I’m 52 and dated a 28-year-old – his mum acted like a jealous wife… she forgot to cut the umbilical cord at his birth
TAKING on a man 20 years younger can be a handful for any woman but Kelle Mortensen got more than she’d bargained for when she took on the challenge – his mum!
Ruthless, twice divorced Kelle, 52, branded her toy boy’s mum Pola a “jealous wife” and claims there was an “attachment disorder” at play when she took a shine to her son Jose.
Mortgage broker Kelle, who is currently starring in TV reality show Milf Manor, began dating Jose, then 28, when the pair were thrown together in the first season.
The show sees single women – ‘MILFs’ – on the search for love with much younger men who are in fact the sons of the women on the show.
Tensions spiked between Kelle and Jose’s mum when she and Jose sneaked off on a date – with Jose ignoring Pola’s midnight texts asking why he hadn’t returned to the house.
“I think mumma Pola forgot to cut the umbilical cord when he was born.
Kelle Mortensen
“Jose goes very deep and I don’t know if Kelle is like that,” Pola said about the unusual coupling.
But Kelle, clearly unruffled by Pola’s judgement, was ready to retaliate:
“I think mumma Pola forgot to cut the umbilical cord when he was born,” she snarked.
“I feel like it’s uncomfortable for Jose to date me with his mum right there.
“Clearly there’s some sort of attachment disorder going on between Pola and Jose.”
The mum-of-six slammed Pola for being a “helicopter parent”, or a “jealous wife.”
‘Helicopter parenting’ is a term used to describe an overprotective parent who is over involved in their child’s life.
Kelle made the claims on the TLC reality show, in which she appeared alongside her son Joey Burford, 22.
The first season of Milf Manor, which aired in January last year, saw the eight single women between the ages of 40 and 60 living in a villa in Mexico.
Kelle was scouted on Instagram, after a member of the production company found her posting under #boymom.
In an interview with The Sun, she revealed how her mum passing away from cancer during her childhood had left her feeling young at heart and could explain her penchant for younger guys.
“I feel like I saw her drive to live,” Kelle, who is from California, revealed, reflecting on her mum’s battle.
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The director and actor reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. - Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham – 20 years
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The pair was introduced at a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000.
“If my mom can suffer in life through that, then this is nothing, whatever I’m going through.
“I used the power that I saw as a little girl to make me keep going because she didn’t have the opportunity to live to 52.”
Kelle, who has been single since 2017, still hasn’t given up on love – can she find The One in the villa this time around?
Milf Manor is currently airing on US channel TLC.