25 February 2024 , 21:24
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Following her public split from Carl Woods, Katie Price could be forgiven for taking time out of the dating game.
But the 45 year old mother of five bounced back and is currently dating Married At First Sight's JJ Slater. Confirming their relationship in a loved up post, Katie captioned a cute picture of the pair saying that he "ticks every box' and is a "real gentleman." She believes fate brought them together. And they recently took themselves on lavish ski trip in Bulgaria. So who is JJ? The reality TV star, 31, first became a household name when he appeared in last year's series of Married At First Sight.
JJ Slater found fame on Married At First Sight but failed to form a lasting connection with anyone while on the show (Instagram/johnjoeslater)
Katie Price recently confirmed her relationship with JJ Slater on social media (Instagram/ @katieprice)The experts had paired him with Bianca Petronzi but JJ struggled to form a connection and this was why he was open to exploring a relationship with Ella Morgan. The pair, along with their original partners left the show but Ella and JJ returned as a couple.
Outside of the show, JJ lives in Essex and owns a clothing brand called Fully Blessed. His life recently turned upside down just before Christmas after being rushed to hospital and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. JJ now has to inject himself with insulin four times a day and regulate his food consumption. His relationship with Katie was met with frowns by some, but one person who was left angry was Ella as she felt betrayed by the former glamour model.
Ella believed she had become good friends with Katie who didn't follow girl code by dating JJ. Those close to Ella told The Sun: "Ella and Katie have become friends over recent months, so it surprised her that Katie would do that. She doesn’t have any feelings for JJ, she’s just livid that Katie went behind her back and broke girl code."
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JJ first caught Katie's eye when they met after he left the E4 show. A source told The Sun when news first broke about their budding romance: "They've met a few times and are texting each other constantly. She's really into him - this is the first man she's actually been interested in since Carl." And Carl wasted no time is making his feelings clear towards Katie. Taking to social media from an account that has since been deleted, Carl claimed Katie allegedly cheated on JJ by texting him.
He accused Katie of sending flirty messages to him despite being on holiday with JJ. Carl posted what is believed to be a screenshot of text messages between him and Katie which show she had apparently sent him an "X." The reality TV star wrote: "A kiss? You fry my brain. Why send me an X last night, knowing that you’re going to the airport with him on my birthday."
Issuing a warning to JJ he added: "@johnjoeslater @katieprice She used to do this behind my back too. Enjoy skiing bro." In a bid to create more of a stir, Carl then went on to take a swipe at Katie over her financial worries as he wrote: "Let @johnjoeslater pay your bills."