Lucy Mecklenburgh and Mario Falcone in happier times

Lucy Mecklenburgh and Mario Falcone in happier times

Mario Falcone wants Lucy Mecklenburgh to leave him alone.

The 'Only Way is Essex' stars ended their two-year relationship in April and though Lucy is now dating Tom Pearce, her former boyfriend says she keeps calling him and saying she still loves him.

Mario said: "She phoned me on Friday night - she was drunk and crying and saying she doesn't know what she's doing and she still loves me.

"When she calls it ruins my head because it takes me back to, 'Do I still love her? Do I get back with her? What's going on? But I need to separate myself from it now.

"It's a shame, but sometimes I feel like we'll never be able to go back, I just want her to leave me alone."

Although the recent Las Vegas special of the show showed Lucy spending time with Tom and Mario sharing a kiss with Lauren Pope, the former couple actually spent a romantic night together but Mario called a halt on getting back with Lucy after learning she had lied to him.

He explained to heat magazine: "On the Wednesday, I took Lucy to the Bellagio hotel for dinner, we watched the fountains and she held my hand and we were hugging in the taxi.

"I asked her that night if she'd slept with Tom in Vegas and she said, 'Definitely not'. Then, the next day I found out she'd slept with him on the Monday. I was so upset she lied to me - as soon as I found that out I didn't want to give it another go."