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Liverpool Echo
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Lottie Gibbons

Egyptian toyboy says it will be an 'honour' to come to Liverpool with Iris, 80

An 35-year-old Egyptian toyboy said it will be an "honour" to come to Liverpool, after marrying an 80-year-old from Somerset.

Iris Jones, is set to marry Mohamed Ahmed Ibriham after  meeting him on Facebook.

The former cleaner fell head over heels for Mohamed after she travelled to Cairo to meet him in person.

After four days they tried to wed in the Egyptian capital but didn’t have the right paperwork.

Iris Jones, 81, from Weston Super Mare who is now engaged to Egyptian Mohammed Ahmed, 35, who she met over the internet. (Rowan Griffiths \\ Daily Mirror)

Now Iris is saving up to return – despite opposition from her family.

Iris insists Mohamed isn’t after her money nor is he seeking a passport to Britain.

She said: “If he’s marrying me for my fortune he’ll be sadly disappointed because I live on a pension.

“I don’t suffer fools gladly. I’m honest and I’m truthful and I told him straight away he couldn’t be a freeloader.

“In Egypt we were quite frivolous, going out to the best restaurants all the time and we split everything 50/50.

“He’s even said he’ll sign a prenup because it’s me he wants – not my house."

But speaking to the Daily Mail, Mohamed revealed his desire to come to Liverpool once he has wedded Iris.

He wants to meet his Egyptian hero and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah in action.

Mohamed said: "Salah is the king of Egypt and it would be an honour to go to Liverpool and watch him play live."

However, Mohamed vehemently denies he is with Iris for her money or passport.

Iris Jones on This Morning (ITV)

He told the Mail: "I don’t care where we live or how rich or poor she is, I just want to be with Iris. At the end of the day, which country she wants to make her home is her choice; it can be either Britain or Egypt.

"People think I am with her for all the wrong reasons. I know Britain is a beautiful country and a lot of people want to go there but I’m not bothered. I ‘m prepared to live with her anywhere in the world."

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