YAZMIN Oukhellou has made sure her 30th birthday was celebrated in style with a huge celebratory bash – but there were some notably absent faces.
The Towie star marked her birthday at Aura in Loughton, hiring out the venue for the night with her pal Jamie Lee Carroll as DJ and fire breathers as entertainment.
Making sure all eyes were on her from the moment she arrived, Yazmin rocked up to the event in a bright white Lamborghini.
Stepping out of the car, Yazmin was seen in a peach-coloured, jewel-encrusted mini-dress that was corseted at the top.
She left her brunette hair poker straight over her shoulders, with a silver bag matching her silver platform heels.
Yazmin beamed as she greeted her guests, which included Jessica Alves and ex-boyfriend James Locke.
They later danced the night away to club classics, before she was presented with a massive cake covered in indoor sparklers that lit up the room.
Saxophonists and singers also took to the floor across the evening.
However it seems she’s lost all contact with the Towie crew, after leaving the show to try and fight for her romance with Locke.
Yazmin and Locke, who split in 2021, reconnected while filming Celebrity Ex on The Beach last year, sparking rumours of a reunion between them.
Locke claims it was the pressure of a public relationship that drove a wedge between them.
But it was clear there was more to the story as both got upset at seeing each other on the MTV series.
After being seen enjoying a night out together in March, James told The Sun that they were working on mending their friendship more than anything else.
“Me and Yaz, there is a lot of history there, there is a lot of love there, she is one of my best friends,” he said. “That’s the thing, when I lost her, I lost a best friend.
“She’s back in my life – I’m single, she’s single.”
When asked if they are planning to get back together, James replied: “If she gets me a big ring out… in this day and age it’s down to the women. If she wants me, she’s got to come and get me!
“The door is never closed with Yaz, she’s a great person and if I was ever going to settle with someone, she ticks all the boxes.
“But a lot has happened and in this industry, as much as I love it, it creates a lot of problems.”
