Love and success may have followed Married At First Sight star Rhi Disljenkovic after her time on the show last year, but not everything in her life is perfect.
WHO spoke to the 35-year-old reality star about the private challenges she’s facing ahead of the new season of MAFS, premiering on February 2.
One of the most personal topics Rhi has shared publicly is her experience with endometriosis, something she says is still widely misunderstood despite it impacting so many women.
And, Rhi declared to WHO that she plans to start trying for a baby at the end of the year with boyfriend Jeff Gobbels, who she met on the show.
She is one of many women throwing caution to the wind and choosing to speak upfront about the early stages of fertility and pregnancy – something that used to be taboo.
Rhi Disljenkovic is one of many dismissing ‘trying’ secrecy
Planning to ‘start trying’ used to be something women would keep quiet (as well as the early stages of pregnancy), however, Rhi is one of many starting to share this freely.
It’s something that is becoming increasingly popular and memes on the sudden trend have started to sprout up on the internet.
Rhi tells WHO that while she is excited for the future and what it may bring, her endometriosis diagnosis is at the forefront of her mind.
“We are going to start trying hopefully towards the end of the year, and I want to go into it the best version of myself,” she explained.
Rhi and Jeff knew each other before the show, but it wasn’t until they were paired together on MAFS that things truly clicked.
“If it wasn’t for the experiment, we wouldn’t have given it a second chance,” she said. “Now we’re together 95 per cent of the time.”
Her biggest relationship takeaway?
“Don’t make up your mind about someone too quickly. People need time to feel safe enough to be vulnerable and that’s where real connection happens.”
Rhi has been using MyFitnessPal for almost a decade, long before reality TV entered the picture, and told WHO that the tool has helped her stay mindful without falling into restrictive habits.
Rhi Disljenkovic’s endometriosis battle
Diagnosed in her mid-20s, Rhi was told by doctors to try for a baby early – advice that felt impossible at the time.
“I was single and not ready,” she told WHO. “Now I’m 36 next month, and I don’t actually know what my chances are.
“One in three women have it [endometriosis], and so many don’t even know [about it]… The amount of times I’ve told people I have endometriosis and they’ve said, ‘What’s that?’ is crazy.”
However, rather than putting pressure on herself, she is focusing on preparation- both physically and mentally.
“I just want to go into that chapter as the healthiest version of myself- without stressing myself out, because stress can be one of the biggest blockers [of getting pregnant].”
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