Gary Lucy 'would like nothing more than to see daughter' as Laura Anderson feud intensifies

One of the most toxic celebrity splits in recent years intensified last week when it emerged that Scottish reality star Laura Anderson had “bonded” with former partner Gary Lucy’s ex-wife over their “experiences”.

Now a source claims formerLove Islander Laura and Natasha Gray are “joining forces” – and are totally unapologetic about it. “Laura and Natasha have bonded over their experiences with Gary and neither of them has anything nice to say,” claims our source. “They don’t see an issue with their friendship. Neither of them are with Gary any more so in their opinion it’s none of his business.”

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Laura, 36, and former Hollyoaks star Gary, 43, split when she was pregnant with their daughter Bonnie, now two. It was rumoured he didn’t want to relocate to Scotland and live apart from his older children.

Despite a short reconciliation, the two ended things for good and have since engaged in a public war of words, with Laura previously slamming Gary as a “deadbeat dad” and Gary calling her a “narcissist”.

Gary split with Natasha, with whom he has two sons and two daughters, in 2018 after 14 years together. It’s now been claimed she has become Laura’s “rock”.

Another source alleged to The Sun that Natasha allegedly spotted similarities between Laura’s situation and her own and the pair have called the soap star “worse than any baddie on TV”. They went on to claim that because of her own experience Natasha “had a good idea what Gary would do, and how traumatising it would be for Laura”.

It certainly seems like the pair have each other’s backs. Last week, Laura shared a snap of Natasha and her kids and wrote, “From one proud hard working mother to another @natasha_v_lucy. We are lucky to call our beautiful babies siblings. You have been and still continue to be my rock. Bonnie and I love you all.”

But can you truly be friends with an ex’s ex? According to Tina Wilson, founder of the Wingman dating app, friendships such as these can be “both healing and hazardous”.

“On the positive side, shared experience creates instant empathy for both. Someone who has walked in your shoes can offer understanding and validation that others won’t understand, especially when it’s under public scrutiny and plays out on social media,” explains Tina. “With Gary’s children involved on both sides, there is added incentive for the girls to be close to keep the family units as happy as possible.”

However, there are inherent challenges, too. “Old wounds or comparisons can resurface and stir up insecurities, while blurred boundaries can raise questions about how much should be shared and where loyalty lies,” the dating expert warns. “If the connection becomes rooted solely in anger and unhappiness, it risks trapping both women in the past, frustrated and reliving hurts.”

She concludes, “Friendship with an ex’s ex can work, but only when it’s based on mutual respect and clear boundaries. Done right, it can bring strength and solidarity, but it should always be about moving on, not living in the past.”

Our source says Gary isn’t happy with this newfound friendship – and worries about what could lie ahead. “He isn’t happy about them being friends, but he can’t say much to them,” the source said. “He’s worried they’re plotting against him because he’s all they have in common. It’s an uncomfortable situation.”

Laura responded angrily to Gary’s “narcissist” comment, in which he appeared to claim she “exploits” their daughter to stay “relevant”. On Instagram Stories, she shared what seemed to be a screenshot of her recent messages with Gary, showing she has him saved on her phone as Lucifer.

Laura wrote, ‘I discuss problems with the Child Maintenance System in the UK… My ex publicly calls me a Narc.’ She continued, ‘I wake up to messages like this’ and added, “Do not feel silenced by bullies. I am not the Narc.’

Laura – who marked one year with her Dundee footballer boyfriend Clark Robertson, 32, in July – had publicly claimed in the past that Gary had not seen Bonnie for several months. She also maintained that she’d been forced to miss out on work and time with her child because “co-parenting and financial support didn’t exist”.

A source close to Gary, however, told us, ‘Gary would love nothing more than the kids and his parents to have a relationship with Bonnie, and also have a relationship himself with his daughter, but Laura has made it incredibly difficult for everybody to see Bonnie – let alone build a relationship with her.”

Unfortunately, judging by these events, this sad state of affairs won’t be ending any time soon.

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