MAFS groom sparks new romance rumours with cosy snap after show cheating scandal saw him quit E4 series
A MARRIED At First Sight star has sparked new romance rumours after sensationally quitting the matchmaking series.
The groom previously accused bosses of the E4 series of “pressurising” him to marry his bride.
Viewers witnessed Nathanial Valentino‘s partnership with Ella Morgan – the show’s first transgender bride – spiral into turmoil after they got into a furious bust-up during their honeymoon.
Ella, 29, and co-star JJ Slater, 31 – who is now dating Katie Price, 45 – then struck up an affair, leading events marketing manager Nathanial, 36, to walk out.
Recently, he has been seen cosying up for a number of selfies with co-star Adrienne Naylor, 27.
Yet now he has taken to his Instagram page to upload a sweet snap showing him beaming with a female companion, sparking fresh romance rumours.
The pair were seen enjoying enjoying a drink in an al-fresco eatery in Milan, with the model placing a tender arm around her back.
In his caption Nathanial wrote: “Days like this.”
One of his followers posted: “Lovely smiles,” as another put: “Beautiful.”
Marriage pressure
Meanwhile, Nathanial has spoken candidly about how he believes his ‘deal breaker’ demands in a relationship were ignored by MAFS bosses.
Nathanial, who identifies as pansexual, said: “The way some were treated on the show became very dark.
“Pretty much from the start it was a complete sham. I told producers that I wanted to marry a man, or a woman with a very masculine energy, because that’s normally who I go for.”
“Then I was told they matched me with a lovely girl who was transgender,” he told the Mirror.
“My first reaction was ‘no’ because I felt that just wasn’t me, and I told them so.
“But they encouraged me to think about it, saying if I didn’t take part it would ruin this girl’s story.
“And by that point, I had also turned down a work contract because I thought I’d be going on the show. So I agreed.
“My only deal-breakers were that she didn’t smoke and didn’t work in the sex industry.”