I was called a pedo because I married a ‘ten-year-old boy’. Trolls are so wrong
A BRIDE has revealed how she was brutally targeted online after sharing photos from her wedding day.
Lauren Evens was thrilled to tie the knot with fellow bride Hannah Kaye after two years of dating.
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But the 31-year-old didn’t expect the barrage of abuse that was to follow.
Lauren has been criticized for marrying someone so young, with many mistaking her new wife for a little boy.
Except Hannah isn’t actually that much younger: she’s 29.
“Some people thought it was cute that my 10-year-old son walked down the aisle with me,” says social media promoter Lauren.
Others said it was disgusting that I kissed a young boy.
“I have paid thousands of pounds to look younger and change my body and appearance, but my wife is just lucky because she has incredible genes.
“She’s two years younger – I’m not getting arrested.
“Hannah is a tough idiot, but the comments offend me and are incredibly hurtful.
“People think they have the right to call me a predator or a pedophile and that disgusts me.
“The amount of abuse we have received is absolutely ridiculous.”
Hannah, who works as a specialist engineer, has always looked young for her age and despite being almost thirty, is still asked for ID in supermarkets and bars.
Hannah said: “The negativity exploded when we uploaded our wedding photos.
“But even before that, any photo of us together would trigger nasty reactions because I look younger.
“Our family has read those comments online and it upsets them too.
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“They are very protective of both of us.
“Everyone has their opinion about my appearance, I grew up with everyone having an opinion about me and what I look like.
“I don’t accept comments; I just block them.
“I’ve heard them all before and the trolls are so narrow-minded that there’s no point in dealing with them.”
Hannah says there are downsides to looking so young, as she doesn’t have to buy alcohol alone to buy her age.
“I have to take my ID with me everywhere and not just to buy alcohol,” she says.
“I’ve been turned away when I tried to buy a lottery ticket and even an energy drink.
“We recently went on holiday to Spain and had to show my passport and holiday booking to get an adult wristband.”
The couple met two years ago on Tinder, with Hannah popping the question in January 2024.
They got married at their local registry office in Surrey last month and hired professional photographer Zoe Mills to take the photos.
Looking to their future, the couple is now undergoing IVF treatment, hoping to welcome their first child together soon.
They recently flew to Northern Cyprus to undergo egg retrieval surgery.
HOW TO REPORT SOCIAL MEDIA TROLLS
Formerly known as Twitter, X is one of the most common platforms for social media trolls, so its bosses have come up with many ways to combat the keyboard warriors.
The social media site is fighting back against trolls with:
- A ‘mute’ feature that allows users to block notifications based on certain keywords and phrases
- By letting users collect multiple tweets, and therefore multiple users, in one complaint report, a so-called ‘moment’
- You can also report an entire profile if it is set up purely for spamming or posting malicious content
On Facebook, you can report offensive photos and posts by clicking the arrow in the top right corner and then clicking ‘report post’.
On Instagram, you can click the ellipses in the top right corner of the post to report a post. The same ellipses can be found next to individual responses.
The method can be used on TikTok to report both videos and comments.
Lauren added: “Strangers online can say whatever they want, but we’ve never been happier.”
Lauren first made headlines in January last year when she shared her amazing body transformation in just five weeks.
She has struggled with her weight since childhood and claims she developed an unhealthy relationship with food after her father’s death in 1999.
After struggling with her mental health and being in a toxic relationship, she finally made the decision to overhaul her lifestyle and shift the pounds.
At her heaviest she weighed 22 st 10 lbs.
But after trying various diets, she struggled to lose weight and decided to opt for stomach surgery in Turkey, which involves removing a large part of the stomach, at a cost of £2,000.
After surgery in July 2022 and five weeks of recovery, she claims to have lost more than 11st and now weighs 11st – halving her body weight.
She said at the time: “The operation changed my life, my self-confidence and I have grown enormously as a person.
“My only regret is that I wish I had done it years ago.
“I’m made up because so many people compliment me.
“My friends and family have been very supportive and they are just happy that I am happy.”
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