Marnie Simpson has been swapping messages with Niall Horan.

Marnie Simpson

Marnie Simpson

The 'Geordie Shore' star has been in contact with the One Direction hunk - who is currently working on solo work while his band take an extended hiatus - via Twitter recently after he started following her on the social networking site because he's a huge fan of the boozy MTV reality TV show and enjoyed watching her on the last series.

And it's not just the 23-year-old Irish heartthrob that has stolen the brunette beauty's attention recently as she's also struck up a friendship with 'X Factor' star James Arthur.

Speaking to The Sun Online, she explained: "I've been speaking to them. We've said hello and I've spoken over DMs [direct messages] with both of them."

Marnie's new interests come just a few weeks after it was revealed that her on/off boyfriend Lewis Bloor - who she met while they were competing on 'Celebrity Big Brother' last summer - had cheated on her while she was away working on the show.

The pair were living together in Essex, but the 25-year-old babe kicked him out last week after she asked him to do a lie detector test recently and he refused.

Writing in her column for Star magazine, she said: "Lewis has moved out now. He was adamant he'd only kissed toe girls, so I asked him to do a lie detector test to prove there's been no one else since we've been together - and he refused. That kind of says it all. I'm proud of myself for being strong.

"Perhaps I could have dealt with him kissing someone behind my back but the thought of there being loads of girls and full sex is too much. I deserve better than that. I wish Lewis all the best and I hope he finds the happiness he's been searching for."

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