'I left my husband of 15 years and kids for my Egyptian lover - then I felt stupid'

Julia Clark was happily married to her husband for Peter for 15 years.

They had three children together and Peter had always 'provided' for her. But on a family holiday to Egypt in August 2026, Julia's life completely changed.

The 53-year-old, from Lincoln, ended up divorcing her husband and marrying an Egyptian man, Ahmed. She said she 'gave him the world'.

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But things took a turn for the worst before she realised she had 'wasted six years of her life'. Julia shared her story with our colleagues at OK!.

You can read it in full below.

"Sitting around the side of the pool, my husband Peter and two daughters, Melissa and Amelia, relaxed in the water. Our two-week holiday in Egypt was coming to an end and we were making the most of our final few days in the August heat.

But, while we'd all had a laugh and were coming back with gorgeous photos, I couldn't help but feel lonely. It felt like my relationship had gone stale. I'd been married to my husband for 15 years and he was a good man, a brilliant father to our children James, now 34, Melissa, 21, and Amelia, 18, and provided for me, but it felt like we were just there for the kids.

It was on that holiday in 2016 that everything changed. As I sat there watching my family, a hotel worker approached me and asked for my name. He wanted to know how I was and asked if I was on Facebook. I gave him my name and introduced him to Peter, who had got out of the pool. I didn't think anything of it until we headed home.

After being home for a few days, I received a friend request from the man I'd met by the pool, which I accepted. I liked some of his posts, including ones with his friends in,