They're expecting their first child together early next year, but Dan Osbourne and Jacqueline Jossa's volatile relationship has fallen under immense pressure.
Last month, TOWIE star Dan tweeted: "Relationships just do not seem to work," while Jacqueline has stayed silent amid rumours the couple has split.
Now sources close to the 21-year-old actress say she has reached out to fellow Eastenders actress Natalie Cassidy for relationship – while admitting "I'm scared of being a single mum."
An insider says: "Nat has told her that while being a single mum is scary, it's better than being in a bad relationship."
And while Natalie, 31, who split from Adam Cottrell, father to her daughter Eliza, four, last November after a turbulent four-year relationship – advices Jacqueline on her current situation, the mum-to-be now wonders if it's a blessing in disguise they hadn’t already moved in together.
Read the full story in this week’s Closer – out now