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'I honestly believed Teddy was my soulmate

'I honestly believed Teddy was my soulmate
Love Island star Faye Winter has opened her heart for the first time since she and boyfriend Teddy Soares parted in February, telling new the pressure that accompanied their high-profile romance simply became too much to bear.
Fans were heartbroken when the much-loved couple called time on their relationship after 18 months together, but Faye says it was time to move on.
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“We’re from very different worlds and we were trying to build a relationship in this very high-pressure environment,” the 27-year-old reality star explains. “We got moulded together, but we had different dreams and ambitions and I had to respect Teddy’s. We were so similar and we got on so well – he’ll forever have a very special place in my heart – and it feels like I’m grieving someone.”
Her voice cracking with emotion, Faye admits, “It’s so hard. I honestly believed he was my soulmate. It’s always hard to come to terms with these things and him not being there to build a life with. But you have to respect each other. It’s a loss, but you’ve got to keep on moving forwards.”
Former lettings manager Faye and ex-financial consultant Teddy, 28, met during the seventh season of the hit ITV2 dating show and kept viewers gripped with their fiery on-off romance. Despite finishing third, the pair went on to become the longeststanding couple from the 2021 series after winners Millie Court and Liam Reardon called it quits last July. Runners-up Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran split in October.
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In February, Faye and Teddy – who moved into a plush Essex apartment together just three months after leaving the villa – broke the sad news of their split on Instagram.
Alongside a snap of the couple’s golden retriever, Bonnie, Faye wrote, “I wanted to let you know that after lots of time and consideration, Teddy and I have decided to go our separate ways. Thank you all so much for supporting our relationship and sharing the journey with us. I’m forever grateful.”
Chatting to new, Faye says that her beloved pup has helped pull her through her heartache, giving her a “purpose” when she’s been feeling flat.
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“I would not have gotten through half the stuff I have recently if it wasn’t for her,” she confesses. “She is my alarm clock in the morning, she gets me up every day and she’s my reason for being. The amount of times where I’ve not wanted to get out of bed because I’m in such a low place, but now I don’t have that. I have to get up to feed and walk her every day.”
Keeping busy, she says, has also helped put her back on track.
“I’ve had so much going on and I’ve got a lot of work-related things to look forward to, so I’m just focusing on these things, really,” she says. “I hope Teddy is focusing on his growth.”
In the wake of her unexpected break-up, country girl Faye made the emotional decision to abandon city life and return to her home county of Devon. And though she credits pub lunches with her mum and dad and moorland walks with helping to clear her head after a turbulent few months, the former Islander admits returning home without Teddy was bittersweet, especially as she had hoped they would one day settle down together in the West Country.
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“That was always my plan,” Faye tells us. “I always imagined my kids having the same upbringing as I had. One thing I’ve really learned in the last two years is you can’t plan your future. I’m just going to see if I can make it work. You’re very much made to believe nowadays that you should have everything figured out by 27, but I don’t yet, and that’s OK. I’ve had to come to terms with it, don’t get me wrong.”
But Faye isn’t going to let her single status dictate her hopes of starting a family of her own, as she opens up about her determination to become a mum.
Asked how she’d like to see the next few months pan out, Faye says, “Personally, I want to start my journey of freezing my eggs and giving myself some time to fall in love w...
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