Katie Price‘s new boyfriend JJ Slater has been compared to the model’s 18-year-old son Junior.
The MAFS UK star, 31, made his red carpet debut with Katie, 45, at the 2024 Gossies Awards in Dublin on Saturday night, where the couple were quizzed about their new romance.
JJ’s Resemblance With Junior
They admitted they had been pleasantly surprised by the public’s reaction to their relationship, yet Katie confessed: ‘Mind you, everyone has said today that he looked like my nephew!’
JJ laughed off the comparison as he admitted: ‘I’ve heard son before, never nephew… nephew is quite funny, though, isn’t it?’
While they remained coy on how they met, Katie mused: ‘It wasn’t just quick, we got to know each other behind the cameras before anyone speculated anything.’
How ‘it’ Started For JJ
JJ found fame on Married At First Sight UK where he caused controversy when he left his ‘wife’ Bianca Petronzi in favour of bride Ella Morgan resulting in Bianca and Ella’s partner, Nathanial Valentino leaving the social experiment.
The pair tried their best to make things work, but it wasn’t meant to be, and at final vows both Ella and JJ revealed they thought they were better off as friends.
After pictures emerged of the Katie and JJ looking close, sources close to Ella, 29, said the reality star, who is transgender, is furious and feels ‘betrayed’ as she had become good friends with Katie.
Says He’s Happy With His Decisions
Speaking about his experience on the show, JJ revealed he was ‘obviously’ happy things hadn’t worked out with Ella because of the path he is on now.
He explained: ‘I feel like everything happens for a reason so that stuff didn’t work out but I met Katie so…’
The day after their red carpet debut, Katie and JJ nursed their hangovers with a roast dinner at Conor McGregor’s pub, The Black Forge.
At the venue, Katie treated herself to a pint of lager and proudly posed with one of Conor’s many UFC belts.
