All relationships come with their hardships, but this woman's romance has been hard from the start as her fiancé is serving life in jail.
Kat and Lazy first met as teenagers in middle school but lost contact with one another afterwards.
Several years later, he managed to find his 'childhood sweetheart' on Facebook and the pair started talking in 2021.
Not knowing what Lazy had been up to since they left school, Kat searched his name online and quickly learnt that he was serving life behind bars for murder - but this still stop her from embarking on a romance with him.
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While this didn't stop Kat from dating him, she did admit that her 'heart broke' when she discovered the news.
Kat recently featured on Truly's YouTube channel - a page dedicated to sharing people's real-life experiences - as part of its 'Love Don't Judge' series.
"I would choose my prison boyfriend over my mom's opinion and over my friends and family," Kat said on the episode.
Further on in the episode, the mom-of-one shared more insight into the hard parts of her relationship with Lazy - her mom's lack of approval in particular.
"My family reacted very badly," Kat recalled when she broke the news of her new relationship with Lazy to her loved ones.
"My mother is not happy with it. It really breaks my heart that I can't speak to her and I can't go to her about my relationship."
Kat continued: "I feel like she should give him an opportunity. I'm not a child, I'm an adult and I deserve happiness live everybody else."
As to what Kat's mom's main concerns about Lazy are, Kat says it's down to his tattoos - as well as the fact that he's in jail for murder.
Kat spends some of her time on TikTok and explained that another difficultly she faces in regards to her and Lazy's relationship is the online hate she gets.
"I do get a lot of hate," she shared. "Those trolls. You guys be trolling too much; you've got too much time on your hands."
Going on to say that people 'come at her motherhood', Kat continued: "I try not to let it affect me because I'm a really great mother.
"Lazy has become Bella's stepdad due to their bond and their relationship, and I'm really happy that they get along. That was something I was really anxious and nervous about."
In light of her having introduced her daughter Bella to her jailbird beau, people labeled it 'whack' that she takes the young girl to prison to visit him - especially as he's not her biological father.
Hitting back at her naysayers, Kat said: "I'm not promoting unhealthy relationships, I feel like I'm just promoting my relationship.
"All relationships have ups and downs and all relationships are different, I'm just here to share my story."
Topics: Sex and Relationships, Life, YouTube, Documentaries
Niamh Shackleton