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Ex Factor: Jackiey Budden on Tenerife with her sweetheart, former soldier Jason Cooper

New flame ... Jackiey Budden on Tenerife with her sweetheart, former soldier Jason Cooper

Jackiey Budden on Tenerife with her sweetheart, former soldier Jason Cooper.

Besotted Jackiey, 51, has fallen for ex-soldier Jason Cooper, 36, on Tenerife and vowed to stay there with him.
Jackiey — gran to Jade's boys Bobby, six, and Freddie, four — has been shacked up with divorced Jason on the Canary Island for six weeks and told pals: "It's love.". They met in the resort town of Los Cristianos.

Expat dad-of-two Jason — originally from Telford, Shrops — is a cook at a seafront pub.He and Jackiey spend hours at The Oasis Bar in Los Cristianos, run by his mum Linda Cooper, 53.

Lovers ... Jackiey and Jason in Los Cristianos
Lovers ... Jackiey Budden and Jason Cooper in Los Cristianos.

My guy ... a beaming Jackiey dances with Jason
My guy ... a beaming Jackiey dances with Jason

Puckering up ... Jason moves in for a kiss at club
Puckering up ... Jason moves in for a kiss at club

Romance ... Jason Cooper and Jackiey Budden
Romance ... Jason Cooper and Jackiey Budden

Happy ... Jackiey Budden tells of love
Happy ... Jackiey Budden tells of love

New love ... grieving Jackiey with Jason
New love ... grieving Jackiey with Jason

Jason, who spent more than five years as a soldier in the British light infantry, moved to the holiday isle 2½ years ago after his divorce.

He now works as a chef at a beachfront pub — and revealed Jackiey is his first proper girlfriend since he settled on Tenerife.

Jackiey added: "We started out as friends.

"We were sleeping in the same bed together for weeks after going out — not having sex, just crashing out.

I’d get into bed naked and I never once thought it would be a problem for Jason, because I was never attracted to him like that.

I’d ask for a cuddle, then he’d roll over to the other side of the bed. Finally our relationship became sexual."

Jackiey added: ?The age difference, my past, it means nothing.

"We’ve found something so special. It’s the purest love I’ve ever known.

"I know I’ve found someone I can grow old with.?