Ex-Corrie star Ryan Thomas moves fast to find love with Topshop worker just one week after split with girlfriend
Ryan took up with Brea Taddei very quickly after his distance-related split with Edinburgh girl Lara Martin
AFTER leaving Coronation Street in June, some may have wondered what RYAN THOMAS would do with all his free time.
Thankfully the actor has had plenty to keep him occupied, bagging himself a new girlfriend just a week after splitting from his partner of seven months, Lana Martin.
I can reveal Ryan has started dating Brea Taddei, a Topshop worker from Manchester, who he whisked off to London last week for a romantic getaway.
But it’s a kick in the teeth for Edinburgh-based Lana, who I explained he had split from earlier this month after struggling to sustain a long-distance relationship.
A source revealed: “It’s still early days but Ryan and Brea have been on a handful of dates and are really fond of each other.
“He relocated to London after leaving Corrie which isn’t ideal for their relationship but he’s regularly in Manchester to see his daughter Scarlett so they are making it work.
“His friends are quite surprised he has moved on from Lana so quickly but he gets on so well with Brea that it’s all just happened very naturally, if a bit suddenly.”
Ryan, famous for playing builder Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap, was joined by Brea last week at a party in London for the launch of hangover cure HangDr.
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A separate source at the event told me: “Ryan walked in with Brea and they were inseparable all night. He clearly didn’t care who saw them together.
“They were chatting by the bar for ages and then went and sat in a booth where they kissed.
“The drinks were flowing and they were having a great time. She is really pretty and there was definite chemistry.”
Ryan dated his Corrie co-star TINA O’BRIEN for six years before their split in 2009, a year after the birth of their daughter.
After they broke up, he had short-lived relationships with Our Girl star MICHELLE KEEGAN and Bollywood actress AMY JACKSON.
Hopefully this relationship will last a little longer.