Stephen Bear has banned his on/off girlfriend Charlotte Crosby from talking about her ex-boyfriend Gary 'Gaz' Beadle in public and in private.

Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear

Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear

The former 'Ex on the Beach' star has agreed to give his relationship with the blonde beauty another go but only if she sticks to the "rules" he's put in place because hearing about her dating history on television and in magazines makes him "jealous".

A source told The Sun Online: "Bear and Charlotte are back together - everyone knew they would be. Part of the reason they're back together is that Charlotte's agreed not to speak about her ex, Gaz, either on TV or in private.

"Bear gets SO jealous and has real issues about Charlotte's exes. It makes him insecure every time Gaz is bought up, despite the fact Gaz and Charlotte have moved on and she'd never do anything to hurt Bear.

"He just hates when her past is bought up - it really makes him upset. He can't listen if, in interviews, Charlotte is asked about Gaz - everyone saw their love story play out on 'Geordie Shore', and Bear doesn't want to feel like everyone is comparing him to Gaz. It's extreme but Charlotte is head over heels in love with him and just wants to make things work with him, so she's agreed to these rules."

The turbulent couple came to blows last week after the 27-year-old star broke down in tears during an interview on Irish television after she was asked how she felt about Gaz - who she dated for five years - having a baby with his girlfriend Emma McVey.

Her emotional breakdown led to the 27-year-old hunk dumping her online - without telling her first - while he was in Las Vegas with his friend for a boxing fight.

He wrote at the time: "Sadly me and Charlotte have split up. We have had a good run but we wasn't right for each other (sic)."

However, Charlotte - who suffered an ectopic pregnancy last year with Gaz's baby - later took to her Instagram account to reveal they were back together and "stronger."