MAFS' Evelyn Ellis addresses age gap between her and Duncan James and reveals how it affects their relationship
Married At First Sight's Evelyn Ellis has addressed the age gap between her and boyfriend Duncan James in an candid Instagram Q&A with fans.
Evelyn, 28, and Duncan, 39, share an 11-year age difference but Evelyn said it was a "blessing" in their relationship.
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One fan asked Evelyn how she handled the age difference between her and Duncan after the follower admitted to "struggling" with it in her own relationship.
"Honestly it doesn't matter how old your partner is, if they're not ready they're not ready," Evelyn said.
You can catch everything Evelyn had to say in the video above.
Evelyn and Duncan share an 11-year age gap, and Evelyn says it's a "blessing". Instagram
"For me, Duncan and I's age difference has been a blessing," Evelyn continued.
"I feel like we're on the same page in life, we're going in the same direction, we want all the same things.
"It's not so much about their age but I think it's about finding the person that's just ready and they could be any age."
Evelyn and Duncan met on Season 10 of MAFS where they were married to Rupert Budgen and Alyssa Barmonde.
After things fizzled out with both of their partners, the duo found love months after the season wrapped and announced their relationship in May 2023.
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Evelyn and Duncan have been going strong for more than 18 months now. Instagram
During the Q&A Evelyn also spilled some of the details of her and Duncan's first date.
"I honestly don't remember because it was so long ago but when me and Duncan first started dating everything was like hush hush and he invited me over to his house and pulled out a board game," she began.
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Evelyn explained it was the kind of game where you had to guess what sentence the other player was saying while wearing a mouth guard.
That's one way to get to know each other!
"Duncan James ladies and gentleman, Duncan James," Evelyn laughed.
Catch some of Evelyn and Duncan's best moments in the videos below:
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