Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy celebrate New Years Eve in

Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy celebrate New Year’s Eve in Glasgow following his car accident on Boxing Day

The former Hollyoaks actor suffered horrible bruises after his shocking car crash on Boxing Day.

But apart from the incident, Laura Anderson exuded elegance in a blue velvet dress as she and boyfriend Gary Lucy celebrated New Year’s Eve together in Glasgow on Saturday.

The Love Islander, 33, looked sensational in the gorgeous high-necked Forever Unique dress, which featured a sexy side slit, as she snuggled up to her boyfriend, 41, for snaps posted to Instagram on New Year’s Day.

Happy New Year!  Laura Anderson, 33, exuded elegance in a blue velvet dress as she and boyfriend Gary Lucy, 41, celebrated New Year's Eve together in Glasgow on Saturday

Happy New Year! Laura Anderson, 33, exuded elegance in a blue velvet dress as she and boyfriend Gary Lucy, 41, celebrated New Year’s Eve together in Glasgow on Saturday

Standing in front of a festively decorated staircase at the Hotel Du Vin, Laura was always the tanned beauty with her height enhanced with champagne colored stilettos.

Gary was elegant in a light gray suit paired with a plain black t-shirt and matching trainers for a more edgy look.

The actor shared a picture of his injuries on Friday after escaping serious injury following a car crash.

Gary, who admitted he was “lucky to be alive”, ended up in Glasgow Royal Infirmary Hospital after spending his first Christmas with Laura and suffering a car accident in her native Scotland.

Wow!  The Love Islander looked sensational in the gorgeous high-necked Forever Unique dress, which featured a sexy side slit, as she posted snaps to Instagram on New Year's Day

Wow! The Love Islander looked sensational in the gorgeous high-necked Forever Unique dress, which featured a sexy side slit, as she posted snaps to Instagram on New Year’s Day

Nine lives: Gary, the former Footballers' Wives star, was spending Christmas Day with his new girlfriend Laura in their hometown of Glasgow before he was involved in an accident with his car

Nine lives: Gary, the former Footballers’ Wives star, was spending Christmas Day with his new girlfriend Laura in their hometown of Glasgow before he was involved in an accident with his car

'So pretty': The Celebs Go Dating star, who is in a new relationship with Love Islander Laura, shared a picture of his injuries with his followers on Friday

‘So pretty’: The Celebs Go Dating star, who is in a new relationship with Love Islander Laura, shared a picture of his injuries with his followers on Friday

Dad-of-four Gary posted a picture to Instagram showing a dark purple bruise and captioned the upload “so pretty” with a vomiting emoji.

The former ‘Footballers’ Wives’ actor – who met Laura while filming E4 series Celebs Go Dating earlier this year – previously shared a picture of his car after the accident, which was beyond repair.

Laura was so relieved that Gary had managed to avoid serious, long-term injury and later thanked Saint Joseph for taking care of him.

She explained the couple were “not religious,” but she believes a card depicting the saint, who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, helped him survive the accident.

New couple: Laura thanked Saint Joseph for saving the life of her boyfriend Gary Lucy during a horrific Boxing Day and shared romantic photos from their first Christmas together

New couple: Laura thanked Saint Joseph for saving the life of her boyfriend Gary Lucy during a horrific Boxing Day and shared romantic photos from their first Christmas together

Lovers: She dedicated a Christmas Day post to Gary with photos of the couple snuggled up together on the sofa next to their dog Buddy, saying:

Lovers: She dedicated a Christmas Day post to Gary with photos of the couple snuggled up together on the sofa next to their dog Buddy, saying: “I love you sweetheart and your strength doesn’t go unnoticed.”

Laura dedicated a Christmas Day post to Gary with photos of the couple snuggled up together on the sofa next to their dog Buddy, saying: “I love you sweetheart and your strength doesn’t go unnoticed.”

She also wrote on Instagram: “Christmas time. It’s always a bit sad not to be able to spend the festive season with everyone you’d like, but here’s our first Christmas together.

Sharing a laminated card with Saint Joseph’s picture, Laura added to her Instagram Stories: “We are not religious but thank you Saint Joseph for saving my love.

‘Gary’s grandmother gave this to him. It has words about security and protection on the other side. I pulled it out of his pocket just before his accident yesterday morning.’

She asked her 1.4 million followers, “Do you have anything sentimental on you to protect?”

Protection: Laura explained the couple were

Protection: Laura explained the couple were “not religious” but she believes a card depicting the saint, who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, played a role in Gary surviving the accident

Gary was spending Christmas Day with his new girlfriend Laura in their hometown of Glasgow before he was involved in an accident with his car.

The soap star ended up at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary Hospital on Boxing Day but thankfully was able to walk the same day after suffering just a knee injury.

He spent Christmas apart from his children and his ex-wife Natasha Gray, from whom he separated in 2018 after four years of marriage.

Gary met Laura while filming the E4 show Celebs Go Dating and the two quickly fell in love.

Laura starred in the series after splitting from Another Level singer Dane Bowers, who she dated for five years.

Everyone's smiling: Laura looked happy in photos from her first Christmas with boyfriend Gary after the couple met while filming E4 show Celebs Go Dating earlier this year

Everyone’s smiling: Laura looked happy in photos from her first Christmas with boyfriend Gary after the couple met while filming E4 show Celebs Go Dating earlier this year