Wes Nelson breaks silence on Megan Barton Hanson split as he insists he WON’T get together with Vanessa Bauer

The Dancing on Ice hopeful dismissed his ex's claims that he didn't "fight" for the relationship as "silly" 
Speaking out: Wes Nelson broke his silence on the split
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Wes Nelson has broken his silence on his recent split from fellow Love Island star Megan Barton Hanson, insisting that the break-up was “mutual” and criticising his ex for appearing to place the blame on him.

The Dancing on Ice favourite seemed to take issue with Barton Hanson’s claim that he didn’t “fight” to save the relationship as he “[didn’t] love her back” in a new interview with OK!, describing her remarks as “silly.”

“To say I didn’t fight for her is silly because it was a mutual decision,” he told the magazine.

“I didn’t just say, ‘That’s it. I’m done.’ Fight for what? We both ended the relationship. If she wanted me to say more or do more that day I didn’t know that.”

Silly: Wes Nelson slammed his ex's recent comments
OK! Magazine

He went on to admit that he does still have feelings for his ex-girlfriend in the wake of their high-profile break-up.

“Of course I still love Megan,” he said. “You can’t just drop the feelings after a week of being split up, but loving someone doesn’t mean that they are the right person for you.”

Alluding to recent fan speculation that he is becoming closer to his Dancing on Ice skating partner Vanessa Bauer, Nelson quashed any possibility of the pair becoming a couple.

OK! Magazine

“People have said, ‘Why don’t you get with Vanessa?’” he said. “I see it in my comments all the time, but for one has anyone ever asked me if I fancy her? No I don’t. Vanessa is not my cup of tea.”

Barton Hanson previously slammed Dancing on Ice producers for pairing Nelson with “the youngest, hottest girl” on the show, and described Bauer’s decision to announce her split from boyfriend Louis Nathaniel just before the first episode as “completely tactical.”

“Wes is younger than me and wrapped up in the fame bubble – but I still love him, which is why it hurts so much,” she said. “I fought and fought and fought for Wes but he doesn’t love me back.”

Read the full story in this week’s OK! magazine, out today.

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