New responsive form - List look up returning list position number as well as text

Hi all, 

I am really new to Nintex forms but am quite savvy however i am running into trouble with a list lookup.

when using the list lookup to a SharePoint list the value is coming across fine, however if i want to use that value in a variable i am see not only the value but the row number in the list. For example:

List Columns

Fruit       Type of Fruit

Yes         Apple

Yes         Orange

No           Potato

If i want to pull back for example 'Orange' the word Orange is showing in my list look up form value perfectly. But pulling that value into a variable i get '2;#Orange' because it's in row 2. How do i just get the value?