Married At First Sight UK’s Rozz Darlington has candidly shared her journey to finding love post-split with her TV hubby Thomas Kriaras.
The 29-year-old florist, who bravely walked down the aisle to marry a stranger on the hit E4 series, had quite the entrance on her wedding day, arriving on a tractor to say “I do” to Thomas surrounded by loved ones. However, their romance was short-lived, as they called it quits during the show’s final stages.
Now, Rozz has revealed she’s been on a path of “healing” after her televised marriage ended and is beaming with joy in her new relationship. The TV star is currently loved-up with Jordan Morris, also 29, and the pair made it ‘Instagram official’ just this month, thanks to a little help from her neighbour. Recounting the sweet start of their love story, Rozz shared: “I was out with my neighbour in Manchester and she said, ‘My cousin just messaged saying, are you out with Rosaline Darlington? ‘ I then thought he’s cute and added him on Instagram.”
Despite her happiness, Rozz confessed that going public with her new beau was nerve-wracking, as she worried about potential negative reactions towards Jordan due to her previous televised relationship drama with Thomas, she told OK!: “At first I was like, ‘Oh God, what are people going to be like?’ But people have been generally nice towards Jordan since we went Instagram official. I’ve had a few comments, but people just form their opinion of you as long as it’s hate towards me and not him,” she said.
“For me, Thomas is the nation’s sweetheart and he is amazing, people do love him, so I didn’t want anyone to be rude towards Jordan or for him to receive any hate,” Rozz added. “He’s not like Thomas, but I was apprehensive because people judge others and I wanted to protect Jordan from all of that. I put myself out there in the public eye, Jordan didn’t, so it’s very difficult. But you’ve just got to do what’s right for you. Time moves on, people heal and people change.”
Rozz recalled how romance blossomed between her and her new beau Jordan after they enjoyed a date night out in Cheshire at the start of the year. “It was dead relaxing and chilled it was just silly from the get-go,” she told the outlet. “On the show, I was quite guarded and scared of falling in love when it came down to it, but it’s been easy. We’ve both got the same sense of humour, we’re quite silly, we don’t take each other too seriously and I feel like personality is a huge part. You want someone to be like your best friend.”