Chloe Lewis pays tribute to ex-boyfriend Jake Hall

Reality TV star Chloe Lewis has paid tribute to her ex-boyfriend Jake Hall who died in Spain earlier this month.

The pair, both 35, began their relationship as teenagers and both appeared in The Only Way Is Essex in 2015.

Hall was found dead on 6 May at a villa in Santa Margarita, Majorca, with head injuries.

In a tribute posted to Instagram, Lewis described her ex-boyfriend as "such a massive and special part of my life", and said that loving him "taught me so much about life and myself".

Her post was accompanied by video featuring old photos and videos of the pair soundtracked by the John Legend song Ordinary People.

She wrote: "My first love, my childhood sweetheart. A love that taught me so much about life and myself, and even more so now your presence is no longer here.

"You touched so many lives and meant well in everything you did."

Hall, a former model and fashion designer, had started working as an artist when he died.

He is survived by his eight-year-old daughter, River, with former Real Housewives of Cheshire star Missé Beqiri.

In her post, Lewis wrote how being a father was "the most important thing" to Hall and praised him for making parenthood "look so easy and effortless".

She also reflected on how the weeks since his death have "felt very surreal".

"You were such a massive and special part of my life, and I truly hoped that we would grow old, that I'd see you one day, happy and at peace with life," she wrote.

Lewis added: "I'm sorry I couldn't have saved you."

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