A 21-year-old British influencer has defended her relationship with a 16-year-old boy after she copped backlash over their five-year age gap. Tasha Newcombe recently went public with her new boyfriend Marko Vituk on social media, but after detailing her dating life with her almost 270,000 followers, many labeled the relationship “insane,” noting she’s an adult while he is a “minor.” After insisting she’s not fazed by the outrage she’s copping on TikTok, Tasha has since appeared on The Blue Tick Show alongside Marko where the pair hit back at claims their relationship was “wrong.
” “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,” she said on the popular YouTube podcast , hosted by Mikey Melin. “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.
” She also went on to explain how the pair first met after initially speaking online, stating she had no intention of pursuing the teen. “I’d told Marko I’d go out for food with him, I didn’t see it as a date or anything,” Tasha explained. “I was also unsure of meeting him because I’ve actually never dated someone younger than me in my life.
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