IT’S a very modern love story with a truly unbelievable twist.

    When Irish Chelsea Jade — formerly known as Jonathan — met a man willing to accept that she had been born a boy, the 28-year-old thought she’d hit the jackpot.

    But just months into their relationship, her new boyfriend Craig Jones would be forced to make a startling admission — that he also wanted to become a woman.

    Chelsea met car salesman Craig last year and believed she had finally found the chance to have a “normal life.”

    Despite knowing she was transgender, Craig was keen to begin a relationship and the pair quickly hit it off.

    But five months later Chelsea found a series of alluring photos that Craig had uploaded to a dating site, showing the 24-year-old in high heels and short skirts.

    Initially Craig played the pictures down — dismissing his cross-dressing as a sexual fetish.

    But a few weeks later he revealed a secret that he had kept to himself since the age of 8 — that he wanted to live as “Carla.”

    Chelsea is not sexually attracted to woman and was startled by the revelation, saying it came as a complete surprise as Craig was a “masculine guy” who likes to play football.

    Chelsea told The Sun, “I didn’t want to see my partner in girl’s clothes. It made me uncomfortable. I’m not sexually attracted to Craig when he’s Carla.”

    But having gone through the same experience, Chelsea was determined not to let the news ruin the bond that they had formed. She added, “I didn’t want anyone I cared about to go through such a bad time like I did. What kind of person would I be if I didn’t help her through this?”

    Belfast-born Carla, who works for a banking helpline, began taking testosterone blockers in January and says she would also like rhinoplasty to reshape her nose and give her a more feminine appearance.

    She said before meeting Chelsea, she never felt comfortable about who she was and was scared about what her family would think. But her friends and relatives were largely supportive.

    Neither Chelsea or Carla are ruling out gender reassignment surgery in the future.

    (SD-Agencies)