Rachel Gorry has shared a string of hurtful and abusive messages she received after posting a photo of her new partner online. The creator and mum-of-three has been in a new relationship for a few months and has shared some photos of she and her boyfriend’s recent trip to Rome together. This new romance comes after the tragic death of her husband, Daniel, who passed away in 2020. Rachel has said that she is now happy, “for the first time in a long time.”

Rachel recently addressed the abuse she was dealing with in an honest Instagram post, where she explained that people had been taking and sharing photos of her and her partner in public so she wanted to take control of the narrative. She explained on her Instagram Stories that she decided to share a picture of her partner because she was very surprised at the length that some people were prepared to go to find out who he was and get pictures of him. Rachel said, “I’m not even going to get into that side of things. But it was a bit mad. I feel like if I had known then what I know now, I would have just shared a picture in the first place. It’s not that deep.” She explained that people were taking photographs of them when they were out, slyly, and someone actually sent some photographs to her that she meant to send to her friend. She said, “And then with some of my male friends, it was like ‘oh, it’s him’. Everyone that I was with, there was always been someone being like ‘it’s him’. And look, there’s no secrecy there. So I just thought, it’s no problem. I can pop up a picture. So I thought that that would stop that or whatever.”

Rachel explained that she doesn’t intend to go through details of her relationship online, but said she was happy to share photos of her new beau. She said, “We were in Rome and I just thought, I’ll share a picture so you know who it’s not. You know what I mean? So that’s what I did anyway. And I was very happy to do that. Yes, I was very happy to do that. He’s very easy on the guy. He’s a handsome. I think he’s very handsome.” She said, “So I thought that will stop people maybe taking photographs of him in public and saying ’this is him’ or my friends won’t be getting tagged or messages. Some of my friends had got some pretty mad messages. But anyway. So I thought that I would just put an end to it and that would be it.”

She then shared a screenshot of the awful messages she had received, which slammed her for sharing pictures of her new boyfriend after previously saying she wanted to keep him off social media. The brutal messages also branded her a “s***” and said: “I hope your husband is extremely ashamed.” She explained, “I just feel like you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t. When you say, okay, I’m going to keep things private, then it’s like ‘well, no, you’re not’…” She continued, “I’m probably losing track of what I’m saying. But look, my point is, I don’t intend to come on and share every detail about a relationship, and I do intend to keep that just to myself or whatever. I have no problem sharing pictures now. And so I will do so happily.” She went on to say, “But let’s say if I do decide to come on and tell you what I’ve had for his breakfast, his lunch, his dinner. If I want to share his PPS number, lads it’s my page. And it’s my prerogative if I want to change my mind or whatever.” She concluded, “So I just wanted to come on and say that if anybody doesn’t like what I’m saying, then they don’t have to watch me stories. They don’t have to do whatever.” She said, “I can tell you now I am so happy and I have been through six years of absolute hell. And for the first time in a very long time, I feel very happy. I’m in my little love bubble at the minute. My family’s happy. My girls are happy. I’m happy. And to me, that’s all that matters. And for all my followers that send me a lovely message that are so happy for me, thank you so much. And to the rest of you, just swipe along.”

Defending her decision

Rachel Gorry has taken to Instagram to reveal the ‘mad’ lengths people went to find out her new boyfriend’s identity as she defended keeping him out of the spotlight. The Irish influencer was previously married to husband Daniel, who tragically passed away from cancer in 2020 at the age of 29. Childhood sweethearts Rachel and Daniel tied the knot in 2012, going on to have three daughters together – Leah, Holly and Hannah. Rachel initially informed her 279,000 Instagram followers in June about entering a ‘new chapter’ through a black and white photo of her and her mystery man. While she is yet to tell her followers the name of her partner, Rachel shared photos last week of them enjoying a trip to the Italian capital of Rome, which she captioned with a yellow heart emoji. Despite receiving a wave of support from her followers after the reveal, Rachel admitted that people ‘have been taking pictures’ of them and ‘messaging her friends to find out more about her relationship. She said, “I can’t tell you the lengths some people went to, it was a bit mad. People have been taking pictures of us sneakily when we were out and messaging my friends… I thought popping up a picture would stop that and I’d share a picture so you’d know who it’s not.” She continued, “I’m so happy I shared a picture, people were saying you look so happy. But for people who aren’t happy, it wasn’t that deep I just thought I’d share a picture and that’d be it. I see it like it’s you’re dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t.”

The online abuse

Rachel shared a screenshot of some of the vile messages she’s received in recent weeks, members of the public called Rachael a ‘liar’, said she was in an ‘ugly couple’ and that Daniel would be ‘ashamed’. She said, “I don’t intend to come on and share every detail, but I have no problem sharing pictures and if I do come on and share his breakfast, lunch, dinner, PPS number, it’s my page. If anyone doesn’t like what I’m saying, they don’t have to watch my stories.”

Looking to the future

She concluded, “I am so happy, I’ve been through six years of absolute hell and now I’m in my love bubble at the moment, My family, my girls are happy and that’s all I need and for the rest of yous, just swipe along.” Rachel’s relationship news arrives after she confirmed in an Instagram Q&A back in December that she changed her outlook on relationships after previously saying she couldn’t imagine herself being in a new one. She admitted, “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.”