Big BrotherBig BrotherImage: Instagram / @cobratate via Daily Mail AustraliaBig BrotherAndrew’s now nuked InstagramBig BrotherWe’ve Done The MAFSMarried At First SightBig Brother UKStupidly obsessed with MAFS? Hey, no judgement here. Why not follow our brand new podcast We’ve Done The MAFSHERE and for a weekly dump of MAFS news to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter below!
has commented on the photos of herself and noted misogynist which resurfaced alongside her debut on this week.
If you’re wondering how Evelyn and Andrew know each other, it’s because they were both housemates in 2016 (). The photos of the pair holidaying in Thailand were from the same year.
Evelyn was just 18 at the time, living in the UK by herself with the hopes of becoming a model. She explained on that a “terrible agent” approached her and sent her the link to apply for , saying he could get her modelling gigs.
“The next thing I remember is being blindfolded and thrown into a van and I’m about to go on stage in front of a roaring crowd,” Evelyn explained to hosts and
“Although it seems like a good idea, at this time of my life, I was so insecure. You’re 18. Like, I didn’t know my left foot from my right.” Evelyn shared that her “self-worth was at an all-time low” in the house.
During her time on Evelyn made waves for making out another woman in the spa topless, while fellow contestant instructed the two women on how to kiss and touch.
“ wasn’t my finest performance in life,” Evelyn shared. “Imagine being 18, ploughed with alcohol and then having cameras in your face and then going on live television,” Evelyn said, admitting that she’s definitely “got a few” regrets.
“I struggled a lot after when I left . I don’t think I was mentally in the right place to sign myself up to be in a situation to be so vulnerable, especially so young as well,” Evelyn said.
“I’m still living through the stuff. Now, after signing up to marry a stranger, I’m still seeing videos and pictures resurface from 10 years ago so for me that’s hard to rewatch. I don’t think I’m ever going to fully be completely okay with that.”
The photos she’s referring to are ones of her and fellow housemate Andrew. The photo was of the pair on where they were location tagged in Koh Samui.
“Andrew and I were in the [] house briefly at the same time, and he left early. We stayed friends and when Andrew was in my life and we were mates or whatever, he wasn’t Andrew Tate [that we know today],” Evelyn explained on the podcast.
“He wasn’t this big controversial person that like the media goes on about,” she continued. “I think he knows what to say and what to do to get people rattled.”
Evelyn went on to clarify that they “definitely don’t keep in contact now.”
“One, he’s in jail. Two, it’s definitely my old life and I think his old life. It all kind of blew up out of nowhere and I can’t believe they found that photo and it’s resurfaced. I did not expect that at all,” Evelyn shared.
“If you ask 18-year-old me, if I saw this coming in the horizon, I’m like, ‘No, no way.'”
Evelyn believes she was more mentally prepared for in a way that she wasn’t for .
“It really took me a lot to be in mentally the right space to be vulnerable to put myself out there because I felt like last time, it went so badly and I was like picking up the pieces for many, many years, in all honesty.”
“I just know myself better. And you know, if there was an opportunity to meet someone cool and awesome and be myself and be loved for it, then why the hell not?”
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
