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Matthew Dresch

Woman whose ex left her for Ukraine refugee 'knew it'd end in disaster but not this soon'

The ex- girlfriend of a Brit who left her for a Ukrainian refugee says she's not surprised that the pair have split up.

Lorna Garnett, 28, has reportedly told pals she will not take her former partner Tony, 30, back after his break-up with Sofiia Karkadym.

Ms Garnett has previously claimed Ms Karkadym wore "low cut tops and red lipstick" around the house in an attempt to seduce her man after moving into their home from war-torn Ukraine.

Her ex-boyfriend, who is the dad of her two kids, eventually packed up his things and left Ms Garnett before moving into a new home with Ms Karkadym.

But the whirlwind romance has now come to an end, with Mr Garnett allegedly dumping his refugee partner after they had a row at his 30th birthday celebration.

Mr Garnett said he is "100 per cent through" with Ms Karkadym (Instagram)

According to The Sun, Ms Garnett told her pals: "I knew it would end in disaster for them — I just didn’t think it would come after only four months.

"He has thrown away so much. It’s hard to feel any sympathy.

"I wouldn’t have him back in a million years.’’

Security guard Mr Garnett famously broke up with Ms Garnett after they took Ms Karkadym in as a refugee earlier this year.

However, their relationship did not last and Mr Garnett has now reportedly dumped his Ukrainian partner.

The dad left his partner of 10 years to live with the Ukrainian refugee (Instagram)

He told MailOnline: "I am 100 per cent through with her. We are finished as a couple.

"I left Lorna and my two children for her, and I made every extra effort I could to help her keep us together.

"I worked so hard to make this relationship work. I knew that we would look like tw**s if we broke up because we have a media profile and all the attention that has been put on us on television and on the internet."

The security guard claimed that he called things off after the pair had an argument during Mr Garnett's 30th birthday celebration on Saturday night.

He described his relationship with Ms Karkadym as a "mistake" but said he was still looking out for her.

Mr Garnett said things were "already over" with his former partner when he met Ms Karkadym (Instagram)
Lorna Garnett pictured with her former partner (REX/Shutterstock)

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He added that he has even been messaging her mum since their break-up.

Mr Garnett said he would contact the council and Home Office to try and find the Ukrainian a new home.

He has always insisted his relationship with his former partner Ms Garnett was "already over" by the time he met Ms Karkadym.

But Ms Garnett previously told The Sun: “She set her sights on Anthony from the start, decided she wanted him and she took him.

“I just don’t understand how he could throw all that away for a woman he’s known for a fortnight. The life I knew is shattered.”

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