Reality TV star Chloe Lewis has paid tribute to her ex-boyfriend Jake Hall, who died in Spain earlier this month.
Both 35, began dating as teenagers and both appeared on reality show The Only Way Is Essex in 2015.
Hall was found dead on May 6 at a villa in Santa Margarita, Mallorca, with head injuries.
In a post shared on Instagram, Lewis described her ex-boyfriend as "a huge and special part of my life" and said that loving him "taught me so much about life and myself.".
Her post was accompanied by a video containing old photos and videos of the couple, as well as John Legend's song "Ordinary People.".
She wrote: "My first love, my childhood love. The love that taught me so much about life and myself, and even more so now that you are no longer around.".
«"You have touched the lives of so many people and you have always had the best interests at heart in everything you have done.".
Jake Hall was found dead in Spain in May [Getty Images]
Hall, a former model and clothing designer, had begun working as an artist when he died.
He is survived by his eight-year-old daughter, River, with former Real Housewives of Cheshire star Misse Beqiri.
In her post, Lewis wrote that fatherhood is "the most important thing" to Hall and praised him for making parenting "so easy and effortless.".
She also noted that the weeks since his death "feel very surreal.".
«"You were such a huge and special part of my life, and I truly hoped that we would live to be old and I would see you one day happy and at peace," she wrote.
Lewis added: "I'm so sorry I couldn't save you.".
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