MAFS star Evelyn Ellis addresses Duncan James age gap

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Married At First Sight Australia star Evelyn Ellis has candidly shared details about her relationship with boyfriend Duncan James, revealing the impact of their age difference.

With Evelyn aged 28 and Duncan 39, the couple have an eleven-year age gap between them.

However, the reality TV star has now revealed she sees this as a "blessing" in their relationship.

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Chatting on a recent Instagram Q&A, Evelyn offered up some advice to a fan who asked about the challenges of age gap romances.

"Honestly it doesn't matter how old your partner is, if they're not ready they're not ready," she explained. "For me, Duncan and I's age difference has been a blessing."

"I feel like we're on the same page in life, we're going in the same direction, we want all the same things.

"It's not so much about their age but I think it's about finding the person that's just ready and they could be any age."

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Evelyn and Duncan met on season ten of MAFS Australia but were matched with other partners.

While Evelyn was paired with Rupert Budgen on the show, Duncan met Alyssa Barmonde at the altar.

After breaking things off with their respective partners at the end of the experiment, Evelyn and Duncan eventually found romance with each other once their season of MAFS drew to a close.

Following speculation from reality TV fans online, Duncan and Evelyn eventually confirmed their romance by going ‘Instagram official’ in May 2023.

Married at First Sight UK airs on E4 in the UK. Married at First Sight Australia airs on Nine Network in Australia and E4 in the UK.

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