WILD WEDDINGS
MAFS series branded ‘wildest in the WORLD’ gets UK launch date – with savage leaked texts and shock wife swap
One groom even dumps his wife because she is "too old"
MARRIED At First Sight fans are in for a treat - as the 'wildest series in the WORLD' is heading to our shores.
Brits can tune in to the highly dramatic MAFS series next month and will find their jaws dropping in show.
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The 2025 series of MAFS Australia features cheating scandals, a wife swap and a groom who ditched his bride because she was "too old".
Fans will also be horrified to see another "deflated" man dismiss his match before their honeymoon because she was not "petite".
The 12th season of Married At First Sight Australia kicked off Down Under last month and fans have already been on a wild ride.
The grooms in particular have raised plenty of eyebrows with their treatment towards their brides.
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Eliot Donovan, 35, quit the show after just one episode as he believed his new wife, Lauren Hall, was "too old" at 37.
The business owner, who described himself as a "catch", complained: "There was definitely things on my non-negotiables, right?'
"I wanted someone that was younger than me, preferably someone under 30."
In a brutal blow, he told his new wife: "There's just some things that I know I'm not willing to compromise on."
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Eliot packed his bags and left.
Incredibly, however, the confident groom later reappeared on set for a dinner party and even shocked the crew.
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By this point, Lauren had been matched up with a new, standby groom called Clint Rice.
Elsewhere, Tim Gromie came massively under fire from furious Aussie fans for his cruel words about bride Katie Johnstone.
Katie, who had opened up to the experts about her ordeal of being body-shamed by an ex partner, was dumped by Tim before they even made it to the honeymoon.
During the wedding reception, he pulled a producer aside and said: "Totally not what I wanted. Not good.
"I normally go for short, petite, blonde or brunette. Katie's nothing like what I usually go for. There's just no attraction. I can tell straight away."
He then told her off camera that they wouldn't be going any further in the experiment.
The wrath of furious women could be felt across Australia, with many branding him "no oil painting" himself.
Heartbroken Katie, meanwhile, cried to the cameras: "To be rejected that’s my worst nightmare.
"I don’t know what I’ve done wrong, why this keeps happening. I feel humiliated."
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."
This, however, can be outdone by MAFS Australia groom Jake Luik.
He has since been accused of sending his mates some vile messages about his wife Ashleigh Ackerman in a group chat.
Jake is claimed to have described Ashleigh as "the fat f***", with his friend replying: "Oh yeah, the real fat f***. You got given a dud."
There is also wild cheating and partner swaps for MAFS fans to get stuck into, too.
The series was thrown into chaos after it was reported that bride Jacqui Burfoot had dumped her groom Ryan Donnelly and relocated to Tasmania - with Clint, Lauren's second groom.
According to , the partner switch left Ryan "blind-sided" and it all came out publicly BEFORE Clint and Lauren's wedding story had even aired.
A source told the outlet: "Producers are furious. This completely ruins Clint and Lauren's wedding episode.
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"Viewers haven't even seen them get married yet, and now they already know Clint ends up with Jacqui."
- Married at First Sight Australia starts Monday March 3 at 9pm on E4. Stream on Channel 4.
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