MARRIED At First Sight’s Ella Morgan cheekily spanked Helen Flanagan on all fours in behind the scenes footage from Celebs Go Dating.
Former Coronation Street star Helen, dressed in a stylish pink suit, could be heard yelling “harder” after Ella smacked her on the bum.
The pair were cheered on by Love Island favourite Chris Taylor, who caught the naughty moment on camera.
Ella, who was wearing a latex outfit, took on board Helen’s advice and delivered a second, firmer slap that reverberated around the room.
Their co-stars burst into giggles and Ella duly took Helen’s place on the floor for her turn.
The whole situation proved surreal for Islander Chris, who wrote on Instagram: “If someone told me as a kid that one day I’d witness a lady in latex (& lube) spank Rosie Webster from Corrie whilst she’s on all fours my jaw would have smashed the pavement.”
Over the weekend Ella revealed she threatened to quit the show just weeks into filming.
The 29-year-old – who was Married At First Sight’s first transgender bride – opened up about a “triggering” experience during filming for which she will undergo therapy.
Admitting the E4 series has been “hard work” and tougher than filming Mafs, Ella said: “I’m really excited about this journey, but I nearly quit the other day. It was just getting so much.
“It was quite triggering. I don’t know what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be a bit of a breeze and a walk in the park.
“This is definitely more of a solo journey than Mafs. With Celebs Go Dating you’re working out what you do right, what do you wrong, what you need to work on.
“It all stems back to certain things and obviously my transition is a big part of it, but I don’t just want my therapist to talk about my transition, I want to talk about life.”
Ella – who is being supported by the channel’s therapists – has set goals to improve her life after filming ends, including getting her own therapist, going to the gym and being her more “authentic” self.
She added: “It’s so soon into filming, which is why I’m like ‘woah, what else is to come out? How else am I going to feel about myself?’
“I think this has all stemmed from the brunch the other day.
“Obviously I’m not going to go into detail – I’m probably not allowed to and I don’t want to get in trouble.
“Since Mafs I’ve been working on myself and I thought – because I haven’t dated since then – I’ve conquered it and it’s going to be so easy, but I’m realising there’s still more work to be done on myself.”
Celebs Go Dating 2024 cast
Celebs Go Dating is soon welcoming a new bunch of famous faces in search of love. Here is where you may have seen some of them before...
- Chris Taylor: Contestant on the fifth series of Love Island
- Helen Flanagan: Star of Coronation Street and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
- Ella Morgan: Participant and first transgender bride on the eighth series of Married At First Sight UK
- Jamelia: Singer and actress who has recently appeared in Hollyoaks as Sharon Bailey
- Stephen Lustig-Webb: Former star of Gogglebox
- Tristan Phipps: Cast member of Made In Chelsea
