Married At First Sight UK star Lacey Martin has revealed why she and Nathan Campbell called it quits.
Now, as viewers will know, things weren't always smooth-sailing for the couple especially after the groom mistook Lacey's sister for his bride-to-be, the whole chicken fajita fiasco and the awkward run-ins with the bride's mum.
While they had their good moments, ultimately, the pair decided to part ways after Nathan apparently didn't support Lacey in something she deemed extremely important.
It's said that Lacey and Nathan couldn't work it out after he allegedly failed to support her Race For Life fundraiser, which she did in memory of her late uncle, who died from the disease, and her mum, Maxine, who also had cancer.
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Speaking to The Sun in her first interview about their split, Lacey revealed: "I genuinely didn't think he would do this to me. What we had was so real and special.
"Nathan always used to say to me, 'Oh, this is the relationship I've always wanted', in terms of always laughing together, always dancing together.
"I could be my full self and he could be his, and I accepted him for him."
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Commenting on the efforts she took to understand Nathan's ADHD, the reality TV star continued: "He's never had anyone, from what he told me, that's really gone above and beyond.
"And I just feel like, what thanks do I get? He's just blocked me, like I'm nothing, and that's what really hurts."
She carried on: "I did try and make Nathan realise that when I've tried to reach out, like, even the strongest couples argue, you know, but to completely withdraw and block me has broke my heart because despite our relationship, we had a good friendship and I just felt like I didn't deserve how he treated me."
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Lacey also claimed that, at a cast party in November, her ex on-screen hubby wouldn't even look at her.
"If he sees me come in, he goes into another room," she explained. "He don't look at me."
Following the split, Lacey said she is now 'focusing on me' and 'pouring the love into myself'.
Opening up about her how her mental health has been affected by the whole situation, she shared: "My mental health has gone really bad since this relationship, because he was my best friend. It's like you're grieving a person that's still alive because you went from 100 to zero, basically.
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"I'm sitting here crying because we had such a good relationship and genuinely had feelings. And I feel like if you genuinely love someone, why would you want to let them go? Like, you would fight."
She added: "I just feel like I don't recognise him anymore. I'm just hurt because I just feel like he didn't appreciate me in the end.
"And I really put myself out there to understand him, you know, the best I could. And I just thought, what have I got for it? I gave him my all. I genuinely did."
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However, despite all that, Lacey admitted she would be willing to give her and Nathan's relationship another chance if he apologised.
"I think I would, yeah," she said. "Because of how special we had it, and I did fall in love.
"I just feel like he owes me an explanation, instead of just saying positive vibes only."
A spokesperson for Nathan told Tyla: "Nathan continues to protect Lacey and has maintained a dignified silence in the media, despite the attempts to damage his character.
"This is sadly down to somebody trying to deflect blame for their own behaviour. The public will be able to see through what is nothing more than an unecessary smear campaign to get headlines.
"There is a significant amount of evidence which can prove these claims to be completely false. We are happy to provide the evidence to shut down any of these factually incorrect claims.
"Nathan will continue to promote kindness and positive vibes only."
Topics: Married At First Sight, Married at First Sight UK, Reality TV, TV And Film, Sex and Relationships
Rhiannon Ingle