‘I dreamt of being a wife but men saw me as a fetish - now I’m MAFS first transgender bride'

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Married At First Sight UK star Ella has opened up about being the show's first transgender bride, revealing that she never thought she'd achieve her marriage dream.

The 29-year-old clinic consultant is a blonde bombshell with a big heart, but admitted to OK! that she hasn't had the easiest time with dating in the past. "Growing up, my dream was to be a princess, a wife, a mother.

Back then, I didn’t think that was possible – that I could transition and be who I am," she said. "Being trans, I found men didn’t want to be with me openly – a lot of guys see us as a fetish, so I never believed I would ever get married." She added: "After transitioning and having all my surgeries, I just thought, 'I do want to get married,' and that I owed it to six-year-old me to fulfil my dream." The bride from Weston-Super-Mare signed up to appear on MAFS UK and loved the experience - but revealed that she underestimated how teary she would be during the process. "I was very open minded going into the experience, and it was the most amazing thing I’ve ever done.

I knew I had thick skin, but I didn’t realise how emotional this would be," she said. "I remember saying I would never cry in front of a man and for a lot of the show I cried.