'I always go for younger men': Mel Sykes, 47, admits she prefers a toyboy lover who wants to 'lark around'... as 'beau' Olly Murs, 33, pranks a shirtless Mark Wright in water stunt

Published: 10:21 GMT, 15 November 2017 | Updated: 11:36 GMT, 15 November 2017

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She is rumoured to be dating Troublemaker singer Olly Murs, who is 14 years her senior.

And addressing her tendency to date a younger man, Mel Sykes had previously admitted that she prefers a toyboy beau, due to her 'silly' nature.

According to The Sun, the former I'm A Celebrity star remarked: 'You don't tend to meet that many 40-year-old men who want to lark around.'

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'I always go for younger men': Melanie Sykes, 47, has admitted she prefers a toyboy beau, as they are more suited to her silly nature

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Mel added: ' I always go for younger men... I'm very silly.'

She has found herself romantically linked to former X Factor star Olly, with reports claiming the duo have been 'dating secretly for a year' now, after they were allegedly introduced by a friend before hitting it off over their shared love of their fitness.

Despite allegedly insisting they are 'just friends', an insider claims there is a 'real physical attraction' between the showbiz pair and Mel is said to have 'really fallen for' Olly after her whipped himself into shape last year.

Similarly, it's claimed Olly took a liking to Mel after noticing her steamy gym selfies she regularly shares to her Instagram page.

Up for a laugh: According to The Sun, the former I'm A Celebrity star said in a previous interview: 'You don't tend to meet that many 40-year-old men who want to lark around'

Proving he's the man for her? Mel's comments came as Olly shared a video to Instagram of him pranking his pal Mark Wright

In your face! Having been previously pranked by Mark, Olly made sure to get his own back and threw an entire bottle of water over the former TOWIE star

And proving he could be the man for Mel, the cheeky Essex native was seen pranking his pal Mark Wright while reuniting with the former TOWIE star over in Los Angeles. Mark has relocated to the States after landing himself a presenting gig on US entertainment show Extra!.

Dear Darling singer Olly shared a hilarious video of himself throwing water over a blissfully unaware Mark as they soaked up the sun together.

As a shirtless Mark scrolled through his phone, Olly could be heard saying: 'I can't believe it's raining in LA.'

A little distracted, Mark was slow to ask: 'What?' before Olly then threw an entire bottle of water over him. Shocked by his pal's move, Mark jumped up out of his seat while an amused Olly cackled at the camera and shouted: 'Oi oi!'

Cheeky: Filming Mark, who was distracted by his phone, Olly teasingly said: 'I can't believe it's raining in LA...'

Oops: Olly then threw the water over Mark, hitting him right in his face

Hilarious: Olly then filmed himself cackling following his efforts, as Mark stormed off

Gotcha! Mark was seen shaking off the water as he ran away from the former X Factor star

Payback: Mark had commented underneath Olly's post: 'Mug!! That was payback. I WILL be back again though'

Mark then commented underneath Olly's post: 'Mug!! That was payback. I WILL be back again though.'

Olly's actions were championed by Mark's older sister Jess, who was pleased to see her sibling had finally got his comeuppance for his own pranking ways, as she penned: 'So f***in happy you got him back, he does this to us all too often.

Vocal talent Olly's latest post comes after he appeared to hit back at rumours he and Mel are an official item in a now-deleted tweet.

Seeming to hit back at the reports, Olly shared a GIF of Steve Carrell, along with the caption: 'Good one!'

MailOnline has contacted representatives for both Olly and Mel.

Hitting back? Olly's prank comes after he appeared to hit back at the claims he and Mel have been 'secretly dating' for a year now

'Good one!' He had shared a GIF of actor Steve Carrell alongside the caption: 'Good one!' in a now-deleted tweet

Working up a sweat: A source had spoken of his alleged romance with Mel, revealing that the Troublemaker singer had been attracted to her many gym selfies

Speaking of their alleged romance, a source had told The Sun: 'It's a no-brainer that Olly would be attracted to Mel - she's a beautiful woman with a fantastic body and she's a laugh.'

A source added to the publication: 'They were initially introduced through a mutual friend. They started texting for ages and some of the messages ended up getting quite saucy.

'They were bonding over her fitness programme. He was a fan of her gym selfies and thought that she had an amazing body.'

Melanie has two children; Roman, 15, and Valentino Luca, 12, from her first marriage to actor Daniel Caltagirone.

Sensational figure: The source claimed: 'They were bonding over her fitness programme. He was a fan of her gym selfies and thought that she had an amazing body'

Wow: Melanie has two children, Roman, 15, and Valentino Luca, 12, from her first marriage to actor Daniel Caltagirone

They were married in 2001 but the couple split in 2008 and divorced the following year.

Presenter Melanie went onto marry Jack Cockings, 29, in 2013 but after less than one year of marriage she filed for divorce.

She broke her silence on her seven-month marriage to roofer Jack — 16 years her junior — after the divorce was finalised.

Melanie told Fabulous magazine in 2016: 'The divorce was the easy bit. The hard bit was being married to the wrong person.

'It's always difficult to break up with somebody, but it's been for the best and I knew it at the time and that's why we're not together.

Flaunting her physique: She is often seen scattering her social media pages with updates of her workouts and shots of her incredibly honed frame

Previous flames: Olly laughed off rumours that he was dating Louisa Johnson earlier this year and had split from his ex-girlfriend of three years Francesca Thomas in 2015

Meanwhile, Olly laughed off rumours that he was dating Louisa Johnson earlier this year after they joined forces for duet Unpredictable.

X Factor beauty Louisa also quashed the rumours when she told reporters the Troublemaker hitmaker was more like her 'brother'.

Olly has been unlucky in love in the past as he suffered heartache when he split from his long-term girlfriend Francesca Thomas. The pair were going strong for three years before they called it quits on their relationship at the end of 2015.

Francesca is now engaged to her new beau of the same name, Ollie, with her boyfriend popping the question during a trip to New York.

Olly had channeled his heartache into his fifth album 24 hours which he said reflected on his long-term relationship with the model. He was then romantically linked to his former X Factor co-host Caroline Flack, but the pair have always insisted their relationship is purely platonic.

Looking for love? Presenter Melanie went onto marry Jack Cockings, 16 years her junior, in 2013 but after less than one year of marriage she filed for divorce