Whether she's popping to the shops or walking down an A-list-filled red carpet, there's no question Ella Morgan is going to look fabulous doing it. And while the 31-year-old reality star may always appear top dollar, she tells us that now, she finally feels it on the inside too.
"I feel like I love myself as a person now, rather than just loving what's on the outside," says Ella as we grab her for an exclusive chat over champagne at the recent Attitude 101 event, which celebrates those making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community.
Wearing a beautiful satin corset and middle-slit maxi skirt, the former MAFS star continues, "I've loved all of this for a while, but now I'm really feeling like the love is all over. I feel like this is my year, actually." Nothing short of a trailblazer herself, Ella made history when she became the first transgender person to appear on both Married At First Sight in 2023 and Celebs Go Dating the following year.
And after being hailed as an icon on both shows, Ella says she's not afraid to live up to the label any more.
"I do feel lucky that the public seems to have embraced me. Out of everyone from MAFS, I always get told, 'You're the one people remember and the icon. That's why you've done other things' - those aren't my words. I used to feel bad when people said that because of everyone else on the show, and I don't want to big myself up. But now, actually, it's going to sound really cocky, but I deserve that.
"Reality shows and TV in general have so many white, cisgender, straight men and women, while we as trans people don't get enough visibility.
"And actually, when people say to me, 'You're too big for your boots, you get all the praise,' I deserve that praise because, as a trans person, I have to fight more than most people.
"We don't get that visibility, so I deserve the recognition that I've worked really hard for."
Ella continues that while there's been plenty of positive praise, she's also been victim to some negativity too.
"I also got the most hate out of everyone on the shows I've done. I've always been hated for being me, and then others haven't. People on reality shows are disliked for things they've said or done, but I've just been hated for my existence; for being Ella and being a trans person. Anyone who is trans in the public eye deserves success because we don't get enough of it."
Ella not only made an impression during her recent stint on Celebs Go Dating, but she also found romance on the show and left it smitten with Alex James Ali.
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However, after a six-month romance, the pair decided to call time on their relationship in December, something Ella confirmed in a statement shared to her Instagram page.
She wrote, "I've had a lot of questions over the last week or so regarding my relationship with Alex following the articles announcing we had split over Christmas.
"I was hoping to do this in my own time after the fe...
"I feel like I love myself as a person now, rather than just loving what's on the outside," says Ella as we grab her for an exclusive chat over champagne at the recent Attitude 101 event, which celebrates those making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community.
Wearing a beautiful satin corset and middle-slit maxi skirt, the former MAFS star continues, "I've loved all of this for a while, but now I'm really feeling like the love is all over. I feel like this is my year, actually." Nothing short of a trailblazer herself, Ella made history when she became the first transgender person to appear on both Married At First Sight in 2023 and Celebs Go Dating the following year.
And after being hailed as an icon on both shows, Ella says she's not afraid to live up to the label any more.
"I do feel lucky that the public seems to have embraced me. Out of everyone from MAFS, I always get told, 'You're the one people remember and the icon. That's why you've done other things' - those aren't my words. I used to feel bad when people said that because of everyone else on the show, and I don't want to big myself up. But now, actually, it's going to sound really cocky, but I deserve that.
"Reality shows and TV in general have so many white, cisgender, straight men and women, while we as trans people don't get enough visibility.
"And actually, when people say to me, 'You're too big for your boots, you get all the praise,' I deserve that praise because, as a trans person, I have to fight more than most people.
"We don't get that visibility, so I deserve the recognition that I've worked really hard for."
Ella continues that while there's been plenty of positive praise, she's also been victim to some negativity too.
"I also got the most hate out of everyone on the shows I've done. I've always been hated for being me, and then others haven't. People on reality shows are disliked for things they've said or done, but I've just been hated for my existence; for being Ella and being a trans person. Anyone who is trans in the public eye deserves success because we don't get enough of it."
Ella not only made an impression during her recent stint on Celebs Go Dating, but she also found romance on the show and left it smitten with Alex James Ali.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1740460799/articles/VUkiiAGnT1740470143719/9896881911.jpg]
However, after a six-month romance, the pair decided to call time on their relationship in December, something Ella confirmed in a statement shared to her Instagram page.
She wrote, "I've had a lot of questions over the last week or so regarding my relationship with Alex following the articles announcing we had split over Christmas.
"I was hoping to do this in my own time after the fe...
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