My parents dreamt of fairytale wedding for me but I married an inmate behind bars – he still bought me a house with POOL
A WOMAN who found love with a prisoner has shown off the dream home he bought her behind bars.
Jade Chipps, 31, was thrilled when her husband Chris came out of prison last month after serving ten years behind bars.
But she revealed it hasn't been easy for her family.
Jade met her partner on the website prisoninmates.com which connects prisoners in the US with people in the outside world and they instantly hit it off.
She explained: "So I was a f**king idiot and decided to go on prisoninmates.com and that's when I spotted this hottie.
"A few months later, we started talking on the phone and messaging each other.
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"Then I decided to finally go meet him, we really fell for each other and seven months later, we decided 'let's just get f**king married'."
Two months later, Christ popped the question and Jade said yes but her parents were disappointed life didn't pan out the way they expected for her.
Taking to TikTok, she said her parents dreamed of a fairytale wedding for their daughter in a long white dress and a courtyard wedding.
But the reality was hugely different as she got married in prison with prison officers as their guests.
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Despite her life not going as expected, Jade and Chris couldn't be happier, especially now he was able to get out 20 years early thanks to his parole meeting.
While locked behind bars, Chris bought Jade her dream home featuring their own outside swimming pool, huge kitchen and a giant bedroom with an ensuite.
She showed off the lavish home in a video as Chris saw the home he bought for the first time.
He looked around the home in disbelief at how different it was from prison.
The clip went viral on her TikTok account @with over 7.4 million views and 1.3 million likes.
Plenty of people took to the comments wondering how on earth he bought the house while he was behind bars.
UK Prison Brides
- Tracey Bottomley married double murderer Ernest Otto Smith in the US after meeting through a prison pen pal initiative. Tracey, from West Yorks, knew he had been given a life sentence with no possibility of parole
- Rebecca Short, from Oxfordshire, told her family she was on holiday in the US in 2022. Little did they know she was marrying double murderer Manuel Ovate Jr, who was on death row
- Paula Williamson, an actress who appeared on Hollyoaks and Emmerdale, married the infamous Charles Bronson in 2017 after they became penpals
- Karen Charves married Kenny Richey while he was on death row in 2014. He had been convicted for starting a fire in 1986 that killed his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, aged two. Karen and Kenny’s union did not last and she claimed he was abusive.
- Naomi Wise, from Essex, married Victor Oquendo, nicknamed Animal, while he was serving a 24-year prison term in a US jail. They split up in 2022 but have now rekindled their romance
One person wrote: "I clearly need to quit nursing and go to prison!!"
Another commented: "But how did he have money."
"I have to know, where did he get the money? Was it jointly earned? also- I'm really happy for you two!!!," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "That's real life motivation right there."
"A man worth waiting for,” claimed a fifth.
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Someone else added: “Wait, so you can do better in prison than in the real world? I'm done."
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