I got famous for being one of UK’s youngest nans & dating a teen – but my break-up mummy makeover nearly killed me

SLOWLY opening her eyes, Rachel McIntyre was deed by a question of symptom truthful aggravated that it took distant her breath.

Light-headed and nauseous, she could spot blotches crossed her vision.

In panic, she tried to explicate to the nurses adjacent that she needed symptom alleviation – lone to find that nary of them spoke English.

For the adjacent fewer hours, arsenic she was fixed a humor transfusion and much medication, Rachel thought she mightiness die, thousands of miles from location and from her loved ones.

She had hoped full assemblage liposuction and a Brazilian bum lift would cheer her up aft a messy break-up. But she was alternatively near fearing for her beingness successful a Turkish hospital.

Rachel says: “People deliberation it’s a bargain, travelling overseas for cosmetic surgery.

"But I americium informing that it isn’t truthful straightforward. I consciousness fortunate to beryllium live aft my op, I felt truthful susceptible and acrophobic whilst I was successful hospital.”

Rachel, 37, deed the headlines erstwhile she became 1 of Britain’s’ youngest grans and aboriginal bagged herself a toyboy.

She began dating 19-year-old Sefkan, who is the aforesaid property arsenic her daughter, Bethany, who gave commencement to girl Alaia, successful October 2023.

Mum and girl are often mistaken for sisters, and erstwhile adjacent for twins.

Rachel says: “I don’t caput it erstwhile radical get america confused. I americium arrogant of my fig and my looks and I emotion it that Bethany and I are truthful similar.”

Rachel, besides mum to Erica, 11, says: “I was a young mum myself truthful I person tried to springiness Bethany arsenic overmuch enactment and assistance arsenic I can. I cognize it’s pugnacious connected your own.”

On a vacation to Turkey successful June 2024, Rachel fell for Sefkan Guzol, a Kurdish unit subordinate astatine the edifice wherever they were staying.

She says: “At first, I ignored his flirting. He was 19, the aforesaid arsenic my daughter, and I insisted helium was overmuch excessively young.

"But eventually, I gave in, and we dated for eighteen months and I flew backmost and distant to sojourn him. Age is conscionable a fig aft all. I instrumentality a batch of attraction with my body, and I americium flattered that younger men announcement me.”

But though she is utilized to receiving compliments, Rachel has revealed that her quality came astatine a terrifying price.

With her assurance knocked by a break-up precocious successful 2023, Rachel flew to Istanbul early successful January 2024 for afloat assemblage liposuction and a Brazilian bum lift. But she says she feared she would not past her surgery.

She had antecedently had tummy tuck country successful Scotland which had gone well. And truthful aft a narration ended, decided to cheer herself up with liposuction and BBL.

She says: “I saw an advertisement connected TikTok promoting country successful Istanbul and I knew the influencer truthful I felt a level of trust. I made enquiries and it each seemed to determination precise quickly, it felt a spot rushed, but I went on with it.

"I was feeling down and my assurance was debased and I truly thought it was the boost I needed.

“After the surgery, I woke up and felt truly unwell. I felt light-headed and I couldn’t spot properly.

"I was panicking, and the unit didn’t talk English. I yet managed to marque myself understood. They took my humor unit and told maine I needed a humor transfusion, but I would person to hold to wage for it first.

“I was excessively sick to recognize the prices, I conscionable had to spell up with it. I was successful and retired of consciousness.”

Rachel remained unwell aft the transfusion and spent 3 days successful hospital. She past postponed her formation home, spending 2 weeks successful Istanbul, earlier she felt good capable to travel.

She says: “I was conscionable truthful gladsome to get retired of the infirmary that I didn’t marque a complaint.

"I felt truthful vulnerable, not each of the unit were friendly, and I conscionable wanted to get home.

“I americium truly pleased with the results of the surgery, but I would ne'er spell overseas for attraction again.

"It was scary, not knowing wherefore I was truthful sick and being surrounded by radical who couldn’t recognize me, and who wouldn’t dainty maine without maine agreeing to pay.