Marnie has quit Geordie Shore for the sake of her relationship

Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson has decided to leave the show, according to a tweet that was posted today. 

Marnie, who recently got engaged to TOWIE's Ricky Rayment, has left the MTV show a three years after appearing on it for the first time as Sophie Kasaei's cousin. 

In a message on Twitter, she explained that the show was amazing but she couldn't go on while in a relationship. 

“Being part of Geordie Shore was amazing and one of the best experiences I've ever been given and I will never forget it, but I couldn't continue in the show in a relationship it wasn't fun to me anymore and I didn't enjoy it…” she wrote.

For Marnie, quitting wasn't a hard choice. “Picking between my future was extremely easy, Ricky would always come first," she said. 

"I choose to get engaged to Ricky and say good bye to the show… I would never let the person I love go because of a TV show."

Marnie also thanked the show's producers for her first big break, saying she was "so grateful".

The Mirror reported the statement made by Marnie, but it has since disappeared from her Twitter feed.

However she did retweet a message from her mum which said: "Just like say as a mother I am extremely proud of my beautiful daughter @MarnieGShore & I know every decision she makes is the right 1"

Marnie's fiancé Ricky also left his spot on reality television show The Only Way Is Essex and he is now attempting to follow a career in the music industry. 

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