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Why Melissa Lucarelli is no longer Jules Robinson’s bridesmaid

Dumped just months before the wedding day!
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Married At First Sight‘s Jules Robinson and Cameron Merchant are gearing up for the wedding of the year, and while “more than half” of their former co-stars will be in attendance, they’ve left some of them off the guest list.

WATCH: Jules and Cam reveal which MAFS stars didn’t cop an invite to their wedding

Jules and Cam confirmed their MAFS co-stars Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli will not be attending their wedding.

“I don’t think they’re on the invite list,” Jules said when asked about Martha, and appeared to awkwardly shrug off questions about Jessika Power. 

However, it’s safe to assume the controversial reality tv star has also been left off the guest list. In recent weeks, Jessika launched a series of attacks on Jules over social media, calling her ‘calculating’ and a hypocrite after she sensationally dumped Melissa Lucarelli as a bridesmaid – which is another story within itself.

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Jules Robinson says half of her Married at First Sight co-stars will be at her wedding to Cameron Merchant. (Credit: Who Magazine)

During the Married At First Sight reunion dinner party, Jules asked both Heidi and Mel to be bridesmaids at her real-life wedding.

However, in October, it was reported Jules had shockingly removed her MAFS bestie Melissa from her bridal party.

One day we were texting about family and babies, then two days later she was dumping me as a bridesmaid!” Mel told a local publication at the time.

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In April, Jules Robinson shared a photo on Instagram celebrating her friendship with her Married at First Sight co-stars Melissa Lucarelli and Heidi Latcham. (Credit: Instagram)

The reality tv star said her dumping came out of nowhere and left her feeling like their friendship was a publicity stunt.

“Not only was the text cold, but she used our friendship for her own publicity,” alleged Mel. “She was posting about how amazing it was and how much she loved me, but it was clearly all an act. I feel completely blindsided by this, as our relationship and everything was real to me.”
WATCH: MAFS’ Jules and Cam’s real-life wedding sneak peek
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The text message from Jules allegedly read: “Just cause I said it on a show doesn’t meant [sic] I have to do it.”

Mel also claimed the 37-year-old tried to blame it on her.

“She tried to blame it on me, saying I was a sh*t friend,” Mel explained. “When I asked her how I was a bad friend she couldn’t answer me, then kept changing her reasoning behind it. Now Cam and Jules are making money, she doesn’t need me anymore and she also doesn’t want me to get any publicity.”
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Friendship over: Jules Robinson dumped Melissa Lucarelli as a bridesmaid from her wedding. (Credit: Getty)

Melissa’s claims prompted an insensed Jessika to pen a scathing essay about Jules on social media. In response to an article about the drama between Melissa and Jules, Jessika said, “I actually have to back Mel on this.”

“Throughout filming, Jules would say Martha [Kalifatidis] and I were only there for social media and endorsements, but since the show ended it seems that’s all Jules is for also,” Power continued.

“It’s really sad to see that Jules dropped Mel as a bridesmaid but not surprising, it seems everything that woman does these days is calculated and beneficial for her and her only.”

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Married at First Sight’s Jessika Power took to Instagram to slam her former co-star Jules Robinson. (Credit: Instagram)

WATCH: Cam proposes to Jules during the final commitment ceremony

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However, not all stars have been ousted from Jules and Cam’s wedding. Heidi Latcham, Nic Jovanovic and Cyrell Paule are all rumoured to be invited to the event.

The rest of the guestlist will be revealed when A Current Affair airs Cam and Jules’ wedding on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 pm on Channel Nine.

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