Married At First Sight star Ella Morgan has split from her Celebs Go Dating star boyfriend Alex James Ali amid claims he was unfaithful.
The 30-year-old reality star first found fame on E4’s chaotic dating show Married At First Sight where she caused controversy by dumping husband Nathanial Valentino in favour of fellow contestant, JJ Slater – who had been married to Bianca Petronzi. Despite getting on well during their time on the show, Ella and JJ’s romance quickly imploded once cameras stopped rolling – and she was left devastated when he sparked a romance with her friend Katie Price.
Ella hit out at Katie at the time for breaking ‘girl code’ – but the glamour model is still dating JJ almost a year on. But love appeared to bloom for Ella with hairdresser Alex when she took part in E4’s other chaotic dating show, Celebs Go Dating, earlier this year. The couple flirted wildly on the show – and appeared to be going strong months after the cameras stopped rolling as they both featured each other on their social media feeds as recently as last week.
But now the relationship is said to have gone down in flames – with a report suggesting Ella walked away after accusing Alex of messaging other women.
The duo found love on E4’s Celebs Go Dating earlier this year (
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A source told The Sun: “Ella is absolutely heartbroken and disappointed but the trust is gone now for her. On the outside they appeared so happy and loved up but there was cracks growing on the inside.
“Fans absolutely adored them and that initially spurred them on to try and make things work and they even planned to move into Alex’s house at some point. She’s going into the New Year single with a positive mind frame but it has come at the worst time with Christmas and her birthday just days away.” The Mirror has approached representatives of both Ella and Alex for comment.
Just four days ago, Alex expressed his love for Ella in an Instagram post that she shared. She had attended a lavish event celebrating the transgender community and highlighting an organisation that offers access to safe healthcare for transgender people. After she shared a highlights reel of the night on her Instagram grid, Alex reacted with a string of flame emojis. And days earlier, Ella had responded with a love heart emoji to a post that Alex shared on his own post.
Fans will note that the duo still follow each other on Instagram amid the reports that they have broken up. In October, Ella gushed to the Mirror about how happy she was to have found love with Alex. She said: “Life has been amazing since Celebs Go Dating. I’ve got my man. I love him. I literally love him.” Sharing an insight into the couple’s next big move, she continued: “We’ve talked about marriage, moving in and me meeting his son.”
She went on: “The show completely changed my love life. After 30 years, I finally have a boyfriend. I’m still in shock that it happened to me. I genuinely never thought I would meet someone after 10 years of not dating. I had started to think that I was the problem and I would always be lonely. Being trans, I have more struggles to contend with. I thought I would always be on my own.”
Following the difficulties she had endured in past relationships, she had noted that Alex had restored her faith in love. She said: “I’m really grateful I have found someone that I have an amazing connection with. It’s not about being trans, it’s not a fetish for him. We actually haven’t even spoken that in-depth about it, and that’s the first time for me with any guy I’ve dated. He just says, ‘You’re Ella to me’ and I love it.”
