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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And after rumours started flying following their brief parting, Iris and Mohamed took to YouTube to tackle the issue head on. Mohamed said: "Some hitchhikers say we are separated or divorced, they say it on social media."
Iris added: "They are very misguided, they don't know their a*** from their elbow." She referred to herself as Mohamed's "beloved wife" before he called the trolls "silly b******" and told them to "go to hell - f*** you". Iris added: "Get a life."
The straight-talking pensioner shot to fame in January 2020 during an interview on ITV's This Morning, in which she told hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield intimate details about her active love life. This included how she'd used an entire tube of KY Jelly lubricant when the pair first got intimate.
She and Mohamed then married in Cairo in winter 2021. The couple had been separated for a year during the Covid pandemic, with Iris saying: "The heartache is unbelievable."
She continued: "I miss Mohamed so much, I just want him with me in the UK. If he didn’t get a visa it would feel like the end of the world. It’s like he’s dead but he’s not dead — just missing."
Mohamed added: “I miss my Iris so much.”
They started speaking through a Facebook group exploring atheism in summer 2019 and met in person for the first time that November when mum-of-two Iris flew out to Egypt. Mohamed worked as a welding inspector at the time, but gave up his job to spend time with Iris when she came to Cairo.
He was living in a three-room house with his parents, two sisters and brother. But now lives with his wife in her £220,000 bungalow in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Iris gets by on a £200-a-week pension and disability benefit. She previously said she hopes trained engineer Mohamed can get work at Hinkley Point power station.
