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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ryan Merrifield & Charlotte Hadfield

Iris, 82, speaks out after rumours she's split from Egyptian husband

A pensioner who married a man 46 years younger than her told trolls to "get a life" for spreading false rumours.

Iris Jones, 82, met Mohamed Ibriham, 36, on Facebook before flying out to Egypt where t hey got married in November 2020. The nan often speaks openly about her relationship with her husband - including their antics in the bedroom.

But Iris said trolls started spreading rumours she had separated from her Egyptian lover when he recently had to return home due to a family illness, the Mirror Online reports. The couple have faced a backlash from some who believe Mohamed married the former cleaner in order to get a spousal visa to come and live in the UK.

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