Geordie Shore’s Abbie Holborn breaks silence on awkward reunion with Chantelle on set after brutal feud
LONGTIME Geordie Shore star Abbie Holborn has broken her silence on the awkward reunion with Chantelle Connelly after their explosive row last season.
The co-stars managed to avoid each other for whole a year until they were forced back together for filming in 2025.
36-year-old Chantelle furiously slammed Abbie in front of their co-stars in a savage rant which aired last year.
The TV personality began slating her in an unexpected outburst while the cast were out filming in Thailand – their pals initially thought it was a joke.
But then the simmering star got personal with Abbie, 28, ruthlessly arguing she hid behind her “innocent, naive girl persona.”
As the new series launched earlier this week Abbie has spoken out on the pair’s awkward reunion.
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Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Abbie said: ” I think when we first came in, we were a little bit like, oh no, how’s it going to be?
“We didn’t really know.
“But honestly, I think when you film it’s been literally like a year and I am so past any drama or any stupid rows.”
Her co-star Nathan Henry added: “You squashed it didn’t you? You got along really well.”
Abbie laughed: “Surprisingly.”
The star appeared quite shocked by their reconciliation this season -during series 25 Chantelle was branded a “bully” and “mean girl” by fans.
Geordie Shore legend Abbie previously admitted that without an apology there wouldn’t be a friendship between the pair.
And despite insinuating Chantelle was not willing to apologise for the comments she made, it seems the girls are now perfectly civil.
After the explosive row aired Abbie told us: “Do you know what was funny, before that scene, and when we were all in the girls’ room we were all absolutely fine.
“Then what that happened – honestly, every single person in that taxi thought that she was joking because no one could believe it.
“I think it did come out of nowhere, and it is weird, because obviously we all sleep in the girls’ room, and we were close.
“I’d never once said anything bad to Chantelle, I’d never done anything to her. I felt like we were friends.”
With the drama being firmly focused on the girls last season Abbie and Nathan revealed the boys got a bit too mortal this time around.
Abbie added: ” It was more the lads that were all the drama than the girls.”
The influencer, from Durham, recently confirmed she has moved to Essex and brought her first home with her TOWIE boyfriend Jack Rigden.
The loved-up pair have been together for over a year and Abbie revealed to us they are taking another huge step.
Abbie and her man Jack, 33, have bagged a new addition to their little family – a cocker spaniel.
They’re set to pick up the pooch today and are certain they will name him Crumble.
The DJ gushed over her boyfriend Jack while speaking to The Sun and said she found it weird having him make an appearance on the show.
She said: “It was really weird because I’ve never on the show, on screen, had a boyfriend come in, ever, in all the years I’ve been on the show.
“So it was really quite a big deal for me. I remember I was nervous, I was excited.
“Everyone was saying they’d never seen this side of me, because obviously I’ve always been the single friend.”
Nathan joked that Abbie had never been more proactive than when Jack was on set.
He added: “She’s like, Jack, have you had food? Jack, have you got a drink?”
The stars said Jack was a great addition to the show coming in and making everyone laugh after a tense dinner packed with chaos.
Before her relationship with Jack, Abbie confessed she didn’t like meeting people and couldn’t trust anyone but them being pals for two years helped her to take the next step.
Geordie Shore season 26 returned to our screens last week on Paramount+.