On last night’s Married at First Sight, tensions erupted as Adrian dramatically quit the experiment following a clash with Awhina, leaving their relationship in ruins.
In a franchise first, both Lauren and Eliot returned – this time matched with new partners – while the intruder couples embarked on their honeymoons, facing emotional confessions and relationship tests along the way.
From Nine:
It’s the morning after Beth and Teejay’s wedding, and as the newlyweds happily head off to tropical north QLD for their honeymoon, the rest of the couples are still spinning from the Jacqui and Ryan chaos that ensued at the wedding.
Having spent the night in separate apartments, Ryan has woken up reeling. After finding out Jacqui messaged Jeff behind his back, Ryan wants answers. The couple have a heated exchange and Ryan leaves their apartment more bamboozled than ever.
Today also marks a first in MAFS history. The experts reveal they will be bringing back both members of an original couple, Lauren and Eliot, and rematching them both with new partners.
Having been abandoned by Eliot on day two of their honeymoon, Lauren’s faith in love has been rocked but she wants to believe in love again and has decided to give the experiment another shot.
The decision to bring Eliot back into the experiment was not one the experts took lightly. Since leaving the experiment, Eliot claims to have reflected and taken on their feedback. Eliot wants to do the experiment right. He is re-entering the experiment with a different mindset and is willing to drop his coveted checklist.
Leading up to her second wedding ceremony, Lauren is increasingly apprehensive. She doesn’t want to go through this a second time just to be hurt again. While her groom-to-be Clint, an ex pro golfer and entrepreneur, is nothing but hopeful. Having spent his adult life focused on his career, getting married is a milestone he’s never managed to achieve. Clint can’t wait to meet his bride and start this new chapter.
After a tense introduction, Lauren quickly reveals in her vows that she has been in this experiment before. And it isn’t until the ceremony concludes, and the couple have their first time alone together, that she starts to see the man in front of her. Clint is caring and open and genuinely concerned for her past experience. And once seated at their reception, Clint reveals not only has he come out of a 10-year relationship but he has done the work to better himself. This is extremely impressive to both Lauren and her bridesmaids. By the end of the wedding, Lauren is laughing and feeling hopeful of her future with Clint.
Eliot’s second wedding ceremony to new wife Veronica gets off to a rocky start. While the pair appear to have chemistry, after Eliot delivers some cryptic vows, Veronica’s bridesmaids are left with questions.
Once seated at their wedding reception, Veronica’s bridesmaids start asking the hard questions. Eliot reveals not only had he been married before in the experiment, but he left after only 3 days. Veronica’s bridesmaids are shocked and unconvinced Eliot will do the right thing by their best friend. Veronica, however, is more forgiving and is looking forward to getting to know him.
All three intruder couples arrive on their honeymoons. While Beth and Teejay enjoy a scenic helicopter ride and Lauren and Clint bond over some wine tasting, Eliot and Veronica settle into a romantic lunch. Things are going extremely well, and as their relationship grows, Veronica feels it’s increasingly important for her to share some personal information with Eliot. Veronica reveals she has endometriosis, which could impact her ability to have children. Given Eliot’s desire to have a large family, she’s unsure how he will take the news. However, Eliot is understanding and grateful for Veronica’s honesty. This brings the couple even closer, and they share a kiss as the sun sets.
Back in Sydney, Awhina is arriving home after spending the day at a Married at First Sight publicity shoot, where the couples were required for a number of different promo shots. For one of the shoots, only a handful of the cast participated, and Adrian wasn’t one of them. Feeling frustrated by this, Adrian leaves the promo shoot frustrated and angry. Later, Awhina is expecting to find him in their apartment, however she arrives back to empty drawers and Adrian’s wedding ring on the table. Awhina calls Adrian and he tells her he is not coming back. Adrian has quit the experiment.
