MAFS UK star Rozz opens up on finding love with new man - but says she fears backlash after split with Thomas
MAFS star Rozz Darlington has opened up to OK! about finding love since her split from show husband Thomas Kriaras, as she admits she feared she might face backlash. The 29-year-old florist burst onto our screens as she took a gamble on love by marrying a total stranger on E4’s Married At First Sight UK.
Arriving at her big day on a tractor, she said “I do” to Thomas surrounded by her friends and family, but it wasn’t meant to be for the couple, who ended their relationship during the show’s penultimate week. Now, Rozz tells us she's spent time “healing” from her failed marriage on the show but is happier than ever since moving on with a new man.
She’s now dating Jordan Morris, 29, who she went ‘Instagram official’ with earlier this month after being introduced by her next-door neighbour. Sharing details about how their romance blossomed, Rozz said: “I was out with my neighbour in Manchester and she said, ‘My cousin just messaged saying, are you out with Rosaline Darlington?’ I then thought he’s cute and added him on Instagram.”
But Rozz admitted she had concerns when it came to making her new relationship public as she feared it could attract backlash towards Jordan following her on-screen break-up with Thomas.
"At first I was like, ‘Oh God, what are people going to be like?’ But people have been generally nice towards Jordan since we went Instagram official. I’ve had a few comments, but people just form their opinion of you – as long as it’s hate towards me and not him,” she said.
“For me, Thomas is the nation’s sweetheart and he is amazing, people do love him, so I didn’t want anyone to be rude towards Jordan or for him to receive any hate,” Rozz added.
“He’s not like Thomas, but I was apprehensive because people judge others and I wanted to protect Jordan from all of that. I put myself out there in the public eye, Jordan didn’t, so it’s very difficult. But you’ve just got to do what’s right for you. Time moves on, people heal and people change.”
Rozz recalled how romance blossomed between her and new beau Jordan after they enjoyed a date night out in Cheshire at the start of the year.
“It was dead relaxing and chilled – it was just silly from the get-go,” she says. “On the show, I was quite guarded and scared of falling in love when it came down to it, but it’s been easy. We’ve both got the same sense of humour, we’re quite silly, we don’t take each other too seriously and I feel like personality is a huge part. You want someone to be like your best friend.”
