Chloe Sims teases engagement after revealing she has a secret boyfriend

CHLOE Sims has teased she is getting engaged after revealing she has a secret boyfriend in a new Instagram stories post.

The former The Only Way Is Essex star posted a snap of her posing in front of the ocean at sunset as she teased she was waiting for a ring.

Chloe, 40, could be seen posing away from the camera, wearing a little black dress and long black gloves as she posed by the water.

She let her long brunette locks flow down her back, before turning round to face the camera, giving a cheeky grin.

Hinting at an getting married to her unseen boyfriend, Chloe captioned the post alongside a ring emoji: "Doing what I want this summer, cos next year I'm gonna be engaged."

She followed up with the quote again on her stories, as she gushed that her fans "loved the quote on her post".

It comes after Chloe revealed she's been secretly dating a man - but is keeping his identity away from the public eye.

Chloe won't say too much more about her man as she's "decided to keep that off camera," and admitted her public profile can make dating hard.

"It is tricky because when you meet people, they don't sign up for what comes with me, and I lead a normal life," she told the 

"I know I'm on a TV show, but day to day I live a really simple life and I think that the guys I meet, they expect me to behave like a TV star I guess, and I don't.

"And sometimes I think they find that disappointing, because I'm really normal.

"I like being at home and wearing my pyjamas, I chill and I don't wear make-up every day. And sometimes I think the privacy thing is a problem as well."

But Chloe did let slip that she did not meet her man on a dating app because she has never used them and likes to "meet people organically."

"I'm quite an outgoing person, so I don't know if that's intimidating, but I do meet people when I'm out," she explained.

"To be honest with you I don't go out that much in Essex - I tend to go out in London, and meet them in bars and restaurants."

But whether or not she marries her beau or any man in the future does not concern the TV star too much.

"Yes, I would absolutely love to get married and find my soulmate, but if that doesn't happen – it's ok," she said.

Last month, Chloe opened up to fans about her ideal man just weeks after wiping all pictures of ex Pete Wicks - from her social media.