MOST of us have encountered a tricky mother-in-law in our time, but for Emily it’s a whole different playing field.

The long-suffering girlfriend appears alongside her partner Shekeb on TLC’s I Love a Mama’s Boy.

Long-suffering Emily finds it hard to get into her mother-in-law’s good booksCredit: TLC

The programme follows ladies struggling to become No. 1 woman in their man’s life as they compete for attention with their overly-attached mothers.

And it’s safe to say that Shekeb, 30, is very much tied to his mother Laila’s apron strings.

Emily, 24, had been the “happiest woman in the world” when she had met her man three years ago.

But Laila was less than approving, even calling her a “pig” in one shocking clip from the show.

Shekeb is often seen snuggling up to his mum Laila rather than EmilyCredit: TLC

Laila does not approve of Emily Credit: TLC

Laila dedicates every inch of her time to her son, feeding him spoonfuls of food and even shaving his back.

Laila says: “I love to feed Shekeb, and I am always going to do it, it’s a very beautiful feeling.”

Emily reveals that Shekeb will “sit and cuddle” with his mum, leaving her out in the cold.

And in one shocking clip we see Shekeb and Emily arrive at a restaurant to meet his mum, where she has seemingly brought another woman along for her son to meet.

In one shocking scene the mum brings another girl to lunch for his son to meet Credit: TLC

She even calls poor Emily a pig Credit: TLC

Emily admits that her patience is running lowCredit: TLC

With no other woman quite good enough for her precious Shekeb, it has clearly taken its toll on Emily.

Speaking on the show, she says: “I gotta face the facts: His whole world, his whole life, revolves around his mother and no one else.”

After yet another tongue lashing from Laila where she dubs Emily a “pig” who makes her “miserable”, Emily adds: “I don’t have any more patience to fix the relationship with his mother.”