MARRIED At First Sight star Arthur Poremba has said he had a very awkward run in with his ex wife Laura Vaughan’s new boyfriend.
Laura, 35, was in search of her perfect “Chelsea boy”; when she took part in the E4 show but things didn't work out when she was matched with Arthur Poremba , 38.
This week, Flying Eze was the first to reveal that the former reality TV bride had moved on with a new romance , after keeping it under wraps for a year.
A source told us yesterday: “Laura is in a serious relationship with someone who makes her very happy.
“They’ve kept their relationship a secret for close to a year now, after meeting through the industry.”;
Arthur has now shared his surprise at the new relationship, saying he thought Laura would’ve told him first.
He also explained how he’d actually met his ex-wife’s new man at a football game last year, and caused him to walk away after “flirting”; with Laura.
Arthur told us: “It’s really weird because I actually met the guy at a football game last summer – it was Sutton FC for Paul Brunson’s team, so a few of us turned up to support him.
“She was with this guy and I kind of knew something was going on between them then, and they were obviously playing it clever as they weren’t romantic or anything with each other, but I just knew something was going on.
“I didn’t know why he was there at first, I thought perhaps he was a footballer or something.”;
Arthur admitted things got awkward as he “flirted”; with Laura.
The reality star continued: “I kind of started to flirt with Laura a bit in front of him and he walked off and said something like ‘I’m just going to leave you two to it.’
“That's when I thought I might have caused an issue! I’m happy for her though, it’s weird reading it, because obviously I thought she’d tell me rather than me finding out about it through the press but that’s life I guess.”;
Laura has spoken about her new love , which actually started a while ago.
“I'm happy to say that I've been in a relationship now for some time that I initially wanted to keep out of the spotlight,” she told MailOnline .
“I found sharing my love life on MAFS quite overwhelming at times so I've tried to keep this quite low key.”
She continued: “I wasn't expecting to find love so soon after MAFS, I found dating really difficult after the show came out but I met my partner really organically through the industry and wouldn't have met him if I hadn't done MAFS so I ultimately have the show to thank for it!”
Making a dig at her ex, Laura said: “Things were never destined to work between Arthur and I , this relationship is much more suited.”
Laura has introduced her new man to her friends, and she's even got MAFS coach Paul Brunson's approval .
She revealed: “Having said that, we are starting to be slightly more public now, he's meeting some of my friends from love island at a birthday party next week so we are now just fitting into each others lives like any other couple would.
“We are very happy and we actually attended a Sutton FC game together, which is Paul Brunson's football club so Paul has already met him.
“Paul's opinion is always important to me because he's been a constant relationship coach for me since I left the show.”;
Sharing a beaming snap with her new flame she added: ‘”Honestly, he's the best thing to happen to me, supportive, kind, intelligent and easy on the eye. I feel very lucky!”
