Monday 19 September 2022 10:56 AM James Lock reacts for the first time to ex-girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou's car ... trends now

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James Lock reacted for the first time to ex-girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou's car crash that killed her former partner Jake McLean – revealing he regretted 'blanking' her last text before the accident.

The reality star, 35, admitted that he blocked Yazmin's number because her being in touch had put 'strain' on a current relationship but insisted that he wasn't being 'cold.'

On Sunday's episode of The Only Way Is Essex, James told co-star Jordan Brook that Yazmin, 28, was 'lucky to be alive' after she walked away from the smash with a broken arm while her ex-lover Jake was pronounced dead at the scene aged 33.

James told Jordan: 'Mate, to be honest I'm just shocked. I'm shocked at what's happened to Yaz.

'It's mad I can't get my head around it to be honest. From what I know she's a lucky girl just to be alive. She's stable, she's in hospital, and her family is there so that's the main thing.

'It's scary and puts everything in perspective. It makes you realise certain things… you know something, she messaged me the other day and I blanked her and then I blocked her.

'As much as we don't work as a couple, we've always been there for each other. The only reason I blocked her is because I feel like me and her put strains on our other relationships when we're trying to move on.