GEORDIE Shore legend Gaz Bealde and his estranged wife Emma McVey have been forced to hit back at trolls over their new relationships in a rare joint post. The former married couple, who share two children, Primrose and Chester, unexpectedly joined forces once again in order to issue a lengthy statement in which they addressed their marriage ending and the attention their new romances had gained. Gaz was revealed to be dating pro golf star Charley Hull last month whilst Emma revealed she had found love once again last week.

The romances have come under fire with Emma facing backlash for unveiling her new relationship in a social media video. Now, the pair have hit back to insist they are "really good friends" and that they are both "happy and happy for one another" despite being in "new relationships". He went on to further insist that the couple and their new partners all "get along well" despite the frostiness on social media.

Uploading the statement, typed out on a black screen, to his Instagram page, TV hunk Gaz posted: "We hate the fact we have to justify ourselves but when there's so much speculation on our lives that isn't true we have to. "Me and Emma are better than we ever have been, we speak daily and are really good friends. "Our marriage broke down a long time before we publicly announced we were separating, and it's taken a lot to get where we are now but we are both happy and happy for each other.

" Gaz had previously told his fans that he and Emma split "three .