My Mum, Your Dad's Natalie Russell gives emotional update after shock Paul Edwards split

My Mum Your Dad burst onto our screens earlier this month, and it quickly became a beloved show. Over the course of two weeks, viewers were treated to the heartwarming journey of 12 single parents as they embarked on a quest to find love, all while their children played matchmakers. At the end of the series, the audience witnessed the blossoming of two beautiful love stories: Roger Hawes and Janey Smith, and Sharon Benson and Elliot Davidson, who found deep connections that extended beyond friendship.

My Mum, Your Dad star Natalie Russell, 44, was one of the last couples standing on the show, finding a true connection with fellow contestant, Paul Edwards, 47. Yet according to Natalie, in the wake of their shock split their paths just "didn't align in the real world." "I try not to put expectations on anything because I think quite often we might end up disappointed. It was all definitely better than I had imagined in my mind," she told OK! exclusively.

My Mum, Your Dad introduced Natalie Russell to a fan base who were shocked to learn recently about her childhood trauma and the incredibly hard life she lived prior to her appearance on the show. The 44 year old from Bournemouth has battled substance abuse, followed by time in rehab facilities, a brief spell in a psychiatric hospital and has been to prison five times. Now she's opened up to OK! on her time inside in an exclusive chat, saying "there are so many complexities to being in prison", but that missing her family wasn't one of them.

ITV dating series My Mum, Your Dad may have come to an end but the incredible relationships formed on the show have not.The show, which had been dubbed a "midlife Love Island", was fronted by Davina McCall, and aimed to connect single parents together in the hope of finding love - all while under the watchful eye of their grown up children. While not all of the romances worked out, many of the cast members are still making time for each other in their personal lives, declaring they have made ‘friends for life’.

My Mum, Your Dad star Caroline has spilled the beans on all the behind the scenes gossip of the hit ITV dating show - including the unique sleeping arrangement enjoyed by the cast. Sitting down with Big Brother star Simon Gross on his Instagram channel - Caroline was quizzed on everything from her feelings for fellow contestant Clayton, through to her thoughts on Martin M’s love triangle.

My Mum, Your Dad’s Roger has taken co-star and new love Janey out to meet his family - in a big step for the blossoming couple. Roger Hawes, 59, found love with blonde bombshell Janey Smith, 47, on the ITV dating show for single parents hosted by Davina McCall.The pair appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday when Roger, who lives near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said that living on the other side of the country to Janey, from West Sussex, was not an issue because he just gets in his car and ‘smiles all the way down’.

Monique Payneeandy from My Mum, Your Dad has returned to her normal routine just days after the hit ITV show came to an end. The 50 year old, who was recently forced to deny that she is in a relationship with her co-star following some love triangle drama on the show, shared a video with her followers as she attended a day at university. Monique has been attending university three days a week alongside her job as a therapist and showed her followers what a day in her life as a student involves.

Father of two and My Mum, Your Dad star Elliot Davidson has already had enough of the famous life and has headed back to his normal 9-5 job.The hunky contestant from the hit ITV show, hosted by Davina McCall, might have found love with Sharon Benson and created a large fan base following but it's back to normality now as he returns to his job as a PE teacher. During a joint Q&A with his son on Instagram, he was asked by a fan: "What are you both doing now?" Elliot answered that he has "just gone back to work, so I'm doing that." Elliot son, Zach who fans will also know from appearing on the reality show, told fans that he has started preparing to begin his final year of university in London.

My Mum, Your Dad star Zach has broken his silence on his speculated romance with co-star Mazey after they were seen cosying up on the ITV show. Fans further suspected that a romance had blossomed between members of the cast after Mazey and Georgia seemed to drop huge hints when they appeared as guests on This Morning.

Comedian Russell Kane has become embroiled in a public spat with property mogul and millionaire Martin Makepeace, who recently appeared in ITV dating show My Mum, Your Dad. Both Russell, 48, and Martin, 53, have hit out at each other on social media, with Russell sparking the row with a video in which he shared his thoughts on the show.

New ITV dating show My Mum, Your Dad proved to be a huge hit with TV viewers, who quickly became invested in the romances formed on the show.The unique programme, dubbed 'middle-aged Love Island', saw single parents head to a retreat in order to try and find love - with their children secretly watching the whole thing from a nearby room. One contestant who captured the hearts of TV viewers was widower Roger Hawes, 58, who had been encouraged to appear on the dating show by his children after the heartbreaking death of their mum Joanna from cancer 18 months ago.

Finding love as a single parent isn’t always easy, as viewers will have discovered while tuning into runaway dating show hit My Mum, Your Dad earlier this month. In a welcome change from the usual dating shows inundating our screens, the ITV series captured the hearts of viewers when it helped several single parents to find love again.

My Mum, Your Dad star Janey Smith opened up on her “tragic” dating history prior to taking part in the hit ITV show and finding love with Roger Hawes. Speaking about her dating history, the singer and recruitment manager said her son William would call it "tragic", but she would call it "varied". The hit ITV show, which was fronted by Davina McCall, aimed to connect single parents together in the hope of finding love - all while under the watchful eye of their grown-up children.

My Mum, Your Dad was a smash hit on ITV this autumn but final star Natalie Russell revealed prior to her stint on the show that she has had a very troubled past.The 44 year old from Bournemouth spoke openly and honestly during a vulnerable chat on podcast series Little Girls Aren't Taught This about her childhood trauma, substance abuse issues, prison time and experiences in both rehab and on a psych hospital ward. In Natalie's episode Deep Healing Using The Power of Self Love with Natalie Russell, the reality star, who is also a qualified self-esteem and relationship coach, opened up about her self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

One of the couples from My Mum, Your Dad have already split after the show came to an end last week. Natalie Russell and Paul Edwards coupled up on the new dating series and seemed to really hit it off, but the pair haven’t managed to go the distance.

The popular ITV dating show My Mum, Your Dad contestant Natalie Russell, 44, has spoken out about her time in prison and the hard life she lived prior to her appearance on the show. The brunette, who left the show in a couple with fellow contestant Paul Edwards, 47 and had been single for six years before the show, revealed in an honest Little Girls Aren't Taught This podcast chat that she "had a lot of trauma as a child." She said: "There was sexual abuse in teenage years, there was rape, a broken home, I ran away from home and I ended up abusing substances which led to prison and psychiatric hospital, suicide attempts – just utter chaos." The single mum, who was put forward for the show by her 20 year old son Kaliel so she could 'find someone and be happy', is now a self-esteem and relationship coach but prior to finding fame on the ITV show hosted by Davina McCall, she battled substance abuse, followed by time in rehab facilities and a brief spell in a psychiatric hospital.

My Mum Your Dad stars Sharon Benson and Elliot Davidson have revealed that their relationship is still going strong, following the final of the hit ITV show. The show, which had been dubbed a "midlife Love Island", was fronted by Davina McCall, and aimed to connect single parents together in the hope of finding love - all while under the watchful eye of their grown up children.

Monique Payneeandy from My Mum, Your Dad has been forced to deny that she is in a relationship with her co-star following some love triangle drama on the show. Taking to her Instagram, the 50 year old shared a picture with Clayton Byfield and wrote: “@claytonbyfield you are another rib in my cage,” before adding three laughing emojis. Fans took to her comments with both compliments and confusion, as the pair hadn’t been paired together in the series.

My Mum, Your Dad fans have praised the children of the parents who were contestants on the first series of the ITV show. Posting a picture of the adults, including Martin H’s daughter Jess H and Monique’s daughter Taiya who nominated their parents to take part, the show’s Instagram penned: “What an incredible group of kids.” Taking to the comments, fans gushed about the “emotionally intelligent” children.

Fans of ITV's My Mum, Your Dad have been left 'blown away' by the show, as they have pleaded with ITV bosses for a Christmas reunion.The programme saw a number of middle-aged parents go into a sprawling mansion for two weeks in an attempt to find love. They were directed by 'relationship experts', but little did they know, these so-called experts were actually their children (aged around their twenties), who watched their every move on TV screens from an adjacent house. After the show ended, host Davina McCall took to Instagram to share a video of the 'kids' on the sofa that they occupied for two weeks.The bond between them all was clear to see, while Davina could be seen saying: "I feel quite emosh because this is the last time I am with these guys and I was saying earlier 'I feel a bit parental, like a mum towards you all'." She then asked them if they are going to miss each other, and they all chimed in saying: "Yes, so much," before agreeing that they would stay in touch.

Roger Hawes has called ITV show My Mum, Your Dad "free therapy" following the tragic death of his wife Joanna 18 months ago.The 58 year old postman, who appeared on the new dating show along with his daughter Jess, 29, lost his beloved wife of 34 years last year to cancer and despite being reluctant to start dating again, agreed to appear on the ITV show. He's now opened up about his time on My Mum, Your Dad, admitting he "struggled" at the start of the process as he knew he was there for "different reasons" to all of the other single parents. "At the start I had struggled because I knew that I was in there for different reasons than everyone else.