'One thing I'll never do is debate my existence'
New UK|May 20, 2024
MAFS UK star Ella Morgan on tackling trolls, representation for trans people and being happy for ex JJ Slater
MITYA UNDERWOOD
'One thing I'll never do is debate my existence'

Ella Morgan became one of the most talked about stars of Married At First Sight UK last year, and as she chats to us a year later, she tells us how the show has fundamentally changed her.

As well as discussing the shocking Channel 4 documentary Miriam: Death Of A Reality Star, about a trans woman who took part in a reality show in the style of The Bachelorette, the 30-year-old also tells us what she makes of ex JJ Slater and Katie Price’s romance and why she’s not here to “debate my existence”…

Hi, Ella. It’s been about a year since you started filming MAFS. What’s been your biggest takeaway from the show?

In my final vows I said, “I’m leaving here a strong, independent and proud woman.” I didn’t say “trans woman” because, although I’ll always be very open about my experience as part of my advocacy work and I’m obviously aware I’m a trans woman, I hope that one day we don’t have those labels. I promised myself at that moment I would work on my delivery and the way I communicate, and also work on my confidence and being by myself. I’ve done what Paul C Brunson, Charlene Douglas and Mel Schilling [the show’s gurus] said, and I’ve just focused on me – I haven’t been dating or anything. 

How do you feel about yourself on the show when you look back now? 

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