'Geordie Shore' stars Holly Hagan and Kyle Christie have split up.

Holly Hagan

Holly Hagan

The 23-year-old beauty has admitted that starring alongside one another in the MTV reality show put an unnatural amount of pressure on their relationship and revealed that they've now decided to try to "take it slower".

Holly said: "We went through a lot of bad s**t last series, to the point we ended up not being together anymore.

"We were pushed into being boyfriend and girlfriend for the show and it had a negative effect on our relationship. We're trying to take it slower."

The curvaceous star - who previously had flings with co-stars James Tindale and Scott 'Scotty T' Tomlin - also claimed 'Geordie Shore' producers had a part to play in their split.

She told new! magazine: "There's a lot of manipulation going on behind the scenes. They just want the best for the series but it means they don't always take into consideration how it affects everyone else."

Meanwhile, the aspiring singer from Thornaby-on-Tees believes her 23-year-old co-star Marnie Simpson and her former 'The Only Way Is Essex' star fiance Ricky Rayment are in it for the long haul.

She said: "I've seen a complete change in Marnie ... I saw it coming but personally I wouldn't like to be engaged at that age. It doesn't mean they have to get married straight away."