RYAN Thomas has broken his silence over the National Television Awards cuddling drama with a cryptic comment about ‘judging’ others.
It comes after the ex-Corrie star was pictured nuzzling the neck of married EastEnders actress Zaraah Abrahams at the star-studded event last Thursday.
Ryan, 38, who is engaged to reality TV beauty Lucy Mecklenburgh, was seen looking cosy as he hugged Zaraah, 35, at the NTAs afterparty.
The pictures raised a few eyebrows.
Yesterday Ryan appeared to address the drama on his Instagram Story.
The actor shared a video of speaker Albaner C. Eugene Jr. talking about not judging others.
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In the clip, he said: "Before you judge, before you critique, before you draw your conclusions about anyone's life, about what anybody did, about what you feel is going on in the world, remember you feel as, remember you only know what you think you know."
Onlookers told The Sun Ryan and Zaraah — who met while they were both in ITV’s Corrie — spent time catching up before hugging.
A source told The Sun: "Ryan and Zaraah bumped into each other at the party and seemed to be getting on like a house on fire, chatting and catching up.
“Ryan was inviting Zaraah to come to his house with her family. They were laughing together, and he was looking at something on her phone.
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“Then he pulled her in for an affectionate cuddle. The drinks had been flowing all night, and he was obviously caught up in the moment.
“Afterwards they were laughing together again. It was clear they had known each other for some time, as Ryan was heard telling her, ‘You know me so well’. He then went on to tell her, ‘You know what I’m like.’ It was all very playful.”
A spokesperson for Zaraah said: “Zaraah and Ryan have been good mates for over 20 years and were just catching up as they haven’t seen each other for quite some time. It’s nothing more than that.”
A spokeswoman for Ryan declined to comment.
A day later Lucy, 31, broke her silence on social media after The Sun revealed pictures of him cuddling the EastEnders star.
Ex-Towie star Lucy, who didn't attend the awards bash on Thursday night, shared a photo of her breastfeeding their baby Lilah and told fans her daughter had slept through the night.
In another post she filmed the adorable tot giggling and smiling, with Lucy telling her, "good morning!"
Ryan also took to Instagram the same day and shared a picture of himself at the gym.
The pair were also pictured looking downcast as they stepped out together for the first time since the NTAs drama.
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Ryan and Lucy have been together since 2017, they got engaged two years later.
They share Roman, two, and baby Lilah.
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