I’m just looking for a man I don’t need to escape from, says MAFS Amy after sex assault and split with ex

MARRIED at First Sight star Amy Christophers said she's not given up on love and is hoping to find a man she doesn't need to "escape" from.

Amy - who split from her ex-boyfriend in June - said she's "avoided" throwing herself back into the dating scene after some recent "bad experiences".

It comes as the horse racing presenter, 36, was also left horrified when a racegoer slapped her bum while she reported on-air over the summer.

Despite the shock incident and her recent split, Amy is adamant that her partner in crime is out there.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Amy said: "I’m not actively looking for love, I had a bad experience dating earlier this year, so I’ve avoided dating to be honest and just been focused on me.

"However, I’m healed and enjoying my life so if someone came along who could fit into my life and add to it then I’d certainly be open to explore the connection.

"I know this may sound a little silly but I’m just looking for someone I don’t feel the need to escape from.

"Someone I can be totally myself with and don’t feel awkward around, almost like we were made for each other, like kindred spirits or partners in crime.

"Someone I can recharge from the crazy world with, we can sit there in silence and feel totally at peace or spend ages talking and laughing about everything and anything with each other."

In June, Amy was mortified after a stranger slapped her bum while she was live on air.

A group of men appeared to be having good-natured fun with Amy, as she asked them to show her their best jockey impressions.

But after mimicking the riding of a horse, one of the men inappropriately touched her - slapping her bottom - adding "put that online".

She was visibly shocked and challenged the man once the cameras stopped rolling.

Amy told the : "I felt degraded and embarrassed.

"He was trying to show me up in front of people.

'"After the cameras stopped I turned round and said, 'Do you really think that was appropriate?'

"I don't expect to go to work and have my backside slapped by a total stranger. It's not on. He made me feel sick."

Amy also opened up about learning "painful lesson" from her recent break up.

The TV star confirmed her split earlier this year, she told The Sun: "We hadn't been together long when he suggested we look for somewhere to live together because I was moving out of my house.

"Three weeks in cracks started to show and reality hit. Unfortunately things with my ex didn't work out as we both thought it would.

"I've always been used to living with friends or ex-boyfriends, but this was his first time living with a girlfriend and he got a bit overwhelmed.

"Before I met him I was in a really happy place and was just browsing on dating apps. When we met he turned my world upside down.

"I have a pattern of rushing things, but I really thought it was different this time.

"It's really hard having done a reality TV show when you've been so vulnerable. I put my heart out there and now people know what I want to hear from someone.

"It's difficult to know if people have watched it or not. Going forward I'm going to be extra cautious."

The Sun revealed Amy met her firefighter ex, 38, on the dating app Hinge after a psychic reading came true.