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A MAN has revealed that he is sleeping with his best friend’s mum.

The 29-year-old confessed that he met his pal Brian, 26, at work and after attending a party at his colleague’s house, he ended up getting into bed with his mother, who is almost 15 years older than him.

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A man has revealed that after going to a party at his friend’s house, he is now having a sexual relationship with his pal’s mum *stock image*[/caption]

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Not only are they having casual sex, but they’ve even been having steamy shower sessions too[/caption]

And since then, things have developed even further between the pair – to the point where they have even been spotted in the shower together.

Keen to open up on the situation, the man took to social media to share all, leaving many open-mouthed.

Posting on Reddit, on the r/TrueOffMyChest thread, the man wrote under the username @typical_Fee_1656 and titled his post ‘I’m sleeping with my friend’s mum.’

He then shared: “Me and Brian used to ride together to calls and jobs. We became very good friends and soon I met his mum Emma.

The anonymous man confessed that Emma is 14 years his senior, as he added: “Three years ago Emma lost her husband (Brian’s dad) to a workplace accident. 

“She went into a depressive state for about a year then went back into the dating game. Nothing ever really clicked for her. 

“Around this time I was in a long term relationship with my now ex. We ended up splitting last April. 

“Ever since Emma found out, I noticed she would say some very suggestive things whenever I was around. Brian also still lives at home with her.”

And things all changed after a small party at Brian’s house, as the man explained: “We all drank, even Emma.

“I ended up crashing in the guest bedroom. I hadn’t really fallen asleep yet when I saw the bedroom door open and Emma got into bed with me.

“Before I knew what was going on, she had gone down on me. She then tried to climb on top but I stopped her and said I didn’t have any protection. 

“She told me she’s been “fixed” for years and couldn’t get pregnant. I laid back and she did her thing. After I was done she got up and left.”

Things were understandably extremely odd the next morning, as the man claimed: “The next day was pretty awkward but eventually we talked and she said it’s been lonely and she’s craved for physical attention. 

I know this isn’t healthy and I know it’s like a betrayal to my friend

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“She said she feels like she trusts and feels safe enough with me for casual sex. 

“She said that we could continue to hook up, that she really was “fixed”, and we didn’t have to use condoms.”

Not only did the pair sleep together at Brian’s party, but they also shared a steamy shower session too.

And although the man feels guilty for the newfound relationship, he shared the difficulty he feels at shutting things down.

He concluded: “Two weeks ago Brian caught us in the shower together.

“He told me as long as y’all are both happy with what you’re doing he wasn’t gonna have an issue with it.

She is very open to a lot of new experiences for both me and her and it’s hard to say no

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“I know this isn’t healthy and I know it’s like a betrayal to my friend but his mum is happy. 

“Also she is very open to a lot of new experiences for both me and her and it’s hard to say no.”

REDDIT USERS REACT

Reddit users were left open-mouthed by the man’s confession and quickly flocked to the comments to share their thoughts. 

Not only were people left in shock, but many didn’t think it was a good idea to continue the sexual relationship. 

One person said: “Yeah that sounds awkward. I would not get at my friend’s mum no matter how fine they are.”

To this, the anonymous poster replied: “So far the only thing he’s said about it is to not break her heart. 

One of you is going to catch feelings. That’s just human nature. Then it will be a royal s**t show

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“We still are going to work and hanging out hasn’t changed. It is a very weird situation though honestly.”

Another added: “You guys are not serious and in the end someone is going to catch feelings. If you want to risk jeopardising your friendship with him then feel free to continue.” 

A third commented: “This is going to end badly.”

Whilst someone else chimed in: “You know you’re in the wrong. You need to stop this.”

Not only this, but another claimed: “One of you is going to catch feelings. That’s just human nature. Then it will be a royal s**t show.”

STRICTLY dancer Amy Dowden has been forced to bow out of the contest after a blue light dash to hospital following her collapse during Saturday night’s show.

The Welsh pro, who has Crohn’s Disease and has been battling cancer for almost 18 months, was last night said to be “doing much better” but will be unable to return this week. 

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Amy Dowden has been forced out of the competition[/caption]

Lauren Oakley, 33, will step in to partner JB Gill, 37, during training and Saturday’s show.

Bosses will then take a view on Amy’s condition. 

A Strictly Come Dancing spokesperson said: “Amy Dowden MBE is doing much better and the Strictly family send her love and wish her well. 

“She is delighted that fellow professional dancer, Lauren Oakley, is able to step in for rehearsals and to perform in Saturday’s show for JB Gill’s Couple’s Choice dance. 

“We are all hopeful that Amy will be back to dance with JB next week.”

Amy’s condition was so serious that the fire service were called to Elstree Studios and specialist equipment used to help her to an ambulance while keeping her completely flat.

She was unable to appear in the recording of the second half of the show, which aired last night.

JB was seen standing alone on the staircase. When it was announced he was going through to next week, he smiled and said “Thank you” to cheers.

This weekend JB and Lauren will perform a dance to a medley of Bruno Mars’ hits for the special themed week around Icons. 

Lauren partnered Krishnan Guru-Murthy last year but failed to appear on the main show partnerships for 2024.

She stood by under fire dancer Giovanni Pernice, 33, during the probe into his behaviour on the show, performing on his solo theatre tour. 

For the Halloween Special, Amy and JB dressed as scarecrows and performed to Dancing In The Moonlight by Toploader at 7.18pm.

It’s understood Amy started to feel ill minutes after she and JB received a 32 out of 40 score from the judges at 7.25pm.

Amy cheered and jumped up and down when Motsi gave them a 9, and screamed when she got an 8 from Anton.

Amy was still seen standing and smiling with JB in the final line-up at around 8.10pm.

By 9pm an ambulance had been called and at 9.50pm the fire service were also contacted to assist.

No pro dancer has ever dropped out of Strictly in its 20 years.

Amy,  from Caerphilly in South Wales, has talked at length about the excruciating pain she suffers as a result of her Crohn’s, an inflammatory disease of the digestive system often brought on by stress, which she has battled since she was a teenager.

Following a mastectomy, she was told the tumours had spread and was diagnosed with cancer for the second time that July.

But she was given the all-clear to return to Strictly for this series.

KATIE Price has had a turbulent relationship history to say the least – from being cheated on to being accused of being the cheat.

Her former love Carl Woods is the latest of her exes to go public with lurid allegations about life with Katie.

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Carl Woods and Katie Price were together for three years until 2023[/caption]

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Carl has claimed she cheated on him with four men[/caption]

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He warns her new man JJ Slater that she’ll dump him for a younger model[/caption]

In a bombshell interview with The Sun, he claimed Katie would call him by another man’s name during sex to “taunt” him” and she cheated on him four times.

The used car dealer, 35, and glamour model Katie, 46, met in a kebab shop and had an on and off romance for three years before they finally called it quits in 2023.

Carl said: “Twice in bed she called me another fella’s name. I pulled her up on it. She got a mental kick out of saying it and then pretending it was role play.

“She would do weird things to get into my head.”

He also issued a warning to Katie’s latest beau, former Married at First Sight star JJ Slater, saying it wouldn’t be long before she swapped him out for someone younger.

Love Islander Carl, Katie’s eighth fiance , said: “Her new boyfriend JJ is coming up to 32 soon so it won’t be long before he’s an old-timer.”

“She met me around that age and then swapped me for a younger version when I got too old.” 

But relationship expert and psychologist Jo Hemmings says that while Katie has clearly made many relationship mistakes in the past, a lot of it is due to her early disastrous dating life.

“I think she has got low self-esteem,” explains Jo. “She is quite insecure. I think she has got facial and body dysmorphia. We know the amount of operations she has had. 

“She is 46 now, she seems to have a fear of growing older, she peaked when she was very young. She seems to trade down so each subsequent partner is younger. 

“I think she is looking for validation and security all of the time that somehow, because of her low self-esteem, she never quite finds.”

Here Jo analyses how some of Katie’s most high-profile relationships impacted her – and how each one has led to her damaging behaviour.

DANE BOWERS – 1998-2000 

Katie has called Another Level singer Dane Bowers the “love of her life,” and claimed he cheated on her.

“The hardest break-up I ever went through was with Dane Bowers. My heart was literally in bits,” she said on her Youtube channel.

“Everyone always thinks my hardest break-up was Pete [Andre] but it wasn’t that it wasn’t a hard break-up, it’s just what came with it with Pete that was hard. ‘So definitely Dane broke my heart – literally.”

Jo believes this experience of early heartbreak could have led to Katie’s trust issues in future relationships.

She tells us: “If what she says is true and he broke her heart and did cheat on her, and that is in her early days so that has already set the start of a pattern of a lack of trust – I am not good enough, or someone is going to hurt me. 

“It is almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy when you can’t quite believe someone could love you that much and therefore they will cheat, then there is almost that self-sabotage. 

“So before she can be hurt by someone she will hurt them, or do something damaging in a relationship so when they break up she knows that it wasn’t meant to be, it wasn’t the right person for her.

“It is really hard to break that pattern.”

DWIGHT YORKE – 2001-2002

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Dwight Yorke denied he was the father of her son Harvey[/caption]

Katie and former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke had a brief relationship which ended when she heard he had been partying with other women.

She then discovered she was pregnant – only for Dwight to deny paternity until a blood test proved he was baby Harvey’s son.

But he has played little or no role in Harvey’s life, leaving devoted mum Katie to care her him on his own and cope with his complex disabilities.

Jo says Dwight’s denial of paternity would have had a devastating effect on Katie.

“That is one of the most awful things you can do to a woman really,” she says.

“That was her first child, we know she loves being a mother and then your boyfriend or your ex says, ‘It is not mine, it is someone else’s,’ ie. ‘you have cheated on me.’

“It is almost like being accused of cheating has maybe turned her into a cheat in some ways.

“It is about trust and insecurities and it’s a pattern emerging from the very start.”

PETER ANDRE – 2004-2009

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This was the love story that the nation watched unfold live on TV as Katie and pop star Peter Andre’s romance blossomed in the I’m A Celeb Jungle.

It didn’t seem to bother Katie that she had a boyfriend – Scott Sullivan – back in the UK who was also watching the sexual chemistry sizzle between her and Pete in the Aussie outback.

It appeared that Peter had finally provided the stability and security that Katie so craved and the couple married in a lavish pink-theme fairytale ceremony in 2005 and head two children, Junior and Princess.

But the fairytale came crashing down in 2009 and they split.

While both Katie and Peter denied anyone else was involved, Katie later said that Peter suspected her of having an affair with her riding instructor Andrew Gould.

And Jo believes the failure of this relationship has perhaps had one of the biggest impacts on Katie.

Jo explains: “Whatever went on there, I think she would admit to having screwed up somewhere along the way in that relationship. 

“We watched it on TV, and it was incredible to watch them fall in love.

“I know she was with someone else but we all sort of dismissed that, to see them grow close together in the jungle. 

“She was really beautiful, she looked incredible even with no make-up on and her hair in those plaits.

“That was the one relationship that we thought at last she has found someone that she is going to stay with.

“When it didn’t work out I think the old pattern re-emerged. She was a tougher person and she felt more insecure, and that is a difficult combo to work with.”

ALEX REID – 2009-2011

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Just weeks after her split from Peter, Katie was pictured out on the arm of a new man – former MMA fighter Alex Reid.

They tied the knot in Vegas after a whirlwind romance – but it wasn’t to last and they divorced just 14 months later.

Katie later accused Alex of using their marriage to “promote himself,” while he said he had suffered “years of abuse” from Katie.

But Jo says this relationship was doomed before it even started.

She explains: “She needs to have a man and this was very much the rebound relationship, to be seen out and about with someone else, partly to say to Peter, ‘look this is what you are missing, this is how easily I can find another man.’

“I think all the reasons for getting into that relationship were wrong at every level.”

LEANDRO PENNA – 2011-2012

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There should be no barrier to the language of love – unless you literally cannot speak the same language.

But Katie didn’t let the fact that she couldn’t speak Spanish and Argentinian model Leandro couldn’t speak English, get in the way of a passionate romance.

The pair met at the 2011 Academy Awards and embarked on an intense relationship which Jo witnessed first-hand, as the consultant psychologist on Katie’s dating show, Signed by Katie, filmed while she was dating Leandro.

And she believes the language barrier was Katie’s perfect excuse not to totally surrender herself to the relationship.

“He didn’t speak any English and she didn’t speak any Spanish.

“I would see them on set daily and they couldn’t even communicate with each other and she was in this intense relationship with him for a while. 

“That seemed very revealing to me, she is cared of going too deep in the relationship as she is terrified of being hurt and she doesn’t have a lot of faith in herself particularly as she gets older for a relationship to work out.”

KIERAN HAYLER – 2012-2018

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Katie married Kieran Hayler in January 2013 – just two months after meeting[/caption]

Katie wed Kieran in the Bahamas in January 2013 – just two months after meeting.

They had children Bunny and Jett before the love story came crashing down when it was revealed that Kieran had had affairs with Katie’s friends Jane Puntney and Chrissy Thomas.

Kieran received therapy for sex addiction and the couple worked on their relationship. 

But Katie later filed for divorce after suspecting that he had also cheated on her with the children’s nanny.

Jo believes the double whammy of both her husband and her friends’ betrayal will have destroyed Katie’s trust even further.

“Can you imagine anything worse?” She says. “A girlfriend that you deeply trust.

“And there are lots of people who liked to tell stories about Katie particularly around that time, so I don’t think she trusts that easily, but she really trusted that girl Jane. 

“And then to find out someone who I think she really did love, Kieran, had cheated with one of her closest friends is about as low as life can get for a woman.

“I think there are probably things Katie does wrong in every relationship.

“She is flawed, we are all flawed aren’t we, but there will have been things.

“They were doing a TV show and you sensed that he didn’t want to be on it that much, there were rows sometimes.

“So it wasn’t the perfect relationship, but instead of communicating their differences and trying to resolve them, he did the thing that some men do which is to go off and have an affair with someone else.

“Ultimately I see Katie as a victim in that relationship rather than a perpetrator.”

KRIS BOYSON – 2018-2019

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Katie then quickly moved on to Kris Boyson[/caption]

Again Katie moved on quickly from her split with Kieran to date personal trainer Kris Boyson.

The pair had an on-off relationship for a year, with allegations of cheating from both sides.

Bur despite this, the couple got engaged before splitting for good in 2019.

Katie later admitted to Kris that she had in fact cheated on him twice – with toyboys Chris Drury and Alex Adderson.

Jo says this may have been a subconscious backlash from Katie who was struggling with how badly Kieran and her friends had treated her.

“Psychologically that is very often what happens,” Jo explains. “It is almost like you are subconsciously punishing a different partner for their behaviour by doing the same thing yourself.

“It is an awful cycle of trust, self-sabotage, destroying that trust. It is because as your self-esteem takes a battering and you need a bit of validation and you think you aren’t getting it. 

“I think she is quite intense in her relationships, quite demanding in them, if she is not getting what she wants, somehow doing what other people have done to her, betraying them. 

“I am not sure she is consciously doing it deliberately she is just always seeking this validation and if she doesn’t see it in one person she will find it elsewhere and it is a really sad cycle for her to fall into.”

CARL WOODS – 2020-2023

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Katie and Carl got engaged in April 2021 following a whirlwind 10-month romance and had openly been trying for a baby before their toxic split last year.

This weekend Carl lifted the lid on his and Katie’s tumultuous relationship with allegations of her infidelity.

But Jo says Carl’s “kiss and tell” will achieve nothing other than damage Katie further.

She says: “I don’t really condone him kissing and telling, selling his story everywhere, that seems mean.

“He could have put a patchwork together of instances in her past and created this story, some of it probably is true, there is some that may not be true. 

“But all he is doing by revealing this is damaging her further.

“Her trust is going to be lessened by his behaviour, so I am not sure how much of it we can truly believe.

“But the fact is further damage is being inflicted on her by him telling these stories.

“This is not going to make her more settled moving forward.”

And she casts doubt over his claims that Katie would taunt him by using other men’s names during their intimate moments.

She explains: “I am not convinced by this  – it seems an unlikely thing for Katie – or anyone – to do, unless she was angry or frustrated in some way.

“Maybe it was her response to him saying something nasty or unpleasant to her?

“Frankly, this feels like his imagination running away with him or possibly made-up revenge for her cheating.

“From all I know about Katie, this feels very out of character. Why would she do it unless to hurt him for hurting her?

“Otherwise it doesn’t make any sense.”

JJ SLATER – 2023-2024

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Katie’s latest man is former Married At First Sight star JJ, who at 32 is 14 years her junior.

So far the relationship seems to be drama-free – but how long will this last?

“This one seems quite stable,” says Jo. “But they all for a little while seem quite stable and then the rot seems to set in somehow and again.

“I think it comes to her own insecurities.

“There have been so many relationships where they have gone public, they have been seen on TV, there has been a drama in every one of them.

“There has not been a drama-free relationship that Katie has had.”

SWEET lovers may remember Nestlé’s Polo Fruits and Polo Gummies, before they were discontinued.

The food giant is known for making Spearmint Polos, but its lesser-known cousins have well and truly disappeared.

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What were Polo Fruits? 

Polo Fruits consisted of assorted fruit-flavoured hard candies, offering a variety of flavours such as strawberry, blackcurrant, orange, lemon, and lime. 

On the other hand, Polo Gummies were soft, chewy candies with a fruit flavour, shaped in the classic Polo form.

They resemble their predecessor, the “mint with a hole,” originally developed in the late 1930s by George Harris. 

He was the man behind some of Rowntree’s biggest brands at the time, including KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Black Magic, and Dairy Box, according to Nestlé’s website.

However, the onset of the Second World War and subsequent sugar rationing caused the idea to be shelved, only coming to fruition in 1948. 

Polo Fruits were subsequently launched in 1954, and the Gummies variant was introduced in the 1990s alongside the flavours Fizz Fruits, Tangy Fruits, and Holes.

Why and when were Polo Fruits discontinued? 

In December 2023, the Swiss company announced that it had axed the popular Polo Fruits and Polo Gummies from its treats lineup in the UK.

Fans of the sweet treats expressed their dismay on social media, unable to find the items in stores.

Nestle wrote on a post on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Unfortunately, our Polo Fruits and Polo Gummies were not as popular as others in the range and have been discontinued.

“But we’ll surely let the team know you’d like to see them back.”

One user said: “I will never get over the discontinuation of fruit polos.”

Another said: “I preferred the Polo Fruits, I couldn’t get enough of them, I loved them, it was a very sad day when they were discontinued.”

In 2023, Nestlé reported that revenues fell in the first nine months of the year, as falling volumes and currency headwinds outweighed the impact of higher prices.

At the time, the company’s CEO, Mark Schneider, said he had “confidence that real internal growth, the sum of volume and mix, will turn positive in the second half of the year and again become the main driver of growth going forward”.

He added: “Pricing will be more targeted, by brand and by country.”

While it’s not clear if this is the reason behind the sweet’s discontinuation, it may have played a factor.

What is similar to Polo Fruits? 

Of course there are the original round mints known as “Polo Original,” as well as the sugar-free version of the sweet.

Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles are often compared to Polo Fruits, which come in blackcurrant, lemon, strawberry, lime, and orange flavours.

These classic treats are also chewy and have an equally long history in the UK, spanning back over 130 years.

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Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles may be a good alternative[/caption]

In 2020, the recipe was adapted to be vegan-friendly by removing the gelatine, derived from collagen from animal parts.

Starburst, or Opal Fruits as it was previously known, also comes in a range of fruity tastes including strawberry, orange, lemon, and blackcurrant.

For a slightly healthier option, there are Bear Fruit Splits, which are dried fruit and vegetable sticks with apples, pears, pineapple, and raspberries.

While Skittles have a moderately different texture, you can still “taste the rainbow” with flavours like strawberry, lime, grape, lemon, and orange.

The lentil-shaped candies are produced and marketed by the Wrigley Company, a division of Mars Inc.

Wrigley’s own Juicy Fruit Gum used to be more widely available in the UK, but now they’re few and far between.

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MARRIED At First Sight’s strongest couple are on the brink after a shocking admission in the latest commitment ceremony.

Kieran Chapman and Kristina Goodsell’s relationship has been going from strength to strength since they met for the first time on their wedding day.

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He admits he is ‘petrified’ about ‘wasting time’ with his new wife Kristina[/caption]

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Kieran tells the experts he and Kristina are more ‘different’ than he first thought[/caption]

But as this exclusive sneak peek of tonight’s MAFS shows, it could all be set to come crashing down.

In a preview of the next commitment ceremony, Kieran leaves Kristina devastated as he admits to having big fears about their future.

In a devastating blow, he tells the experts that he is “scared” and “petrified” about “wasting time with the wrong person”.

In the clip, Kieran begins by clarifying his thoughts on Kristina’s diagnosis of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

The 28-year-old mechanic says: “At the last commitment ceremony, I explained how the PMDD was affecting me.

“But I’ve since realised that there’s underlying areas where we’re not similar that are important to me.”

MAFS expert Mel Schilling asks: “What made you say that?”

Turning to his wife Kristina, he says: “I asked you the other day, didn’t I? What’s more important; finding a husband or pursuing something that you’re really passionate about?”

He then tells Mel: “She said finding a husband and I went, ‘This is why we’re very different’.”

Having her say, Kristina, 31, admits “Coming in here from day one, I wanted to build a new life wherever that took me.”

But looking wide-eyed at her comment, Kieran explains: “Which I guess I can feel the pressure of.

“For someone to be ready to leave where she’s from and almost move straight away, that’s scary. It’s just getting scary.

“I came into this wanting to find a wife who I can spend the rest of my life with. But I’m petrified.”

With a concerned look on her face, Mel asks: “What specifically are you petrified about?”

“Wasting time with the wrong person,” Kieran answers.

Until recently, Kieran and dog walker Kristina have been the strongest couple in this year’s series of Married At First Sight UK.

But just days ago, cracks started to show.

During a dinner party last week, Kieran left his wife in tears after he gave another bride – Polly Sellman – a peck on the lips.

The surprise smooch appeared to have been done in jest, with both Polly’s barber husband Adam Nightingale and Kieran laughing it off.

Kristina, however, was clearly blindsided by the kiss and confronted Kieran in front of the group.

She appeared to be shaking with anger as she accused him of disrespecting their relationship.

“Oh my god. Did you just kiss another wife on your lips? I should think not Kieran,” she blasted.

“Remember respect with your wife, please.

“You’re not even at that level with me let alone one of my best friends in here.”

Taking Kristina’s side, expert Paul C Brunson later told Kieran: “It’s because of Kristina feeling rejected that, of course, she is going to feel that in that moment.”

• Married At First Sight UK continues 9pm, E4, Monday October 28

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Newlyweds Kieran and Kristina are the strongest couple in this year’s MAFS UK[/caption]

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