One of the stars of Gogglebox Australia has lifted the lid on her new relationship in the wake of her divorce.
Isabelle Silbery, who shares the couch with her mum Kerry and grandmother Emily on the Foxtel show, shared intimate details of her “no inhibitions” sex life with her boyfriend of four months.
In a column written for Whimn, the 33-year-old mother candidly discussed her fresh romance with her new man, Luke, and revealed why she almost sabotaged it.
“The last few months have been filled with drawn-out dates consisting of hours of deep conversation, dancing, laughter, tears and sex with no inhibitions,” Silbery wrote.
“We have major chemistry, but even though we are physically attracted to each other like magnets, it’s his heart and brain that do what a chiselled jaw and a six-pack used to do to me: make me melt.”
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Silbery, who returns to Aussie TV screens tonight with the 10th season of Gogglebox, said she met her dream man through former cast member, Yvie Jones.
“Just when I least expected it (cue eye roll), with my legs unshaven, dirty hair, having a Sunday sesh with my fellow ex-Gogglebox couchmate Yvie Jones, she introduced me to a man: someone who has stirred up any bloody ocean I thought was satisfyingly deep, warm or safe,” Silbery wrote for Whimn.
“When we met, I didn’t run to the bathroom to powder my face or put forward my best ‘Isabelle’ during the course of the night. No, this was different.
“I instantly felt comfortable. As Yvie left my place in the morning after a debrief, she said, ‘Will you see him again?’ I said, ‘I don’t know … He’s not my usual type’. I will never forget her reply: ‘Maybe that’s the exact reason you should’.”
Silbery, who admitted her usual type was the emotionally unavailable variety, said meeting Luke “terrified” her.
“He holds my hair when I spew. He holds me up when I’m post-operation. He holds my dog while she’s dying and I can’t be there. He holds his own in a room. I can count on him,” she wrote.
“As amazing as this all was, it absolutely terrified me. I was sceptical. I’m fiercely protective of the life I’ve built for myself over the last few years, having reconstructed myself after ending my marriage.
“It was uncomfortable. I had an urge to run back to ‘Mr No-Strings-Attached’, where it was safe, low-risk and uncomplicated.
“Feeling deeply loved and at ease with someone is very unfamiliar. So the choice I faced was to devalue myself, stick to the patterns I’ve always followed or chuck away the life jacket and swim.
“I’ve decided to swim. These waters are unknown and feel deep and uncertain at times, but I’m undeniably happy in love. I’m ready to see where the current takes us.”
Gogglebox Australia airs Wednesdays at 7.30pm on Lifestyle
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