Former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh and Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas have ‘struck up a romance’ while getting close during filming of Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island weeks after Lucy’s split from tiler boyfriend Nathan Sharp

Lucy Mecklenburgh is rumoured to be ‘getting cosy’ with Ryan Thomas[Getty]

And according to recent reports, the couple have got rather cosy in the midst of tropical storms, mountain trekking and insect eating.

The rumours come after the former TOWIE star apparently split from her tiler boyfriend Nathan Sharp following a seven-month romance.

After landing in Panama last week in preparation for Bear Grylls’ new series, Lucy and Ryan have reportedly found themselves mutually …