A former “Neighbors” star pregnant with her stepbrother’s baby has responded to critics of her controversial relationship.
Scarlet Vas, who had a brief stint on the popular soap opera before leaving in 2018, has opened up about her marriage to singer Tayo Ricci.
The pair met as teenagers while growing up in Melbourne, and later became “family” when their parents got together.
But despite becoming stepsiblings, Vas and Ricci found themselves falling in love, eventually going on to get married in Mykonos, Greece, in September last year.
Now the 29-year-old is expecting their first child, a little girl, but while they are excitedly preparing for her arrival – the bundle of joy has attracted criticism from some online.
But Vas said, despite some calling their relationship “weird” and “gross,” they never let the critics get to them.
“Honestly, it doesn’t affect us because we have each other,” she told news.com.au.
“I don’t really read our comments section, but if I do, I actually laugh. We find trolls very entertaining.
“If something’s really negative, we might comment back, we find it is quite a good disarming tactic.”
The pair first went viral in 2021 after revealing their romance in a video titled, “I fell in love with my bf’s best friend… who happens to be my step bro”.
But while she claims the clip, which showed shows Vas and Ricci being dared to kiss each other as Vas’ former boyfriend of 7 years — allegedly Ricci’s best friend — watches on, was a “skit”, she insists their relationship is the real deal.