A woman has hit back at cruel people who claim her Mexican husband is only with her to secure a visa and will leave her the minute he gets British citizenship.
Holly Hernandez, 23, and husband Diego, 24, have been together for seven years and married for four.
The content creators met via TikTok and dated online for a year before meeting in real life.
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Diego is currently in the UK on a spouse visa and will be applying for Indefinite Leave To Remain in the future, although the couple live with the lingering fear that his application could be declined.
Meanwhile, the abuse the couple receive is relentless.
Strangers taking aim at everything from Diego’s intentions to Holly’s weight.
“People say Diego will be gone as soon as he gets his citizenship,” Holly, from Leicestershire, told What’s The Jam.
“They also ask how I got someone like Diego and comment on my weight, saying I need to get on the jabs.
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“We get comments like this every day.
“It frustrates Diego because he’s made such effort and sacrifice to be with me, things he doesn’t take lightly.
“When we first started social media, the trolling did have a negative impact on our mental health.
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“It was difficult to constantly see strangers making personal comments about me, our relationship and Diego’s intentions.
“Fortunately, over time we have developed a much healthier perspective.
“Ultimately, we know who we are, the relationship we have built together and that is what matters most to us.”
Diego proposed on Christmas Eve in 2019 before eventually moving to the UK to be with Holly four years ago.
The couple married in June 2022 and say their families back them completely despite the slightly unconventional start to their relationship.
Holly said: “I was initially attracted to Diego’s gentleness, he was attracted to my eyes.
“It was hard for him to adjust to the language and culture at first, for example he found it strange that the Brits say sorry about everything, but four years later he does it himself.
“He also doesn’t like Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodles, which I was shocked by.
“I gave him one as his first-ever food on British soil thinking he’d like the spice as it’s similar to food back home, but he thought it was vile.
“When Diego proposed, we were wearing matching pyjamas with all of the fairy lights turned on in my room.
“He came in with a giant teddy bear and asked me to marry him.
“It was the easiest yes ever.
“He even asked for my parents’ blessing.
“Surprisingly, our families didn’t have any concerns about our relationship.
“They were all very supportive and wanted what’s best for us and trusted us to make that decision.
“I get on great with Diego’s family, too.
“We go to see them every year or they come here I even call his parents mamá and papá (mum and dad in Spanish) and they call me hija (daughter).”
Unfortunately, the general public feels very differently about the couple’s love.
Holly said: “As our audience has grown, so has the number of people who feel entitled to comment on our relationship, appearance and personal lives.
“We don’t want to simply ignore hate or allow it to go unchallenged.
“Instead, where possible, we use those comments as an opportunity to spread a positive message.
“Ultimately, the experience has strengthened our relationship.
“Experiencing this together has taught us to trust one another and focus on our own connection rather than the opinions of people online.
“It has reinforced the fact that we know our relationship better than anyone commenting from behind a screen ever could.”
Despite the daily abuse, Holly and Diego have no plans to make their accounts private or quit social media, with the hopes of becoming full-time content creators and travelling more.
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