MARRIED At First Sight favourite Shona Manderson has revealed she’s embraced her natural grey locks in a new hair transformation.
The E4 star, who worked as a yoga teacher before finding fame on the matchmaking show, told how she was “trying to work with it & not against it” with regard to her silver shade.
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Shona, 32, married Brad Skelly on the reality series but their partnership was branded “unhealthy” by the Married At First Sight relationship experts.
The distressing scenes on the show caused domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid to speak out about Brad’s behaviour.
During her time on the show, she showcased caramel-coloured locks with blonde dipped highlights.
Off air, Shona then found love with fellow MAFS UK star and Adrienne Naylor‘s TV husband Matt Pilmoor.
On the reunion show earlier this year, she sported a lighter ashy blonde shade as Matt “proposed” to her with a promise ring.
Now she has revealed her full grey shoulder-length style.
An Instagram post showcased her poker-straight locks from different angles, and in the caption she wrote: “24 hours getting used to my new hair eeek!!
“Swipe all the way to the end for the before. @alicealiciahair.
“This is my reality I have sooo many greys so I’m really trying to work with it & not against it.
“We decided to go for the chop to get rid of the warmth and go more ashy then leaving my greys to blend.”
Staying candid, she added: “It’s taking me a while to get used to because I’ve never been this short or cool toned before but I love my little grey bits at the front sparkling through! Xoxo.”
Earlier this month, shew gave fans an update on her hair journey and said: “8 months of embracing being a grey haired girlie.”
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It came a year after she opted for a more natural look and dissolved her face fillers.
The Nottingham-based screen star has kept fans in the loop with her journey and recently confided she was “stripping it all back so I can heal.”
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
Shona added: “The no make-up thing as I’ve got older hasn’t been a big thing for me because I’m not actually that good at make up to make myself look that different but no fake tan???
“I find that the hardest. It’s how I felt at first when I dissolved my over done filler last year & got rid of my hair extensions.
“Sooo naked. But you’re not naked, you’re just you. It’s about loving yourself through all stages.
“I haven’t even plucked my eyebrows or waxed my upper lip & it’s not about letting myself go, it’s about letting myself be.
“It’s all part of the healing. Unfiltered, unedited, unafraid with my lil greys, eczema & acne spots. We just keep on riding the wave.”
Her body confident approach comes after she was rushed to hospital this summer when her eye puffed up after an allergic reaction.
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