MAFS UK star Lacey responds after fans slammed her mum for treatment of her groom Nathan
MARRIED At First Sight's Lacey Martin has today responded after fans slammed her mum for her treatment of her groom Nathan Campbell.
This week, viewers of the E4 show watched as Lacey's mum and sister Paige came to visit her and husband, for "meet the in-laws" week.
However, fans hit out at "the mother in law from hell" after a disastrous visit.
First, her mother cornered Nathan in the kitchen and intensely quizzed him about whether he actually fancied Lacey - or sister Paige.
The barrage of questions continued over dinner, before the mother in law burst into tears when Nathan made a joke about her cooking.
Vegetarian Nathan 'bantered' that the chicken fajitas she had whipped up for them 'looked like they were from the bottom of the bin'.
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Fans were aghast at how the visit went and felt sorry for Nathan, who suffers from ADHD.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan blasted: "Lacey’s mum = mother in law from hell."
Another added: "Laceys mum is MONSTER IN LAW."
A third chimed in: "Oh Lacey’s mum is awful the mother in law from hell I would be so embarrassed I feel so sorry for him."
And someone else agreed: "Legit a mother in law that you wouldn’t want to have."
Other viewers are also convinced Lacey's mum has an ulterior motive for being on MAFS alongside her daughter.
"Looks like Lacey’s mum needs to be on the show herself, her acting is fits in with the madness of this show," added another fan.
Agreeing, another said: "Lacey's mum is only there to be the centre of attention."
But today, Lacey has jumped to her mum's defence.
Posting on Instagram, she wrote: "Hey everyone, wanted to clear a few things up, my mum did NOT know Nathan was vegetarian also she had no say in what we was eating, she just was told ur making fajitas!" she posted on her Instagram Story.
She added: "You need to remember it is edited for entertainment and to take it with a pinch of salt!"
This isn't the first time Lacey's mum has come under fire by fans.
She found herself in the spotlight during her daughter and Nathan's wedding episode earlier in the series.
As he made his big entrance for the first time, she shouted across the wedding venue about his appearance.
"Wow, wow, oh my god. Can we swap?!" she yelled.
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn't keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam's Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out - and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
"While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna's vegan lifestyle, the show's first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: "We're not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship."
"Oh wow!" she added, before gasping and holding placing her hands on her face in shock.
Sitting in the front row, Lacey's mum then continued towards Nathan: "Mummy's got the approval, she likes!
"Very handsome man, very very handsome man."
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Fans were very quick to brand her "inappropriate", with one adding: "Genuinely think I would die if my mum acted that way around my husband."
- MAFS continues at 9pm, E4, Monday October 7