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An actress who competed on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special has reportedly split from a rapper who is 12 years her senior. Earlier this year, it emerged that Tillie Amartey, 21, was dating Bugzy Malone, 33 . The pair made their first public appearance together at Royal Ascot , with the Waterloo Road actress describing her beau as ‘an extremely gentlemanly man’.

However, it’s now been reported that the couple have called it quits on their romance. ‘Tillie and Bugzy had a very brief romance at the start of the summer. He really wooed her and treated her like a princess,’ a source told The Sun .



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’ The insider continuing, saying that both Tillie and Bugzy – real name Aaron Daniel Davies – are ‘really busy’ and their relationship ‘fizzled out’. They said that Tillie, who is ‘currently living it up in Cannes with a friend’, is ‘very much single now’, and there are ‘no hard feelings’ between them. When the pair’s romance was confirmed with their Royal Ascot outing, a source told MailOnline about their relationship: ‘Bugzy and Tillie have a lot in common, they’re both actors and are currently pursuing film and TV roles and share a love of music.

‘Tillie is busy shooting Waterloo Road, which is her main focus right now, alongside keeping fit because training is another aspect of her life she really enjoys. ‘There may be a 12-year age gap between herself and Bugzy but neither of them is bothered by it, nothing can get in the way of the chemistry they share together.’ In 2023, Tillie competed in the Strictly Christmas special with professional dancer Neil Jones, with the pair dancing the Jive to Underneath the Tree.

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