Pensioner, 81, ‘lonely and skint’ without her toyboy lover, 36
AWESTON-SUPER-MARE pensioner says she feels “skint and alone” without her partner, who is almost 50 years younger than her, as the nation falls once again into lockdown.
Iris Jones, 81, is unable to spend time with her Egyptian partner Mohamed Ahmed Ibriham, 36, who is finding it difficult to get a spousal visa for the UK.
So for now, Iris, who is ten years older than Mohamed’s mum, is forced to live in her bungalow alone.
At the start of 2020, Iris decided to share her love for Mohamed on ITV’s Good Morning, after her family members feared he could be after her money.
She gave one of the most memorable interviews in the show’s history as she over-shared about her first night with her new man after she went to visit him in Egypt.
Iris claimed at the time that she “felt like a virgin again” before going further and leaving Holly and Phil red-faced.
But the pensioner is now finding the time apart from her boyfriend very hard, and she said the stress of her situation had been giving her headaches.
But she won’t be jetting off to see him in Egypt for a fourth time because of the cost and potential risks to her health.
Iris told the Metro: “When I was over there I was spending £50 a day on accommodation, and when you work out £50 a day for three months, I’ve come back skint.”
She added: “I get days when I’m all right and other days when I’m just crying all the
time. I’m separated from someone I love, it’s so hard. I haven’t got time on my side, his lawyers know that. I’ve had to go over there three times and come back without him. I can’t go back to Egypt, that country does not suit me. It’s too hot, it’s too dusty, I don’t like the food and the fumes from the traffic is horrendous.”
Even though Iris is lonely without Mohamed, she said she has managed to reconnect with her family in recent months.
Her sons Stephen, 54, and Darren, 53, were concerned about the age gap of the relationship initially, but Iris recently said they had come round.
She said: “My boys are now accepting of the fact that this is genuine. We genuinely love one another.”