Married At First Sight UK Ella Morgan has shared a defiant message to anti-trans trolls as she opened up about her own transition.
The reality star, 30, took to Instagram with a slew of throwback snaps, explaining that she had “always been a girl” and that her appearance now matched how she felt on the inside.
Ella shared photos of photos taken as a child, then known as Evan, with her supportive family and as a music fan meeting celebrities including Rihanna and Alexandra Burke.
She was amazed by the journey and said that while some people would never understand the issue, she was just asking for respect after being “born in the wrong body.”
Ella, who became Married at First Sight and Celebs Go Dating’s first ever trans participant, wrote an emotional caption: ‘A reminder to myself on a day when I’m not feeling great, I remember how far I’ve come on this crazy journey of life mentioned, I’m so proud of myself and also of little Evan,’
‘And that in a world where you can be kind, remember that you can also be ANYTHING (anything is possible, don’t give up), be LOVED and be AUTHENTICALLY YOURSELF. Inside I have always been Ella…’.
Married At First Sight UK Ella Morgan, 30, shared a defiant message to anti-trans trolls as she opened up about her own transition
The reality star took to Instagram with a slew of childhood snaps, explaining that she had “always been a girl” and that her appearance now matched how she felt on the inside
‘Sometimes I inspire myself, as a girl, you went through all that and kept going (and always did it with a smile). You had to be that person to become this.”
She continued, “Being transgender isn’t just about medical transition or surgery and the way you look. It is discovering who you are, being courageous and strong, living your life authentically’
“Loving yourself, inside and out, and spreading that love to other people and accepting each other, no matter the difference.”
“Some people will never understand or understand it. And that’s fine. All I ask is respect, whether you get it or not. I’m just a girl born in the wrong body.’
Before adding, “My outside now matches how I’ve always felt inside. I didn’t want to be a girl – I AM and have always been a girl’.
The trans activist recently found love with boyfriend Alex James Ali after hooking up on Celebs Go Dating.
Speaking with the Daily record Last month, Ella opened up about her new romance and admitted she was happy to have finally found ‘the one’.
She said: ‘He’s absolutely incredible, I can’t say a bad word about him, he’s amazing. I’m just so happy I found someone after all these years of being single and everything I’ve been through.”
Ella shared photos of herself as a child, then known as Evan
Ella showed off a photo of herself as Evan with her supportive dad, and captured a more recent shot as they posed beamingly together
Then as a young musician he was loved next to pop superstar Rihanna
Also with Alexandra Burke, which she recreated at the Attitude Awards earlier this month
Ella documented her journey in the photos
She also shared glimpses of her surgeries
Ella wrote in an emotional caption: ‘A reminder to myself on a day when I’m not feeling great, remembering how far I’ve come on this crazy journey called life’
When Strictly hunk Bobby Brazier met Ella at an awards ceremony earlier this year, there was hope they would start dating.
But in September, Bobby rejected her advances when she appeared to attempt to revive things at the National Television Awards.
The pair, who were first introduced in May when the 21-year-old, who plays Freddie Slater in Eastenders, was spotted locking lips with Ella at the TV Baftas.
And at the raucous after-party, held in the O2’s American Express Lounge, the Ella came at the actor again, but this time Bobby was “not having any of it”, according to a fellow reveler.
An onlooker revealed the ‘cringe’ moment to MailOnline: ‘Ella was keen to show off her dress to Bobby and was clearly hoping sparks would fly again, but Bobby wasn’t interested and gave her the cold shoulder.
‘He was polite but firmly rejected any suggestion that the pair would enjoy themselves drunk again.
“Bobby apologized before darting across the room and hiding from Ella.”
The trans activist recently found love with boyfriend Alex James Ali after hooking up on Celebs Go Dating (pictured together in October)
Meanwhile, Strictly star Bobby Brazier gave Ella a ‘cold shoulder’ at the NTA after-party in September after their drunken kiss
The pair, who were first introduced in May when the 21-year-old, who plays Freddie Slater in Eastenders, was spotted locking lips with Ella at the TV Baftas
Ella said of her feud with Bobby: ‘We had a good time but now I’m putting everything into it. Yes, we are friendly. Bobby is a sweet boy and we get along very well. He knows I’m doing this show.’
Recently, Bobby, the son of television presenter Jeff Brazier and the late Big Brother star Jade Goody, was spotted kissing X Factor star Virginia Hampson, also 21, while he was believed to be single on the streets of London.
After last year’s Strictly, in which he was a finalist, Bobby was seen with Ellie Leach, who won the glitterball. However, sources close to both parties claim that they were always just good friends.
Bobby won the prestigious rising star award at the NTAs last year and became something of a national treasure when he appeared on Strictly.