‘I don’t recognise him anymore’: Lacey finally speaks in bombshell chat about Nathan MAFS split

Lacey has finally spoken out about her split from Nathan after MAFS UK, and guys, my heart is breaking even more. The couple broke up right after filming ended, and previously only Nathan had spoken about what happened.

Now, Lacey has done a full interview sharing her side of the story. She’s said she’s heartbroken, and Nathan blocked her on everything. She described giving “everything” to their relationship, and feeling like she “doesn’t recognise him anymore” following their breakup.

On MAFS UK 2024, we saw Lacey and Nathan make it to final vows, and then return for the reunion. During these episodes, they were still together. However, it was soon reported they had in fact split up, not long after filming ended. At first it was said things “fizzled out”.

Shortly after this revelation, more details about the split were reported. It was quickly looking much messier than first anticipated. It was said it turned very frosty between the pair, leading to “bitter rows” and them blocking each other on socials.

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Now, Lacey has finally spoken out. “I genuinely didn’t think he would do this to me. What we had was so real and special,” she told The Sun. “Nathan always used to say to me, ‘oh, this is the relationship I’ve always wanted’, in terms of always laughing together, always dancing together. I could be my full self and he could be his, and I accepted him for him.”

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Lacey described how she went above and beyond to research ADHD, so Nathan felt like he had someone to support him. She added: “He’s never had anyone, from what he told me, that’s really gone above and beyond. And I just feel like, what thanks do I get? He’s just blocked me, like I’m nothing, and that’s what really hurts.

“I did try and make Nathan realise that when I’ve tried to reach out, like, even the strongest couples argue, you know, but to completely withdraw and block me has broke my heart because despite our relationship, we had a good friendship and I just felt like I didn’t deserve how he treated me.”

Lacey said she initially suggested they could be just friends, and hoped this would make Nathan realise it was a mistake to break up. She has claimed the opposite happened, and he then went cold on her. She described filming another reunion for MAFS UK with him recently, and said she struggled to be in the same room as him.

“If he sees me come in, he goes into another room,” she said. “He doesn’t look at me. At the minute, I’m just focusing on me and pouring the love into myself. My mental health has gone really bad since this relationship, because he was my best friend. It’s like you’re grieving a person that’s still alive because you went from 100 to zero, basically.

“I’m sitting here crying because we had such a good relationship and genuinely had feelings. And I feel like if you genuinely love someone, why would you want to let them go? Like, you would fight. I just feel like I don’t recognise him anymore. I’m just hurt because I just feel like he didn’t appreciate me in the end.

“And I really put myself out there to understand him, you know, the best I could. And I just thought, what have I got for it? I gave him my all. I genuinely did.”

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Nathan had already had his say on the situation. He told Yahoo UK: “I have a lot of respect and care for Lacey. We both wanted different things. I went on the show to find love, and sometimes things don’t work out, but everything happens for a reason, and I’m so grateful for the time we shared together.

“Whilst I was hugely disappointed by the break up, and heartbroken, I respected her decision to part ways and I have nothing but love and good wishes for her. I wouldn’t have changed anything on the show, and despite what happened behind the scenes, I would still have chosen Lacey to be my bride, and I have nothing but respect and love for her.”

Guys, I’m crying.

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