05 January 2023 , 11:16
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The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) star Yazmin Oukhellou has denied claims she is dating again, saying she will be single for the "foreseeable."
It had been reported that Yazmin, 28, was dating Kirk Holdrick, 40, who is wanted by the police for breaching the terms of his licence, but Yazmin said in a video today she's not seeing anyone.
The reality TV personality, who was in a horrifying car crash in July which saw her on-off partner Jake McLean die, also told fans: "I am single and I am not looking to date anyone until I am okay."
In November, Hertfordshire Police issued a re-appeal for the public's help in tracing Kirk.
The press release said: "Kirk Holdrick, aged 40, is wanted on recall to prison after breaching the terms of his licence. He has links to Dorset."
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Yazmin took to Instagram to deny she is dating Kirk Holdrick (Instagram)
It came after claims they were spotted chatting while she was on holiday in Marrakech (Instagram)Sources told Mail Online that Yazmin and Kirk are inseparable, with one insider saying: "Yazmin and Kirk are getting serious after meeting through mutual friends in Morocco and spending Christmas and New Year's Eve together."
The source alleged that Kirk has met Yazmin's family and she sees him as "her rock" after Jake's death.
In a video on her Instagram, Yazmin rubbished claimed she was dating anyone.
Wearing a black top, Yazmin told her followers: "I have just landed back in the UK from being on a family holiday in Marrakech and I have just seen stories come out about me being spotted with someone,
In July Yazmin's on and off again boyfriend Jake died in a car crash"apparently dating someone who I met at a beach club, come up to me to speak to me because we have mutual friends, don't really know anything about this person, literally met him twice there and then I want out that night with my friends I have got from back home, family friends, and he's in the same venue.
Yazmin went on: "Now someone has sneakily taken a pic and made a big commotion and made up I am seeing someone but I am very much single, I am not dating anybody. I have been single since my last relationship and I remain to stay like that or the foreseeable."
Yazmin has been sharing gorgeous pictures from her time in Marrakech (Instagram)After the video, the TOWIE star wrote on her Instagram Story: "I'm trying so hard to work on myself and my mental health. Stories like this just set me back.
"I am single and I am not looking to date anyone until I am okay."
The TV star has been candid about the emotional toll the crash and losing Jake has taken on her, recently saying there are nights "I still cry myself to sleep."
Taking to Instagram on New Year’s Eve, Yazmin said: "This year was the year that changed my life forever.
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"I lived through something I shouldn’t have. I learned that I am not as weak as I thought I was.
"I learned the importance of family and good friends and I learned that each and everyday is simply a blessing."
Yazmin is known for appearing on TOWIE (ITV)She added: “There are nights I still cry myself to sleep and days I put my phone on aeroplane mode and hide away from the world, and that is okay.
"There are days I glam myself up and post on here so that everyone thinks I’m doing great and living my best life. And you know what? That's okay too."