Care worker Amy Whitehouse, 24, didn’t tell friends and family that her new man was a tramp.

But the pair have built a life together and have since saved enough cash to travel the world.

Amy met Alan Stewart, 23, and knew instantly that he was “the one”.

She said: “When I met Alan at the bus stop he was kind, polite and interesting, so I decided not to let the fact he was homeless put me off him or judge him.

“I kept it a secret at first because I knew not everybody else might be so open minded about me dating a homeless guy.

“But now I think we’ve proved that not only was I right to date Alan but that you shouldn’t judge a book by a cover.”

Alan ended up on the streets after his parents kicked him out for drinking and taking drugs. He was living in homeless shelters when he met Amy in 2014 after he dropped his bag.

Alan said: “I didn’t think Amy would be interested in me because of my situation at the time, but despite the fact I was homeless Amy still saw me as a person.”

A week later the pair agreed to meet for a date and Alan told her he didn’t have a permanent address.

Amy said: “He was such a lovely person, quirky and interesting.

The fact he didn’t live in a house was such a small part of who he was.

So though I will say I was surprised, I didn’t let it put me off.”

They began dating and talked about their dreams of travelling.

Alan got a job in a factory and in 2015 decided to move out of his hostel and into a tent so he could save money.

And Amy, from Milton Keynes, Bucks, who worked as a live-in carer for the elderly, moved in too.

She said: “We set up a pitch in a forest and made it warm and comfortable with sleeping bags and lights. At first I wasn’t sure. It could be cold, dark and a bit scary.

Slowly I began to appreciate the beauty of living among the wildlife. And, of course, with no rent or bills to pay we were able to save all of our money.”

By 2016 they had saved £10,000 and gave up their jobs to travel around Europe for a year.

Amy said: “It was amazing. It was a dream come true for us both.”

They returned in February 2017 and moved back into their tent.

By October 2017 they had saved £9,000, enough to go travelling in Asia.

Amy said: “One day we might live in a house, especially when we have children it might be nice to have a permanent home, but at the moment we love feeling free and having adventures.”