lauren harries praises toyboy beau after meeting on twitter
'He doesn’t see me as a tranny, he sees me as a woman': Transgender TV star Lauren Harries praises 'much younger' toyboy beau after meeting on Twitter
Lauren Harries has found love with a new man.
The
reality star, 39, unveiled her toyboy boyfriend, Connor Yemm, during
Friday's episode of Loose Women as she explained that they 'clicked'
after initially meeting online.
Explaining
that she instigated the romance after meeting him on Twitter, Lauren -
who is transgender - said: 'I asked him if he liked women and he said he
did so that was a good start.
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Cute couple: Lauren Harries has
found love with a new man. The reality star, 39, unveiled her toyboy
boyfriend, Connor Yemm, during Friday's episode of Loose Women
She
continued: 'I instigated it. It started as a friendship and hes
building his way. He doesn’t see me as tranny, he sees me as a woman and
we have such a good laugh and we click.'
Lauren underwent gender reassignment
surgery in 2002 and admitted that at first she was fearful of finding
love as she considered herself to be 'vulnerable'.
Blushing
as she described her 'much younger' lover, the star - who first sprang
into the public eye as a precocious 12-year-old antiques expert called
James on the Antiques Roadshow - revealed she felt happy and comfortable
with her new man.
Aspiring
actor Connor - who identifies as pansexual - explained: 'Me and Lauren
was speaking for quite a while. She has not gone through all this change
for nothing, to not be treated like a woman.'
Revealing
that it hasn't all been plain sailing, he added: 'We've had a lots of
negative comments but we live in our own bubble. We live each day as it
comes.'
Recently the pair were
approached whilst they enjoyed a date in their local park, with Lauren
revealing they had wood chips thrown at them, whilst a child approached
them to ask if she was a 'tranny or a man'.
Yet
Connor explained his family were on side, as he revealed: 'My mum and
my grandma are very supportive... When I went to stay at Lauren's I was
having a good time. I was learning from Lauren.'
Explaining
that he's been targeted due to their romance, he said: 'I have lots of
people calling me gay. I'm pansexual so I'm attracted to person.'
As Lauren reasoned: 'We have the same sense of humour and we have chemistry,' he added: 'Whatever makes you happy go for it.'
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