The new series of Celebs Go Dating is set to start later this summer – but one famous face has revealed she almost quit the E4 show before it aired. Ella Morgan , who shot to fame on the last UK series of Married At First Sight as the show’s first ever transgender contestant, confirmed she is part of this year’s celebrity line-up. But just a few weeks into filming the 30-year-old admitted it is “harder” than she thought it would be and wants to have therapy once the show ends after a “triggering” experience.
In a series of videos posted to her Instagram stories, Ella told her 200,000 followers she had just had a “really weird week” and was feeling “deflated” because she had “realised a few things” about herself since signing up to Celebs Go Dating. She explained: “I thought MAFS was hard, but this is harder and I know I’m going to go on a journey on this show. Since MAFS I’ve not really dated anyone – there’s kind of been the odd person - but I’ve not dated anyone and I really thought this was going to be an easy experience.
We’ve only been filming a few weeks. Oh my God, it’s amazing but it’s really hard work. “And today I’ve realised – and I’m really proud of myself for saying this because it’s quite a taboo subject.
Obviously we have therapy on the show and we’ve got access to psychs and therapists and the team do look after you. But after we’ve finished filming, I’ve decided I’m going to pay for a therapist, ev.
