Love Undercover’s Renée Ash was left ‘shattered’ after being brutally dumped by British former soccer star Jamie O’Hara, just one week after flying to the UK to be with him – and was later told he had a secret girlfriend the entire time.
The fashion influencer, 27, met Jamie, 37, on the Peacock series last year, with the ex-Tottenham Hotspur player claiming he had ‘fallen deep’ and was so ‘committed to her and her only’ that he had even introduced her to his children.
But after the cameras stopped rolling, and just days after she flew to the UK, he blindsided her by ending the relationship.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Renée admitted that she was left ‘heartbroken and confused’ after learning that not only had Jamie not been genuine, he had been dating another woman – something he vehemently denies.
She also believes that the love rat only struck up a romance with her on the show for money and to attempt to forge a name for himself in the US.
Love Undercover star Renée Ash has claimed she was brutally dumped by Jamie O’Hara one week after she flew to the UK to be with him – and claims she later learned he had a girlfriend
The fashion influencer, 27, met Jamie, 37, on the Peacock series last year, with the pair quickly falling in love
‘I think he did it to be on TV and to make money. How do you say “I love you” to somebody if you don’t love them?’
Renée and Jamie’s romance was well documented on the new dating show which follows five former international soccer stars, including Marco Fabián, Lloyd Jones, Sebastián Fassi, and Ryan Babel, as they assume new identities in the hope of finding true love in the US.
In the final episode, the couple appeared to be in a strong place, with Jamie asking the bombshell to move in with him while privately admitting to the camera that he had ‘fallen deep.’
Once filming was over, Renée alleged they even talked about her permanently moving from California to London.
But just one week into their new life, she claims Jamie abruptly pulled the plug on their romance.
‘We filmed the full entirety of the show from June to a couple of weeks into July, and I didn’t even last a week living with him.
‘Because there was so much to his life that I don’t know about it… like a whole girlfriend.’
Recalling the shocking moment he called it quits, Renee said: ‘He comes up to me one day and out of nowhere, I’m blindsided.
But after the cameras stopped rolling, and just days after Renée started her initial move to the UK, she claims he blindsided her by ending their relationship
Renée received a message via Instagram from someone who claimed that Jamie had a girlfriend the entire time they were together on the show
Jamie is one of five former soccer stars on Love Undercover on Peacock
‘He goes, “I can’t do this. There’s so much more than my life you don’t know about.”
‘I could see his eyes tearing up, and I was just so not having it. I was confused. I felt his energy shift.’
Renée said she immediately started to gather her possessions, during which time Jamie was ‘following me around giving me speeches with tears in his eye.’
She added: ‘Great actor, he is. Did the whole show.’
No sooner than she had landed back in the US following the split, Renée received a message via Instagram from someone who claimed that Jamie had a girlfriend the entire time they were together.
‘I get a DM from a random fake Instagram account,’ she recalled. ‘And the message said, “Hey, I genuinely saw you with Jamie O’Hara. You deserve the respect to know that he has a girlfriend. Here’s her name.
‘He’s been with her the whole time. I just think you guys both deserve the respect of knowing”.’
And this wasn’t the only message that Renée claims to have received.
According to Renée, Jamie denied having a secret girlfriend when she confronted him over text and instead alleged that she was a ‘new partner’
She said that before Jamie dumped her, he had encouraged her to push back her return flight to LA so they could spend more time together – and even talked about her uprooting her life
‘I have sources telling me, to this day, the most disgusting things you can ever believe,’ she said.
Renée claimed that Jamie denied having a secret girlfriend when she confronted him over text and instead alleged that she was a ‘new partner.’
‘I wasn’t [OK] for a long time,’ she admitted. ‘It makes me more disgusted and just sad that I went through that.
‘I’m taking it as a lesson to never be with somebody like that again. I cannot tell you how horribly this man treats women.’
Looking back on their relationship, Renée believes she was love-bombed by Jamie, and that ultimately the romance moved way too fast.
‘He was calling me his girlfriend so quickly and I was having hesitations because it came on really strong, really fast,’ she reflected.
She revealed that Jamie had also introduced her to his three children, Archie, Harry, and George, on FaceTime and had even broached the idea of her minding them when he had work commitments.
‘He also talked about how he can see me being his wife and having kids,’ she added.
Jamie previously dated Danielle Lloyd from 2009 with the pair saying ‘I do’ in 2012. She filed for divorce in 2014 following reports he had cheated (pictured together in London in 2009)
Speaking to DailyMail.com, Renée said she believes Jamie used her to be on TV and to make money
Jamie shares his sons with ex-wife Danielle Lloyd, a former model and Miss Great Britain. They were married from 2012 until 2014, when she filed for divorce after learning he had cheated on her.
He later branded his infidelity a ‘massive mistake’ and claimed it cost him his career and saw him spiral into depression.
The sportsman went on to briefly date soccer legend Paul Gascoigne’s daughter Bianca as well as model Elizabeth-Jayne Tierney. He is currently dating Keziah Grubb, the director of a UK recruitment group.
Back in March he paid tribute to her on Instagram, writing: ‘Happy birthday to the most incredible person to come into my life, builds me up when I’m feeling down and is always there for me and my children, couldn’t do it without you, we all love you Kez.’
Renée, who previously dated Addison Rae’s dad, Monty Lopez, said she is still awaiting an apology from Jamie for his alleged behavior, and is ‘hurt’ that even after their split she feels he still isn’t being ‘honest’ with her.
It’s almost been one year since Jamie dumped her, but Renée is only just managing to brave dating again
She reached out to him ‘to clear the air’ ahead of the launch of Love Undercover on May 9 because she knew they would soon be linked to each other in the press again.
Her message read: ‘I just wish you would have been honest from the beginning. We’re about to be attached to each other for who knows how long. Beyond being in a romantic relationship, we were really good friends.’
She then alleged that Jamie replied with a ‘long dismissive text, [which] basically confirmed my suspicions that he did it for TV.’
A representative for Jamie told DailyMail.com: ‘Jamie did not have a girlfriend during the filming of the show.
‘Jamie has had a successful media career for several years primarily as an integral part of TalkSPORT radio.
‘Upon returning to England it became apparent to Jamie that he did not feel that he and Renée were compatible in the long term and Jamie respectfully ended their relationship.
‘Jamie is currently in a relationship he is very happy in and hopes that Renée either has or will find herself in the same situation.’
Goalkeeper Sebastian Fassi proved to be extremely popular with the women on the show
It has taken Renée the best part of a year to overcome the heartbreak, with the influencer admitting she took ‘a big break’ from dating.
‘Now I’m starting to see what’s out there again,’ she said. ‘I’ve changed my thought process and my mindset and I have attracted the nicest guys.
‘I’ve learned to respect myself. And like, honestly, it’s been a great lesson for me.
‘I’ve cleaned up a lot of my life, and gotten rid of all the toxic friendships. I’ve realized that I deserve respect from the people that I’m in a relationship or friendships with.
‘I will always remain a romantic, loving person and not be jaded.’