Made In Chelsea fans shocked as Married At First Sight Australia star joins show for ‘secret reason’
MADE In Chelsea has announced a new cast member – and she’ll be very familiar to reality TV fans.
Ella May Ding, 27, is joining the show after wedding a total stranger on Married At First Sight Australia.
The beautician from Melbourne has been welcomed onto the long-running reality series – but neither she nor Channel 4 won’t say why.
Ella added: “I’m thrilled to be joining Made in Chelsea – which I know is a much-loved show here in the UK.
“Whilst I can’t tell you why I’m here, I can assure you I won’t be marrying a stranger this time!”
Channel 4 teased: “Whilst Ella’s purpose in Chelsea is being kept under wraps, it’s safe to say that she’ll be bringing along the usual cocktail of drama, flirtation and gossip to the group.
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“Why is she here? Has she set her sights on someone? Does she have a secret conflict? Or is she just here to turn Chelsea on its head? Only time will tell…”
Ella, who has 600,000 followers on Instagram, already lives a Made In Chelsea-style life.
She has been seen holidaying in Amalfi, Italy, on her Instagram page where she hinted at her move to the show.
She wrote: “Journal entry: I am proud of the women you are becoming, I am proud of you.
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“Stay in your lane do your thing. Work hard but stop and smell the roses 
Next Stop LONDON BABY!”
The star later shared a string of pictures of her walking around the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, where the show is filmed.
Married At First Sight Australia – a lockdown hit in the UK – made stars of Jessika Power, Ines Basic and Martha Kalifatidis and Tamara Joy.
Made In Chelsea airs on E4 and Channel 4’s on-demand service All 4 this autumn.