TV BEAUTY Jorgie Porter has lifted the lid on her split from England rugby ace Luther Burrell after a whirlwind four month romance.
The stunning blonde, 28, began dating Northampton Saint Luther last year, but the relationship fizzled out last month.
And the former I'm A Celebrity star said she is now concentrating on work after quitting her eight year stint on Hollyoaks this week.
But she revealed that she has not given up on love and wants to meet "a real man's man".
She told The Sun: "Luther and I aren't together any more. It is fairly recent.
“I’m not happy to be single, but I'm not looking for love because I think when you fall in love, it hits you out of nowhere – POW – like a lightning bolt.
“Instead I’m focusing now on all of the opportunities that I’ve been given to do great work - I really feel like I’m ready to take on the world.
"But I'd love to meet a real man's man, you know, a man who likes to get dirty, doesn't pout, and takes less time than me in the shower.
"That's my ideal guy."
Jorgie, who made her first appearance as Theresa McQueen on Hollyoaks in 2008, announced she was quitting the Channel 4 soap last year.
Soon after she signed up for I’m A Celebrity, appearing alongside stars Vicky Pattison, Ferne McCann George Shelley and Lady Colin Campbell.
And she quickly won fans over with her sense of humour and sexy shower shots.
But the actress told how behind the scenes she suffered a secret meltdown in the camp, and even begged ITV bosses to let her walk out.
She said: “I was at the point where I was saying: ‘I don’t want to do this anymore.’ I had done loads of trials but was somehow missing out on the rewards.
“I didn’t get to go to the jungle hotel or eat any banquets.
“One day I went into the hut in the camp, and said to the bosses: ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ But I’m so grateful that they persuaded me to stay.
“Being in there has taught me that I can just push through things that are tough. It might not feel like it at times, but everything does have an end.
“And now I feel like it was one of the best things I’ve ever done.
“When I was speaking to the show psychiatrist afterwards, she talked through everything I’d achieved in there and I felt so powerful.
“I’ve also learnt that it’s important to be with people who make you happy and you can be yourself with, because of all the arguing and fighting.
“At times it wasn’t even about trials any more, just about enduring arguments.”
Jorgie went on: “I don't want to watch the show itself because I think my experience of it is what I felt, and the things that I had to go through.
“Maybe one day I'll brush the cobwebs off the DVD, and be like: 'Oh my God.' But for now I’m happy with what people have said to me about it.
“And I found the shower pictures hilarious, because all I cared about at the time was getting clean.
“If anyone wants to give their loved one a sexy picture they should have it taken while washing their hair - it pulls you up in all the right places.”
Since leaving the jungle, Jorgie says she has seen “lots of doors open up” for her.
And The Sun revealed this week she has landed a role in the BBC’s one off revival of saucy sitcom Are You Being Served? – airing later this year.
Jorgie, who is playing Miss Croft, said: “I was so excited when I heard I’d got the part. I was about to fly to LA and I didn’t want to get on the plane.
“I'm so glad to be involved, because it is a massive deal, and it has a completely different audience to the one that already knows me.
“I also love the original – it’s so camp – and I like the fact we’ll be acting in front of a studio audience, because you get to see them laughing.
“You never normally get that reaction.
“Miss Croft is a really fun new character too, so it’s exciting to know I’ll have the opportunity to see how she develops with the rest of the cast.”
Jorgie, who made her acting debut on Hollyoaks aged 21, saw her soap character Theresa make her screen exit this week (10 March).
And it comes at the height of a dramatic storyline which saw killer teen Nico Blake (Persephone Swales-Dawson) plot to murder her.
Jorgie said: “It’s been a great storyline, and viewers will have to wait to see if the door is left open for Theresa to come back in the future.
“Leaving Hollyoaks after so long was scary, because when I started I was this chubby cheeked little girl, and I really have grown up there.
“But I couldn’t go through life thinking I never tried anything else. I want to look back and say: ‘I was scared, but look what I scared myself into doing.'
“What's the point in being alive if you don't take a chance now and again?
“I would like to do more comedy roles now, but I think you have to be open to things coming along and not be snobby about parts you’re offered.
“I won’t stop doing sexy lingerie photo shoots either, because I love doing them. I think it’s a crying shame that FHM has closed now.
“I will definitely miss playing Theresa, because I’ve had lot of fun with her, and the part has given me more confidence in a lot of things.
“I’m really lucky, because I’ve also been able to work with some fantastic people and top actors, and I’ve laughed every single day since I started.
“But now I want to see what else is out there.”
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