Ex-TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith have reportedly split after 14 months together.

The pair met on BBC1 show Tumble back in December 2014 and played out every inch of their happy relationship on Instagram.

However, the pair have apparently now split because Lucy, 24, wanted more commitment from Louis, 26.

Lucy Mecklenburgh and Louis Smith
Lucy Mecklenburgh and Louis Smith (Ian West/PA)

A source told The Sun: “Lucy wanted things that Louis just wasn’t ready to commit to. In the end Lucy wasn’t prepared to wait.

“Louis really had led Lucy on in that they’d discussed marriage and kids at length – it came like a bolt out of the blue and doesn’t really make any sense to her.”

Although neither of them have publicly confirmed their split on social media, Lucy has posted a telling quote on Instagram that suggests she is taking a positive approach to their break-up.

Louis, who is focusing on getting himself ready for the Olympic Games in Rio this summer, has been throwing himself into his training regime.

As well as plenty of pictures and videos of himself at the gym, he posted an inspiring message on Twitter on Friday after the news emerged.

“I often forget that I was the second black male in the history of Gymnastics to ever win an Olympic medal. Crazy when first Olympics was 1896,” he wrote.