# Fatima Timbo Announces Divorce After Seven Months of Marriage

> Channel 4 star Fatima Timbo says she is ending her marriage to photographer Alan Laszczak after seven months, insisting she won't lower her standards.

- Publisher: Briefzora (https://briefzora.com)
- URL: https://briefzora.com/fatima-timbo-announces-divorce-after-seven-months-of-marriage
- Published: 2026-10-29T17:00:00+05:00
- Author: Briefzora Desk (https://briefzora.com/author/briefzora-desk)
- Section: Politics
- Topics: Channel 4, The Undateables
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## Key points

- Channel 4 star Fatima Timbo, 29, is divorcing photographer Alan Laszczak after seven months of marriage.
- The couple married in an elaborate Cornish ceremony with fireworks in August 2025.
- Timbo told FUBAR radio she will not lower her standards and needs to choose herself.
- She posted an emotional Instagram video in the summer announcing the split.
- Timbo was born with dwarfism and prefers the term "little people".

## Why it matters

Fans of the Channel 4 star and viewers of The Undateables learn of her marital split and her stance on personal standards.

## Article

Channel 4 personality Fatima Timbo, 29, confirmed she is divorcing photographer Alan Laszczak after a seven-month marriage, stating she will not lower her standards.

The TikTok star explained she needs "to be able to choose myself" and must "live my truth", she told FUBAR radio.

Timbo, known as Fats, wed Laszczak in an elaborate Cornish ceremony with fireworks in August 2025.

Earlier that month, the TV figure - who rose to fame on The Undateables - described the split as "one of the hardest times in my life ever" and revealed the couple had been apart for four months.

During the radio interview she said, "One minute your girl's married, next minute I'm telling the world that I'm getting a divorce."

She added, "I need to be able to choose myself. I can't keep putting someone else first that doesn't even put themselves first."

Timbo noted many stay in relationships out of fear of judgment or loneliness, saying, "They're scared of what life holds, and it's familiar."

Reflecting on her decision, she said, "It was terrifying to come out of something where I was looked so happy to the outside world, but at the same time I had to live my truth."

She continued, "I'm finally settling in, being on my own and enjoying singlehood, and enjoying working and exploring. I'm not lowering my standards."

In the summer, the social-media and TV star posted an emotional Instagram video showing her applying makeup while announcing the breakup, saying, "Me and Alan are getting a divorce. This is one of the hardest times in my life ever. I never thought a year after getting married, I'd be getting a divorce. Let me not cry on camera... I never thought I'd do this kind of video ever," before wiping away tears.

Timbo began dating Laszczak four years earlier; he proposed in May 2024.

She was born with dwarfism and prefers the term "little people".

## Frequently asked questions

### When did Fatima Timbo get married?

She married Alan Laszczak in August 2025.

### Why is Fatima Timbo divorcing?

She said she needs to choose herself, cannot keep putting someone else first, and will not lower her standards.

### How long were Fatima Timbo and Alan Laszczak together before marriage?

They dated for four years before he proposed in May 2024.


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