Laura Summers, 29, dated 27-year-old Kieran for three months in 2012 said she thinks his and Katie’s relationship moving to quickly could be to blame for his affair with 49-year-old Jane Pountney.
“I was gobsmacked, especially as she’s an older lady,” Laura told New! magazine. “But Katie got pregnant quickly – maybe it had an impact on their relationship.”
Despite her shock at Kieran’s infidelity, Laura told the magazine she always knew he had a thing for older women.
She said: “Whenever we were out we’d play a ‘who do you fancy’ game and he’d always pick older women. He’d say heather Locklear, Demi Moore, Liz Hurley – he really liked Liz Hurley. They were all older, he didn’t put Katie on the list.”
Laura claimed that Kieran was ready to be as settled down as he and Katie, 35, were, and that he had a lot of growing up to do still.
“He is still young, and when I was dating him it felt like he had a lot of dating to do,” she said. “I think it’s one of those grass is greener things – you want it all and then when you get it, it may not be all it’s cracked up to be. He needs a lot of attention.”
However, Laure does think that Kieran never meant to hurt Katie and thinks he will be sorry for what he’s done.
She said: “He’s not the type of person that’s nasty or malicious. He’ll regret this and be distraught that he’s hurt her. He’s not the kind of guy that would ever hurt someone on purpose.”