{"id":70889,"date":"2023-12-05T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70889"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:24:46","slug":"mafs-erica-on-being-the-most-hated-couple-in-the-uk-and-why-life-with-jordan-is-much-harder-now-filming-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/mafs-erica-on-being-the-most-hated-couple-in-the-uk-and-why-life-with-jordan-is-much-harder-now-filming-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS\u2019 Erica on being \u2018the most hated couple in the UK\u2019 – and why life with Jordan is \u2018much harder\u2019 now filming is over"},"content":{"rendered":"

Erica Roberts rose to overnight fame this autumn as she took a leap of faith and said \u2018I do\u2019 to a complete stranger on E4\u2019s relationship experiment show, Married At First Sight. <\/p>\n

The Edinburgh-based dancer was matched with personal trainer Jordan Gayle, and the risk appears to have paid off, with the couple still going strong.<\/p>\n

As we sit down for an exclusive chat, 25-year-old Erica tells that taking their newly long-distance relationship into the real world hasn\u2019t been without its challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings were easier in the experiment because we were living together. Now we have to make the effort to ensure we see each other, which we do,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n

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The last time we saw them on screen, the couple had been rocked by allegations that Jordan, 26, had cheated on Erica following the experiment. Here, she explains how they got through the rocky patch and where they\u2019re at now\u2026<\/p>\n

Hi Erica! How has life been since MAFS ended?<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been so overwhelming, but the best kind of overwhelming. During the show, I thought, \u201cOh my God, me and Jordan are the most hated couple in the UK right now, this is hell, I hate it\u201d. But, the response after has been incredible and the people that we meet have been so lovely and so supportive. Obviously, you\u2019re going to get the keyboard warriors online who have to put their twopence in\u2026<\/p>\n

So how do you deal with those \u2018keyboard warriors\u2019?<\/b><\/p>\n

At first, I thought, \u201cI\u2019m strong, I\u2019ve got a thick skin and can deal with trolls\u201d, but then when it actually happened I wasn\u2019t prepared. People can say whatever they want about the way I look, and I don\u2019t care. But when it comes to my family, or attacking my character without even knowing me, that\u2019s when it gets to me and that\u2019s what I really struggled with. I try not to be too defensive, they\u2019re going to say what they want anyway.<\/p>\n

How are you and Jordan doing now?<\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019re really good. I\u2019m in Edinburgh and he\u2019s in Sheffield but I don\u2019t know if I would call it long distance, because we\u2019re always together! We visit each other a lot and have just been trying to navigate it. It\u2019s a lot easier now that the show has aired because we had to hide being together to not spoil it before it all came out on the show. We wanted people to follow our story and not have it ruined.<\/p>\n

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You had a tough time at the reunion show. What was it like watching that back?<\/b><\/p>\n

Watching it brought a lot back up for me, with the whole cheating scandal – that was frustrating to watch. It was hard to see myself screaming and shouting at Jordan on TV, it just wasn\u2019t nice to see how upset I was. And to now have people messaging me things like \u201cYou\u2019re with a cheat\u201d isn\u2019t nice. When people say things, it pisses you off again. It makes me think, \u201cJordan, why did you do that?\u201d You have to stop yourself saying something to him. We have gotten over it, but it brings up the emotions again.<\/p>\n

What was it between you and Jordan after the reunion?<\/b><\/p>\n

It took us a while to get over it. Jordan was randomly living in Portsmouth at Laura\u2019s [castmate Laura Vaughan] house looking after her dog. So, after the reunion, I was meant to be going there with him for the week. I went, then got really ill, so I couldn\u2019t go home and ended up being there for around a month. That was one of the toughest points because we weren\u2019t great, I didn\u2019t want to be there but I couldn\u2019t go home, so, it did really challenge us. We had to really work on our relationship. There was a point where I thought, \u201c I don\u2019t know how we are going to get past this,\u201d but thank God we did. It was really tough.<\/p>\n

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The show must be quite stressful. Have you and Jordan found it easier in the real world?<\/b><\/p>\n

It was a good kind of stress! Jordan and I loved having our own apartment, filming and keeping ourselves to ourselves. So, to be honest, it\u2019s probably harder now because we have to deal with the distance and don\u2019t have a home under the same roof. But this distance has shown us that if we want to make it work, then it\u2019ll work, we\u2019ve put in the effort. Although Jordan is lucky that I never killed him – he is so messy! I\u2019ll definitely have to get him on top form when we eventually live together again. I can\u2019t have him leaving a trail of clothes throughout the house.<\/p>\n

Ha! You\u2019ve been busy working with beauty brand BPerfect since leaving the show. How has that been?<\/b><\/p>\n

Amazing! I love the brand and have used their products for so long, so the fact that I get to work with them is wild. I\u2019ve always loved beauty so it\u2019s definitely something that I wanted to do. It\u2019s therapeutic for me and is a way to express myself. I feel like when you put your makeup on or wear something that you wouldn\u2019t normally wear, it is like an alter ego that you get.<\/p>\n

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What have you got coming up next?<\/b><\/p>\n

Jordan and I are planning on moving to Manchester, It\u2019s closer to me than London and isn\u2019t far from Sheffield so it\u2019s perfect. And I\u2019d like to keep working with brands like BPerfect and exploring how I can express myself more – I love it!<\/p>\n

Erica is thrilled to be an official Brand Ambassador for BPerfect Cosmetics<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n