Rachel Gorry has denied that her new man is Irish influencer Alan Clarke.
Last week, the mother-of-three confirmed she’s found love again, following the death of her late husband Daniel.
The Irish influencer’s husband was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in September 2018 – and he sadly passed away on April 1, 2020, at the age of 29.
Rachel insisted that she won’t be sharing the identity of her mystery boyfriend – leading to many fans to speculate who it is.
Many believed her mystery beau might be influencer Alan Clarke, however, Rachel cleared the air during a Q&A on Friday night.
When asked, she replied: “I’ve been getting so many questions asking was it Alan, no its not.”
“Alan is a friend of mine,” she admitted.
The 33-year-old confessed: “To be honest with you, even the way he drinks coffee and everything, it just gives me the ick.”
In on the joke, Alan appeared behind Rachel slurping coffee loudly as she made an annoyed face.
She added: “Do you see what I mean?”
Last week, taking to Instagram on Sunday, the mum-of-three shared a black and white photo of her holding hands with her new beau.
She captioned the post: “A New Chapter 🖤.”
Rachel was inundated with supportive messages, as her followers stressed how happy they were for her.
Doireann Garrihy commented, “You deserve ALL of the happiness Rachel ❤️,” while Shauna Lindsay wrote, “So happy to see this ❤️ delighted for you @rachelgorryx 😘🫶🏼 xx.”
While Rachel previously confessed she couldn’t imagine herself in another relationship, the social media star said she had a change of heart in December.
During a candid Q&A on Instagram, Rachel said: “Look I suppose I’ve always been very open and honest with you, you know, in saying that I don’t ever see myself with anyone other than Daniel, that I don’t ever see myself in a relationship again…”
“Then I suppose four years pass and the loneliness creeps in and my thoughts have changed.
“I kind of feel like maybe I am ready for something or maybe it would be nice to spend your life with someone. It might be nice to have somebody there.”
“I never thought I’d be a widow at 29. To think at the time it was a bit naive I would spend the rest of my life on my own,” the mother-of-three continued.
“Now don’t get me wrong it scares me so much, I’ve never actually said that out loud.”
Rachel then recalled a recent conversation she had with her late husband’s father.
“He was saying, ‘You’re such a young woman you can’t spend the rest of your life on your own. We’ll support you no matter what and we love you. You’ll always be a daughter to us. Daniel wanted you to move on’…
Rachel explained: “It’s the words ‘move on’ hits my ears wrong. I know that sounds so silly.”
“It kind of makes me feel like that means I’m leaving Daniel in the past if I was to meet somebody and that’s not the case because Daniel is such a massive part of my life and he always will be.
“I’m such a young widow with three kids, that’s a lot for someone as well. So maybe I would just be better spending the rest of my life on my own!”
The influencer confessed she felt “guilty” at the thought of spending the rest of her life with another person.
“It’s a bit of a tricky one. But I do think that it would kind of nice maybe to have somebody and share your life with somebody maybe. Who knows, we’ll see,” she added.
The news comes after Rachel responded to speculation she had a “new partner” last September, after sharing photos with a “mystery man” on holidays.
She later clarified that he was just one of her best friends.
Rachel and Daniel were childhood sweethearts, and tied the knot on June 18, 2012.
The couple went on to welcome three daughters – Leah, Holly and Hannah.
