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Evelyn’s unexpected romance ‘I’M PINCHING MYSELF!’

It’s not the usual way to meet the family, but when Evelyn Ellis was sent to Sydney to present a segment of Aussie travel show Getaway, she figured it was time to get to know her boyfriend Duncan James’ sister Renee over a meal of Korean barbecue.

“There’s a time and place to meet the in-laws – why not do it on television?” the former bride laughs. “She’s lovely. I think the first thing I said to her was, ‘You look like Duncan with long hair. Like, you’re Duncan with boobs and long hair!’ Good-looking genes run in the family, I tell you.”

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