MAFS and Celebs Go Dating star, Ella Morgan, speaks to new! about her regrets on her on-screen marriage with JJ Slater and what needs to change on reality shows
She made history when she became the first ever trans bride on Married At First Sight UK two years ago. But for Ella Morgan it was her antics on the show and an affair with a groom she hadn’t married – JJ Slater – that ensured all eyes were on her. Sadly the relationship didn’t last and JJ moved on with Katie Price while Ella went on to appear on Celebs Go Dating and win over a whole new army of fans. She spoke to new about romance, MAFS grooms she’s like to be matched with and representation on reality shows.
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What did you think of this season of MAFS?
I will always say my season was the best – but this is probably one of the most chaotic seasons and I do love and live for the drama. As much as I love dating shows, without the drama I wouldn’t watch it. I couldn’t just watch the happy people that are compatible and fall in love. That would be boring!
Does the show edit people to make them look bad?
People need to stop blaming the edits. A lot of this season, they’re just not taking any accountability, and blame the edits. You’ve gone on to a TV show, you clearly knew that you were going to get some backlash, so why would you act like an idiot? Says me, the one who committed adultery on her season.. You’re stuck in this MAFS bubble, which does take over your life, and then there’s someone there who is naturally more your type, like JJ was, it is very easy to want to jump ship. I know who I would have married if I’d done this season…
And who’s that?
Looks-wise, Stephen [Nolson]. Personality-wise Ash [Dommett], who is also very handsome.
Do you still talk to anyone from your season?
I rarely talk to any of them. They were all very supportive of me when I was on the show, but when the Supreme Court ruling came out in April and excluded trans women from what legally defines a woman, none of them said anything to support me. People turn a blind eye when they think it doesn’t affect them but we live in a world where we do need to start taking accountability for educating ourselves, and not relying on everyone else to do it for us.
What do you think about LGBTQ representation on the show?
I feel a sense of responsibility when it comes to queer representation on the show. I’m the only trans person and when I have the whole affair with JJ, I let a lot of people down, especially in my own community, but I now, when I film things, always think about the fact that I don’t want to let my community down.
What needs to change on reality shows?
I always champion the LGBT couples to show that we can have long-lasting loving relationships, and that we’re not all the toxic couples that sometimes have been portrayed on TV before. Most of the people that watch the show have probably never met someone trans or seen someone trans on TV, because there’s not enough representation of queer people, especially the trans community.
What do you think of trans representation on reality TV?
Source: Mirror
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