- Hassan Kahlied, 24, was waiting tables at the Sharm-El-Sheikh hotel Joanna, 45, was staying at with her husband of 20 years
- When her husband was away from the table one night, Joanna said Hassan came over and convinced her to spend the next day exploring the city with him. She explained: "He was so flirty from the start that I knew he fancied me"
- Joanna and Hassan obtained a fake marriage license online to rent an apartment where they could have sex"It was incredible, he was so young and keen. It was the best sex of my life - mindblowing after 10 years of no physical contact. I knew then that I had to leave my husband"
- When she returned to her home in Norfolk, Joanna ended her 20-year marriage and came clean about her affair
- In the two months she was back in the UK, Joanna continued working night shifts at Tesco and sent Hassan money to pay for food and bills
- In August 2018, Joanna returned to Hurghada with arms full of gifts Hassan had requested - including jeans, shirts, trainers, aftershave and a bottle of Cognac. She said: "He also took control of my holiday money, of £1,100 saying that he’d handle it.
- At the end of August, Hassan asked Joanna to go home for a few weeks - claiming the apartment was too expensive and that she needed to save more money as he couldn’t keep them on his small salary
- Now that she was out of the country, Joanna's toy-boy admitted that he was marrying an Egyptian girl over text before calling her fat and old. "I just didn’t understand" she said "He’d told me that he’d loved me, why lie?"
But after three months in Hurghada, she found love again with shopkeepr Hysm Feygo - who invited her and a female friend in to look around his herb and spice shop.
“He joined me in the cab and we had sex that night. It was amazing but at first, it was just about sex," she said. "Hysm wanted a relationship but I’d already been hurt once by Hassan so I was wary but the more I got to know him the more I trusted him. He didn’t ask me for a penny.”
The couple moved in together under another fake marriage license before tying the knot last year - and they're now trying to have a baby.
"He didn’t even propose," she said. "He didn’t need to - he already considers me his wife but we’re hoping to make it official next year once I’ve divorced my husband."
"We have sex every other day and I’m hoping I’m not too old to get pregnant. I’m very happy with my toyboy who never asks me for money. I know he’s with me because he loves me.
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