroken like this before but I know it is for the best. I’m sure in a year’s time I’ll be like, “I did the right thing.”
‘We’re very different people and he’s obviously got things to work on. We just didn’t gel, and that’s it.’
At the end of the episode, Harry ran into Frankie’s sister Demi in town and admitted it has been the ‘hardest week of his life’.
Frankie told her siblings: ‘With this whole Harry thing and the breakup, I just feel like all my emotions have been bottling up. They’ve just all come out at once’
He said: ‘It’s not been the best time. The hardest week of my life, I’ve been struggling. I love her so much still, thing weren’t working.
‘I’d never say a bad word about her, I love Frankie and being a part of your family. It’s just sad it’s not there anymore. I want her to know I’ll always be there for her.’
Yet it looks as though there could be more drama in store as in a spoiler clip for Sunday’s episode, Harry’s ex Chloe Brockett offered her support to the reality star.
Harry and Frankie, who dated for a year, hit a rocky patch over the last few weeks with the pair recently taking a week-long break to figure out what they wanted.
Hard times: At the end of the episode, Harry ran into Frankie’s sister Demi in town and admitted it has been the ‘hardest week of his life’
Frankie tried to reassure Harry that she won’t hurt him after he admitted to his ‘trust issues’ during Sunday’s episode of the ITVBe series.
They engaged in a very intense chat before their split, which had been reported in recent weeks, where Harry told Frankie she doesn’t make him ‘feel special’.
Harry told her: ‘I can’t remember the last time you jumped on me and made me feel special, the only person I get affection from in my life is you, so when I don’t get it I realise I don’t get it.’
On last Wednesday’s episode, Frankie spoke to her sisters about her troubled romance, saying: ‘I just want him to believe that I love him!’
A listening ear: He told Demi: ‘It’s not been the best time. The hardest week of my life, I’ve been struggling. I love her so much still, thing weren’t working.
The breakup comes after it was claimed last month that Frankie and Harry had split over a furious argument about his ex-girlfriend Chloe Brockett.
According to The Sun, the pair decided to go their separate ways and unfollowed each other on Instagram.
A source told the publication at the time: ‘It’s all over and it was filmed. They’ve split and unfollowed each other on Instagram.’
Support? Yet it looks as though there could be more drama in store as in a spoiler clip for Sunday’s episode, Harry’s ex Chloe Brockett offered her support to the reality star
Tensions had been rising between Frankie and Harry in recent weeks with their romance drama a focal point of the new series.
Frankie and Chloe have been at each other’s throats as Chloe dated Harry just weeks before he got together with Frankie.
Chloe and Harry were thought to have flirted with each other at a recent event despite his romance with Frankie.
The Only Way Is Essex continues Sunday at 9pm on ITVBe.
It’s over: Harry and Frankie, who dated for a year, hit a rocky patch over the last few weeks with the pair recently taking a week-long break to figure out what they wanted (pictured in September)