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Melinda Messenger SPLITS with fiance Dr Raj Joshi six months after romantic proposal – and meeting on Celeb SAS
Melinda and Dr Raj dated in secret for some time after meeting on Celebrity SAS
MELINDA Messenger has split from her fiancé Dr Raj Joshi just six months after getting engaged.
The former Page Three girl, 52 - who met the hunky doctor while filming Celebrity SAS in 2022 – has called off their wedding this year after a string of rows over their lifestyle.
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A source said: “Melinda is still a glam girl at the end of the day - and a life of adventure wasn’t really in her plans.
“They fell fast and had an amazing year or so travelling the world, but decided to call it quits this year.
“Melinda is gutted because she thought he was the one after they bonded over such an amazing experience.”
I was crying, sweat, blood tears, and wee, I am not kidding you
Melinda on their meeting
They added: ”The wedding is off. They are no longer in touch.”
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Melinda and Dr Raj dated in secret for some time after meeting on the Channel 4 show, which filmed in Vietnam, and fans thought they had met on a charity hike in Nepal.
She later revealed how they really met after the show medic, 47 popped the question last July while they were on holiday in New Zealand.
Explaining how they fell in love, Melinda previously told The Sun: “So when I came out, I was crying, sweat, blood tears, and wee, I am not kidding you, in this old sports bra and cycling shorts covered in bruises and yeah, foot rot.
“The producer was like, ‘Do you want to see the doctor? You may as well. Just pop in and just have a quick chat.’
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“We just carried on chatting after that and that was it!
“So the show changed my life in more ways than one, and I’m truly thankful for that.”
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Mum-of-three Melinda, who first modelled in The Sun in 1997, revealed they were engaged and planned to marry this year.
She wrote: “We’ve got some very happy news to share. @raj.joshi.expedition and I got engaged in beautiful New Zealand at Matariki, the Māori New year, and we are getting married next year.”
Melinda was married to the father of her children, therapist Wayne Roberts, for 14 years before their split in 2012.
She has since had romances with ski instructor Warren Smith, who she met on reality show The Jump, and then an eight-month relationship with Royal Marine Chris Harding, who she met on Celebrity First Dates.
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