Alex Reid has paid tribute to his "wife in training" Nikki Manashe.

Alex Reid's birthday card for his fiancée (c) Twitter

Alex Reid's birthday card for his fiancée (c) Twitter

The former cage fighter penned the funny remark on the front of his fiancée's birthday card.

Sharing a picture of the card on her Twitter, Nikki wrote: "My first ever wife birthday card, I'm not playing pretend with my friends at school this shiz is real @AlexReid (sic)"

Meanwhile, Nikki previously admitted she dreads Alex's ex-wife Katie Price appearing on 'Loose Women'.

She told BANG Showbiz: "I do [get nervous] every time Katie appears on 'Loose Women'. To be honest I think she needs to let bygones be bygones. She needs to let us live our lives and she can live her life. I wish her well. I don't know her, I don't need to know her, and I'm very happy and that's that. Being in a normal relationship with a non-celebrity you wouldn't have an ex keep bringing stuff up, it's very difficult for me. I wish people would just let things rest, you know."

And, although he doesn't worry when Katie lets loose on the gossip show, Alex - who was married to the blonde beauty between 2010 and 2012 - has hinted the 37-year-old star's constant remarks about his cross-dressing has tarnished his career as an actor and stopped him landing roles.

He explained: "People don't realise I am a trained actor, unfortunately my salacious past with my ex-partners has not made me a viable commodity to film directors and producers. You're not going to cast me in a film when you've got all this crazy stuff going on around me."