TOWIE star Demi Sims only recently introduced her girlfriend Francesca Farago to the rest of Essex but now they've split.
Francesca - who appeared on Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle last year - appeared on the ITVBe show for the first time earlier this month but following their break-up we thought we'd have a look at everything you need to know about her.
Who is Francesca Farago?
Francesca Farago is 27-year-old reality star, model and influencer from Canada.
She first rose to fame last year on Netflix dating show Too Hot to Handle and has since appeared on TOWIE alongside her girlfriend Demi Sims. As well as her reality TV work, Francesca has her own swimwear brand Farago The Label and has also launched a clothing collection with In The Style.
How did Demi Sims meet Francesca Farago?
As with a lot of reality star romances, it appears that Demi and Francesca first got to know each on social media when the youngest Sims sister slid into her now-girlfriend’s Instagram DMs with a marriage proposal. Wow, talk about keen.
“The first conversation we ever had in the DMs was about a wedding, I actually asked her to marry me as my first message and she just went along with it which was great,” Demi revealed on PrettyLittleThing’s Behind Closed Doors podcast.
When did Demi Sims and Francesca Farago start dating?
Demi and Francesca went public with their relationship in January 2020 during a romantic getaway to Mexico when the TOWIE star shared a snap of them kissing on Instagram.
Just a day later, Francesca asked Demi to be her be official girlfriend during a candlelit proposal on the beach.
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1 of 11Mark Wright and Sam Faiers
Mark and Sam's on/off relationship goes all the way back to when she was 16 and they met on MySpace (aw, those were the days). They briefly dated during their time on TOWIE but were never able to give things a proper go before he quit the show in 2011.
2 of 11Kirk Norcross and Amy Childs
Kirk and Amy's flirtationship was one of the main storylines during the first season of TOWIE and they eventually briefly dated before splitting in 2011. In a 2013 appearance on This Morning, Kirk admitted, "I will still love Amy until the day I die - she is literally like the girl version of me. When it didn't work out, it broke my heart really... and it wasn't her fault, it was both of our fault."
3 of 11Gemma Collins and Charlie King
Gemma and Charlie briefly dated in 2012 but split after she grew concerned about his friendship with Bobby Norris. Two years later, Charlie came out as gay during an appearance on This Morning. He's still friends with Gemma and even admitted in 2017 that he would consider being the GC's sperm donor if she asked.What a turn of events that would be.
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4 of 11Lauren Goodger and Tom Pearce
Remember the days when Joey Essex's BFF Tom Pearce romanced basically every woman within a 10 mile radius of Brentwood? Lauren Goodger became one his many conquests following her split from Mark Wright but they hit the rocks when she caught wind of him bragging about their rendezvous.
5 of 11Mario Falcone and Chloe Sims
It's fair to say Chloe Sims has been unlucky in love over the years but things looked up for her when she began dating close pal Mario. Things moved quick for the pair and she even admitted she loved him - causing friction with BFF Lauren Pope who'd previously dated Mario - but he wasn't ready to settle down and called things off.
6 of 11Harry Derbidge and Bobby Norris
After three years away from the TOWIE scene, OG cast member Harry Derbidge returned as Bobby Norris' boyfriend (in some very skimpy swimwear, nonetheless) during the cast's annual jaunt to Marbs.Their relationship ended in tears though when Harry confessed to sleeping with his ex while on holiday in Tenerife.
7 of 11Dan Osborne and Lucy Mecklenburgh
They've now found love with soap star other halves Jacqueline Jossa and Ryan Thomas but before that, Dan Osborne and Lucy Mecklenburgh were an item.They began dating in 2013 but called it quits amid claims he knew about his ex Megan Tomlin being pregnant before getting with Lucy.
8 of 11Charlie Sims and Ferne McCann
Ferne McCann's on/off relationship with Chloe Sims' brother Charlie provided LOTS of dramz on TOWIE over the years, with rumours she cheated on him cropping up more than once.Eventually Charlie publicly quit the show AND dumped Ferne at the same time in a series of tweets in 2014. Awks...
9 of 11Dan Edgar and Kate Wright
Before she wed footballer Rio and became Mrs Ferdinand, Kate Wright joined TOWIE as the ex of Dan Edgar, who reportedly dumped her to star in the show.She took him back after his romances with Lauren Pope and Jess Wright but it wasn't to be and they eventually split for good.
10 of 11Shelby Tribble and Tom McDonnell
Tom McDonnell joined TOWIE alongside a whole host of newbies including Harry Lee and Chloe Brockett in 2019 and soon caught the eye of Shelby Tribble following her split from Sam Mucklow.Sam soon came back on the scene though and Shelby dumped Tom to reunite with her ex. Sam and Shelby later quit the show together and are now expecting their first child.
11 of 11James Argent and Jasmin Walia
In between his long-running relationships with Lydia Bright and Gemma Collins, James Argent was set up on a blind date with Jasmin Walia and they appeared to hit it off. Things seemed to move too quickly for his liking though, causing him to run from her house after being introduced to her parents. Oh, Arg...
Do Demi Sims and Francesca Farago live together?
Yep, well they did. Francesca moved to the UK and lived in London with Demi. And despite only dating for a few months, the reality stars lived in FOUR different homes.
When did Francesca Farago and Demi Sims split?
Francesca announced the end of their relationship on 15 April 2021. Sharing a statement on Instagram she wrote, "Nothing bad happened. We were both loyal to one another and still love each other.
"Sometimes people just don't work perfectly together and that's OK. We rushed into living together without knowing if our personalities and daily life meshed well together.
"I wish we could have had a few days to emotionally cope with this in private but we chose to share our entire relationship with you guys which is why I'm posting this now."
She went on to add that Demi has blocked her on Instagram because, "She thought seeing me on social media would be too difficult for her".
Is Francesca Farago on TOWIE?
She did join the TOWIE cast after going official with Demi but now that they've called time on their relationship we doubt we'll see much of her...
Does Francesca Farago have a tattoo of Demi Sims?
Much to our surprise, Francesca got Demi’s name tattooed on her BUM just six days after they first met. Now, that’s commitment.
Demi explained, “From the day that I met Francesca she kept saying ‘I really wanna get your name tattooed on me, I really wanna do it I love you so much’. I just thought she was bluffing, I didn't think she was being serious.
“Then this one specific day we was at this beach bar and she was like I wanna do it today so then we went into a tattoo shop didn't we and you ended up getting it done in my hand writing.”
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Who has Francesca Farago dated?
Francesca’s relationship with Demi began six months after she split from Too Hot to Handle boyfriend Harry Jowsey in less than amicable circumstances. Harry even considered taking legal action against his ex for “damaging his brand” after he lost 200,000 Instagram followers in the wake of their break-up.
Francesca has also previously dated American music producer and DJ Diplo.
Who did Demi Sims date before Francesca Farago?
Francesca isn’t Demi’s first reality star girlfriend as she dated Ex on the Beach’s Leonie McSorley last year.
Prior to that, she was together with Love Island star Megan Barton-Hanson after they met while filming Celebs Go Dating.
Does Francesca Farago have Instagram?
She sure does. Francesca regularly gives her 4.8million followers a glimpse into her relationship with Demi on her Instagram page @francescafarago. She can also be found on Twitter at @francescaWEBB.