“TRAITORS winner Jake Brown was confronted by his missus after growing close to a female colleague. Jake, 28 — a Faithful on the BBC hit — secretly met her several times before wife Shannon, 27, found out. 7 Jake Brown was confronted by his missus after growing close to a female colleague Credit: PAUL CHAPPELLS”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Jake, 28 — a Faithful on the BBC hit — secretly met her several times before wife Shannon, 27, found out.
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Jake Brown was confronted by his missus after growing close to a female colleagueCredit: PAUL CHAPPELLS
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Jake’s new wife Shannon grew suspicious and ordered him to end the friendship
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Jake with wife Shannon at a premiere last weekCredit: SplashA source said of the couple, of Barrow, Cumbria: “They were going through a rocky patch. He was so apologetic.”
Jake hit it off with a work pal at an office party two months after his wedding.
The workmates grew close over five months and comforted each other as they both battled problems at home.
But his new wife Shannon grew suspicious and ordered him to end the friendship.
A source said: “She wasn’t happy, she was upset and confronted Jake. She told him it had to stop.”
The pair, who both work for the same company in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, hit it off at an early Christmas party in November 2023.
Shannon and Jake have been together since 2015 and married on September 15, 2023, at the Daffodil Hotel & Spa in Grasmere.
Shannon posted photographs from the wedding on her Instagram, with the caption: “Best day of our lives.”
But according to friends the couple soon endured a “rocky patch”.
Project manager Jake’s 24-year-old work pal, who we are not naming, had bought a house with her boyfriend of three years, but was also having relationship troubles.
A source said: “Jake had become close to this woman and they were hanging out.
“They confided in each other. They’d meet up and lean on each other for comfort and support. But the longer it went on, Shannon grew suspicious of the friendship.”
The source claims Shannon messaged the woman and contacted her boyfriend.
They said: “Shannon met the guy for coffee to let him know her concerns.
“He was shocked but his and the woman’s relationship had ended by the time Shannon met him, so he was glad to see the back of her.”
Jake, who has cerebral palsy, declared on the show: “I am and I have always been, a Faithful.”
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Jake and Leanne shared £96,600Credit: BBC
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Jake was a Faithful on the popular BBC showCredit: BBC
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Jake and his wife Shannon party with ClaudiaCredit: PAHe called time on the friendship weeks before he started filming for the third series.
The source said he was devastated he had upset Shannon and “very apologetic”.
They said: “Jake reassured Shannon he and the colleague were just friends and that there wasn’t anything more to it. He and Shannon have been together since teenagers and are very much in love.
“Shannon is incredibly supportive, especially when he struggles with his cerebral palsy.
“Jake didn’t want to ruin things so called off his friendship with the girl out of respect for his wife.”
The couple have since vowed to work through their issues.
A close friend of Jake told The Sun on Sunday last night: “It was a friendship built on mutual support of each other during a rocky time in their relationships. However, this is well and truly behind them.”
A spokesperson for Jake said: “Jake’s marriage is the most important thing to him. He and Shannon have been together ten years and are very happy.”
Jake soared to fame on The Traitors which ended last month and sees contestants weeding out liars.
Dubbed “The Traitor Hunter” after correctly identifying Linda Rands as a Traitor, Jake quickly became a favourite to win.
He and ex-soldier Leanne Quigley split the £96,600 prize, with 7.4million people watching last month’s finale.
Jake later said in an interview: “I’m glad I was a Faithful, I’m glad the outcome was the outcome, because I’m now £47,000 richer!”
I’m glad I was a Faithful, I’m glad the outcome was the outcome, because I’m now £47,000 richer!Jake Brown
After his win he praised Shannon, saying: “Feeling very blessed. I owe everything to my wife and to my family, not just for being my No1 supporter but for shaping me into the person I am today.”
In media interviews he described Shannon as his “rock” and said he planned to use the prize money to whisk her away on holiday.
Last week the couple were invited to the world premiere of the movie Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy in London’s Leicester Square.
Shannon also posed with Jake and Traitors host Claudia Winkleman at the show’s wrap party.
Jake has had cerebral palsy since birth.
The condition affects his co-ordination and balance but he hasn’t let it hamper him.
He is using his new fame to raise awareness about the condition.
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Jake with the other contestants from the showCredit: PAUL CHAPPELLS