JJ Slater’s Married at First Sight ex has shared her real feelings on his relationship with glamour model Katie Price. MAFS fans watched on as romance blossomed between JJ and Ella Morgan, despite the pair being married to other people. They left the show, later returning as a couple, but split soon after. JJ, 32, has since embarked on a new relationship with mum-of-five Katie. Ella however has now revealed she has no “bad blood” towards the couple. READ MORE: Giovanni Pernice ‘set for Celebrity Big Brother’ after Strictly Come Dancing scandal READ MORE: Lorraine Kelly reacts to Gwyneth Paltrow’s comments about Meghan Markle Speaking to Olivia Attwood on the So Wrong It’s Right podcast, Ella said: “I have a group chat with some of the MAFS girls and one of them said, ‘oh, I’ve heard through the grapevine that JJ and Katie are, something is going on with them’. So I knew before it even got leaked to the press.” “I didn’t care. I love Katie, she’ll always be iconic, we still message now. I love her, I don’t have any bad blood with JJ, he’s just a bit of an ex now.”
Katie and JJ began dating after he split from Ella
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Ella Morgan has spoken about Katie Price
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Despite her MAFS journey ending, Ella hasn’t given up on finding Mr. Right, although she did face disappointment after her Celebs Go Dating beau Alex turned out to be less than trustworthy. Ella confessed that she had been warned by other women about him but chose to give him the “benefit of the doubt”, reports the Mirror. However, reflecting on their split, Ella admitted: “The breakup was really hard because I was falling in love with him. I’m sad because I don’t think I was treated very nicely.” Ella made history when she became the first transgender woman to take part in Married at First Sight. She has been open about how her experience growing up had an impact on her love life, admitting it meant she learnt a lot later in life. Meanwhile Katie, 46, is reportedly speeding up plans to marry beau JJ due to her mother’s health. In a heart-wrenching update, the star revealed Amy “can’t do the things that she used to do” as she battles idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Sources say Katie is keen to marry JJ
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Amy was diagnosed with the disease in 2017. A source confided to OK!: “Katie is really keen to marry JJ as soon as possible. It’s important that her mum is there with her at the wedding and to walk her down the aisle before it’s too late. Her being poorly has made Katie speed everything up and panic.” At the time of her diagnosis, Amy, 73, was given a life expectancy of just five years. However, she underwent a lung transplant in 2022 in an attempt to improve her condition. Katie reportedly has a close bond with her mum, who takes a firm stance when assessing the former model’s suitors. Amy, however, is thought to have given JJ her seal of approval.
Ella and JJ met on MAFS
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Despite having been married three times already – first to Peter Andre in 2005, then Alex Reid in 2010, and finally to Kieran Hayler in 2013 – Katie is reportedly eager to walk down the aisle once more. “She wants her mum to see that she’s happy, and prove to her that she’s found a good one,” an insider revealed. Insiders close to Katie Price have spilled the beans on her wedding plans with JJ Slater, hinting that it might be a low-key affair. They shared: “She just wants to focus on being with JJ, rather than the extravagance. Although, knowing Katie, there will be something outrageous up her sleeve! But she’s determined to be JJ’s wife – and quickly.”
