Tasha Newcombe, 21, has defended her relationship with 16-year-old Marko Vituk as many of her followers wondered if the romance was legal. The British influencer has garnered 268.6k followers on TikTok whom she updates on her day-to-day but she has recently sparked backlash after introducing her teenaged boyfriend, prompting many to brand the relationship "insane" due to their age difference and the fact he is still a minor.
After addressing the controversy on her social media account, insisting that they had a "healthy, loving relationship" despite their five-year age gap , the criticism continued, leaving Tasha to address the remarks once again during an appearance on a YouTube podcast alongside Marko. The young couple took part in The Blue Tick Show, hosted by YouTuber Mikey Melin , as the Kent-born influencer first said: "I am in a relationship with someone who’s five years younger than me and I know a lot of people are gonna have their opinions on that and quite rightly so, you’re allowed to have your opinions, that’s your free will." "Although my relationship is very new, I just have to say that this boy is genuinely the most mature, kind, loving person I’ve ever been in a relationship with.
I will not stand for hate, directed at me, my friends or family." This then led her to set the record straight as she explained she'd first encountered Marko online and had no intention of pursuing him. "I’d told Marko I’d go out for food with him, I didn’t see it as a.