MAFS UK's Rebecca Fenney reveals she is dating a woman
Married At first Sight UK's Rebecca Fenney has announced she is now dating a woman just weeks after her split from TV groom Bailey Smith was confirmed. The beauty clinic went Instagram official with Liverpool footballer Lily Woodham on Thursday with a slew of slew of loved-up posts.Rebecca and Bailey were considered the show's 'strongest couple' during this year's series before revealing they had called time on their relationship in the months after filming wrapped.But having well and truly moved on, Rebecca shared a sweet clip of herself and Lily singing together in the back of the car alongside a caption which appeared to suggest this was her first same sex relationship.It read: 'In your 30s a girl will come into your life when you least expect it. “You’ll question everything you’ve ever known about yourself… who you are, what you are, how this feels so right????'Before adding: “It’s important you don’t try and fight it, let love in'. Married At first Sight UK's Rebecca Fenney (L)has announced she is now dating a woman just weeks after her split from TV groom Bailey Smith was confirmed The beauty clinic (L) went Instagram official with Liverpool footballer Lily Woodham (R) with a slew of slew of loved-up posts on Thursday. Rebecca and Bailey were considered the show's 'strongest couple' during this year's series before revealing they had called time on their relationship in the months after filming wrapped She later posted snaps of the couple as she branded Lily her 'new love' who she described as a '5ft 4” alpha'.Her former MAFS UK co-stars were quick to share their congratulations, with Leisha Lightbody gushing: 'Yesss my girl your glowing'.While Ella Morgan added: 'Omg I’m obsessed with this!!! So happy for you! I think I need to join the club'. Last month Bailey took to social media to reveal the news, telling fans he was 'heartbroken' by his split from Rebecca.In a lengthy statement, the dad-of-one penned: 'Unfortunately it's time to share that Bec and I are no longer together…'We tried our best to navigate life after the experiment, and although we spent a lot of great time together on the outside, unfortunately the relationship came to an end.'I still have a lot of love for Bec and I'm grateful for the amazing relationship we shared. I had fallen for Bec completely and it really was a true love story.'I won't lie, watching us fall in love all over again on screen has been ridiculously hard to go through and it's something I'm still struggling with now. But I wouldn't have changed any of it!' Rebecca shared a sweet clip of herself and Lily singing together in the back of the car alongside a caption which appeared to suggest this was her first same sex relationship. 'In your 30s a girl will come into your life when you least expect it. “You’ll question everything you’ve ever known about yourself… who you are, what you are, how this feels so right????' Before adding: “It’s important you don’t try and fight it, let love in' Lily plays left-back or left wing-back for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Wales national team (pictured playing for Wales in 2024) She later posted snaps of the couple as she branded Lily as her 'new love' who she described as her '5ft 4” alpha' Her former MAFS UK co-stars were quick to share their congratulations, with Leisha Lightbody gushing: 'Yesss my girl your glowing'Meanwhile MAFS UK's Sophie Brown has found her happy ever after, three years after her 'painful' TV split from 'body-shaming' ex Johnathan Wileman.The reality star, who featured on the E4 show in 2002, took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal boyfriend James Preset had popped the question during their sun-soaked trip to his home city of Adelaide, Australia.Sophie shared a snap of the hunk surprising her on one knee on Glenelg Beach with the loved-up couple both dressed in white for the occasion. The overjoyed bride-to-be captioned the post: 'Just when life couldn’t get any better'.Many of Sophie's former MAFS co-stars were quick to share their congratulations with Rizz Darlington saying: Omg congratulationsZoe Clifton wrote: 'Congratulations!!' while Chanita Stephenson added: “Ahhhhh congratulations'.During her time on Married At First Sight, Sophie was paired with Johnathan as the pair tied the knot upon first meeting one another. Last month Bailey took to social media to reveal the news, telling fans he was 'heartbroken' by his split from Rebecca Meanwhile MAFS UK's Sophie Brown has found her happy ever after, three years after her 'painful' TV split from 'body-shaming' ex Johnathan Wileman During her time on the show, Sophie was paired with Johnathan but following the series, she admitted that their discussion surrounding her body image left her 'impacted'But following the series, she admitted that their discussion surrounding her body image whilst it aired had left her 'impacted'. Johnathan could be seen saying that he didn't like women to have 'big, horse legs' during the show - which sparked controversy both amongst the stars and the public watching.Rachel said after the show: 'With the whole weight thing, and I hate using this term, but the "horse legs" comment, it was just a bit hard for me because then it started a discussion online about me and my weight and the way that I look'.'People would say things like, "Well, she is a bit chubby," and that’s a bit difficult,' she admitted.Continuing: 'I’m like, "Oh my gosh, I’m size 10, I’m a really normal size," so that must be hard for other women seeing those comments too.' But Rachel herself was also accused of body-shaming after Amy Christopher, who appeared in the 2021 series, claimed she and co-star Adrian Sanderson laughed about fat-shaming comments about her on a live stream.Sophie and Adrian both responded publicly, saying they were not aware of the comments taking place and condemned the fact they were made.
