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MAFS' Jessika Power unveils plans to return to Australia following shock split from British boyfriend Connor Thompson

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Married At First Sight star Jessika Power only recently confirmed she had split from her British boyfriend Connor Thompson.

And over the weekend, the 30-year-old took to Instagram to reveal she was "saving money" to return home to Australia after moving to the UK to be with her former partner.

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"I'm in my saving money era because I need to go home to Australia," Jessika said in a video as she showed fans a well-priced concealer.

You can see what she said in the video above.

Jessika added that she'd been "really sick" for the past five days and even thought she might have had Covid-19, but a test came back negative.

Jessika has been living in Manchester, England, since 2021.

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Jessika announced her split from Connor Thompson last month. Instagram

She confirmed her split from Connor last month, taking to her Instagram stories to break the news to her legion of followers after a short break.

READ MORE: MAFS' Jessika Power returns to social media after confirming split from boyfriend Connor Thompson

"For everyone asking if I'm alive..." she began.

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"I'm all good, still going through it but I'll be happier and better than ever soon."

Jessika confirmed the split days prior. After posting a video about narcissism, Jessika was flooded with questions about her relationship, with fans asking if she was referring to Connor.

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"I wasn't talking about Connor, he's not a narcissistic person, but yes we are broken up," she said.

"It just didn't work; something things don't work, but life has to go on."

Jessika revealed that the break up was "a mutual choice" and that she and Connor had only split "a few days ago".

"We tried to make it work but there's a lot of growing that needs to happen for both of us and we just didn't fit together anymore," Jessika explained.

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Jessika insisted that the relationship ended amicably, but said that it had been difficult nevertheless.

Jessika Power

Jessika had been living with Connor in Manchester, UK since 2021. Instagram

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"No one hurt each other, nobody cheated, nobody did anything bad, it just...descended," she continued,

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"I thought it was the fairytale thing that I really wanted. But it just didn't work.

"I've done my fair share of crying, I've done my fair share of everything over the past few days.

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"I think today I'm a bit numb. I'm on the other side of the world, away from my family, away from my friends."

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Hinting at her Australia move even then, she added: "If anyone has any really good advice of how to get my dog and me home, let me know."

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