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Married At First Sight UK star Ella Morgan hits back at ‘negative’ Nathanial after he says he was forced to marry her
MARRIED At First Sight UK star Ella Morgan has addressed Nathanial Valentine's savage remarks after he quit and said he was forced to marry her.
Nathanial slammed the show for "pressuring" him to marry trans bride Ella - just a week after viewers saw them on screen.
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Nathanial, who identifies as Pansexual, said he made it clear what his deal-breakers were before he was matched with Ella, but believes they were ignored.
Nathanial said: "The way some were treated on the show became very dark.
"Pretty much from the start it was a complete sham. I told producers that I wanted to marry a man, or a woman with a very masculine energy, because that’s normally who I go for."
"Then I was told they matched me with a lovely girl who was transgender."
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Speaking out at the Pride of Britain Awards, Ella hit back: "I’ve always said I want to spread love and positivity. Obviously there are things I’m upset about hearing and seeing and I’ve stayed silent because for me that says a lot.
"Me not saying anything shows who I am as a person. I’m not going to start spreading negativity. I won’t lower myself to that level.
"But there is two sides to every story.
"There’s things that happened that will unfold over the next few weeks … When the time is right I will speak up."
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Although Ella and Nathanial initially seemed to be getting on, earlier this week fans watched as they got into a furious bust-up during their honeymoon.
Channel 4 also confirmed that Nathanial entered the process with all information and insisted participants welfare are top priority.
A Channel 4 Spokesperson said: "Nathanial entered this process voluntarily with full and informed consent, and in this instance was actually provided with more information than we would ordinarily share with cast members, to make him aware that his bride was trans.
"The matching process entails a detailed interrogation of every participant’s preferences and none of these would be overlooked when deciding who to pair them with.
"The welfare of all contributors on Married at First Sight UK is our top priority and we ensure that appropriate support is available to contributors at all times before, during and after filming – including 24/7 access to a member of the welfare team or psych support.
"The show is an unscripted reality series which follows real events as they naturally unfold, and is in no way scripted."
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