[related]Geordie Shore fans are no doubt expecting high drama when the reality show's longterm on/off couple Charlotte Crosby and Gary Beadle wash up on Ex On The Beach.

But the pair say that their experience in the villa brought them closer together than ever.

Charlotte and Gaz revealed that their friendship reached new levels during their time away - and their history didn't stop either of them cracking on with some of the sexy singles.

So were there fireworks when the old flames reunited?

"No, none. Me and Gary, we do what we feel like doing at the time," Charlotte told Reveal. "We hadn't been in the Geordie Shore house for a while, we weren't as close as we usually were, it was just different."

"It's a completely different situation," added Gary.

"In the Geordie Shore house, I would never walk in there and go and get with Holly because of Charlotte, but in the EOTB house there were five new girls and new lads. I had a free pass to crack on with these girls and Charlotte with the lads. It was fine. We didn't argue, it was great.

"But our friendship did reach different levels in the villa. I learned things about Charlotte I didn't know before," he continued.

So which Ex On The Beach babes were so special they tore Chaz apart?

Charlotte and Gaz aren't telling. But it does sound like the situation became a little awkward.

"Right imagine this," explained Gary. "I'm sitting on a breakfast table, a girl that I'm now with is sitting on my knee, one ex is over there sitting with someone new and the other ex is sitting the other side scowling at you. Then her ex is sitting there too."

Sounds awful, right?

And Gary had the added pressure of his reputation to deal with.

"I think the other guys expected to compete," he said. "I think they thought this arrogant lad is going to come in and bang all the birds.

"When I first walked in there, that was my intention, but then it didn't really work out like that. I don't need to prove myself, I was happy doing what I was doing."

If you want to find out what Gary was doing, you're going to have to tune in to all new Ex On The Beach - Tuesdays at 10pm, only on MTV.