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Katie Price’s boyfriend JJ Slater reveals he plans to MARRY her after just five months of dating
The star revealed that he wished it was Katie on the other side of the Married At First Sight aisle
KATIE Price's boyfriend, JJ Slater, revealed that he plans to marry her after just five months of dating - and defended their 14-year age gap.
JJ, 31, and Katie, 45, started dating at the end of last year after meeting up for coffee.
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Katie messaged the Married At First Sight star to wish him well after his diabetes diagnosis. They hit it off right away.
Speaking to Mailonline, JJ said: " It wasn't something I was looking for... I had been on Married At First Sight UK, which was a stressful and intense experience but with Kate and I... it just happened super naturally.
"We met for coffee and met as friends, and we got on really well as friends and it developed from there, which was really nice. There was no pressure, we both just really fancied and liked each other.
"Kate actually reached out when she heard about my diabetes diagnosis saying she was really sorry to hear this and again, this is how something good has come from it... is Kate. She was being kind, which I appreciated and then it went from there…
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"Of course, she is obviously a very, very attractive lady and I do fancy her, she's my girlfriend now… but I have always thought she was fit."
The former glamour model has been married three times. Her past husbands include Peter Andre, Kieran Hayler, and Alex Reid.
Katie has five kids, Harvey, 21, Junior, 18, Princess, 16, Jett, 10, and Bunny, nine.
JJ was initially paired with Bianca Petronzi on the E4 dating show before pursuing a relationship with Ella Morgan. JJ and Ella ultimately ended their relationship at the altar.
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He confessed to having messaged Katie in the past, but she didn't take notice until she saw him on MAFS.
He said: "The funny is I had messaged Kate years before, but she never opened it, which she has now found."
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JJ also opened up about wishing it was Katie who he married on the hit show.
He said: "It would have been ideal on Married At First Sight if I was at the altar and I turned around and it was Kate walking down. It would have saved a lot of time."
JJ also talked about how his age gap with Katie isn't an issue. He said: "Age is just a number and when you're older it's not an issue. We're both on the same page and wave length and that's all that matters."
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