Married at First Sight UK expert Paul Brunson has given his take on Katie Price’s relationship with JJ Slater.
The love guru certainly knows a thing or two about JJ, given he was JJ’s mentor on last year’s series of Married at First Sight UK. But now the former TV groom is Pricey’s boyfriend and would probably like Paul’s blessing.
Luckily, Paul says he’s a big fan of the pair, who went public with their romance earlier this year and recently sparked fears they’d split. The dating expert has suggested Katie and JJ are a strong couple and could make it last.
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He told Daily Star: “I’m a fan of both of them. They seem happy, they support eachother, they seem to have a lot of the same values. I think they’ve both gone through a lot of trauma in their lives and that bonds people.
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“I don’t know the intimacy of [their relationship] but I’m a supporter. I’m a big supporter and fan of both of them.”
Katie has been open about her darkest days and bared all about her PTSD diagnosis in her Channel 4 documentary Trauma and Me. She revealed her battle with severe depression and how she was suicidal around the time of her arrest for drink driving.
JJ was rushed to hospital last year and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Katie actually reached out to him in December of last year following his diagnosis and the pair ended up going for coffee.
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It comes after former glamour model Katie, 46, raised eyebrows when she attended a White Fox party in London without JJ, 31. According to OK!, fans feared they’d split but she’s since confirmed her and JJ are still an item.
The pair have been dating for six months and were first linked to one another back in January. Confirming their romance, Katie wrote: “They say things happen for a reason, the unexpected happened. Fate. Ticks every box. @johnjoeslater you have proved to me you are a real gentleman and completely [accept] me for me.”
JJ seemed to be smitten by mum-of-five Katie even when he was a groom on MAFS, admitting he wished she was the one waiting for him at the altar. Discussing their relationship, he said: “It wasn’t something I was looking for, I had been on Married At First Sight UK, which was a stressful and intense experience but with Kate and I… it just happened super naturally.”
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Some have criticised their 14-year age gap but JJ told MailOnline that he isn’t bothered by the backlash. He said: “With our age, it’s not even a consideration… age doesn’t matter at all. Age is just a number and when you’re older it’s not an issue.”
Katie even fuelled engagement rumours when she reposted a video captioned: “When someone proposes to Katie Price” which showed a kids character joking: “I’ll just have one more go, alright?”.
Paul has just launched his brand new podcast We Need To Talk, where he shares his matchmaking wisdom in a bid for us all to be best we can be. In 24 hours the show racked up 100k views, 2m views on social and since topped the charts on Apple and Spotify.
He said of the pod: “We Need To Talk is a very special project. It is unbelievable because of everyone here. The passion that the Flight Studio team has is second to none.
“When the project came out you could feel the cheering, literally. That’s what unifies everyone here in this building is the level of passion.”
Married at First Sight UK airs every Monday to Thursday at 9pm on E4.
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