Her jailbird beau was released from prison after serving nine years of his 16-year sentence for a string of violent offences.
And now Lauren Goodger’s on-off boyfriend Joey Morrisson has been welcomed home by his sister who took to her Instagram to share the news in an exclusive image obtained by MailOnline.
The convicted criminal’s sibling shared a photograph of herself, with a purple heart over her face, on FaceTime with her brother, who appeared to be busy as he was also on a phone call as he held a mobile to his ear.
‘He’s home!’: Lauren Goodger’s on-off boyfriend Joey Morrisson has been welcomed home by his sister who took to her Instagram to share the news in an image
Clearly excited to have her brother home, she captioned the snap with: ‘&&&& he’s home,’ followed by tongue out emojis.
MailOnline has contacted Lauren’s representative for comment.
The picture comes after Lauren appeared to fight for and protect her feisty relationship with Joey Morrison on Instagram last week.
Jailbird beau: The picture comes after Lauren appeared to fight for and protect her feisty relationship with Joey Morrison on Instagram last week
Although she seemed to accept their love wasn’t ‘perfect’, the reality star stood by claims that couples who fight are ‘stronger’ than lovers that don’t.
Lauren shared the lengthy post which read: ‘Couples who fight often are most likely stronger than couples who do not. But it’s not the fighting makes them stronger. It’s what takes place after the fighting; the making up.
‘It’s coming to the realisation that your relationship is more important than your differences. It involves acts of forgiveness and acceptance of one’s mistakes.
‘You fight, and you learn something new about this person. That’s how it works. Real relationships aren’t perfect, and perfect relationships aren’t real.’
Past: Morrisson was convicted of a string of offences back in 2010, including possession of a firearm, kidnapping, blackmail and actual bodily harm
Lauren penned ‘This taken’ across the meme in neon writing with a smiley face and a drawn heart which seemingly confirmed her romance was back on with Joey.
The busty star’s defensive post shortly follows reports Joey was using Bumble following his release from prison — which Lauren claimed was a fake profile.
She had hinted at reunion with her on/off beau when she shared a snap hiding a mystery man.
Defensive: The busty star’s defensive post shortly follows reports Joey was using Bumble following his release from prison — which Lauren claimed was a fake profile
Morrisson was convicted of a string of offences back in 2010, including possession of a firearm, kidnapping, blackmail and actual bodily harm.
He was sentenced to 16 years at HMP Highpoint South prison. His sister Charlotte first shared news of his release.
The Instagram post was captioned: ‘Words can’t explain the feeling of my brother home after 9 years… love you always my joey’.
Back together?: She had hinted at reunion with her on/off beau when she shared a snap hiding a mystery man
Lauren enjoyed a short-lived romance with Morrisson and called it quits after 15 months together in September 2017.
Despite their relationship coming to an end, Lauren remained in touch with her ex while she awaited his release from his prison cell.
In her Now Magazine column, she wrote: ‘Joey and I are still in touch, which I have never denied. For now, he is focused on coming out and after such a long time I was to protect him so I’m not discussing him or our situation. People have to respect that.
‘The number plate thing seems like a big deal but it’s not. They were ordered ages ago and not being used so I decided to put them on my new car to save him from being fined for not using them and – let’s be honest – it’s a wicked plate!’
On-off: Lauren enjoyed a short-lived romance with Morrisson and called it quits after 15 months together in September 2017 – with Lauren keeping in touch and reportedly reuniting with him