Gia Fleur and Scott McCristal’s relationship came to a very dramatic end on Married at First Sight Australia.
On Stan’s spin-off show, After The Dinner Party, Scott and Gia both shared their side of the story, though they didn’t appear on the couch together.
During his interview, Scott admitted he was surprised that Gia moved to the Gold Coast, where he lives, despite their break-up, with reports circulating that she had “followed” him there.
In a newly released extended version of her Stan interview, Gia firmly shut down the claims, insisting she did not move there because of Scott – though she admitted to trying to rekindle things with him after her move.
“[I moved] like 30 minutes from Scott, the Gold Coast is small,” she explained.
“Throughout the experiment, I told my daughter we’d move back to the Gold Coast. Her dad lives on the Gold Coast, my ex who I was with for 10 years lives on the Gold Coast.”
Gia said that after things didn’t work out with Scott, she felt it was important to move so her daughter could see her father more, to give her a male role model.
“I didn’t move there for Scott! I moved there because of the ex situation, and because I told my daughter we’d live on the Gold Coast,” she insisted.
However, Gia admitted to “begging” to see Scott when she moved back to the Gold Coast from Melbourne, confirming rumours that she had tried to rekindle things with him, despite their messy break-up.
“I definitely did, yeah, 100%! I did reach out to him, and he did know I was there. I was literally begging to see him because I was still in love with him,” she added.
So, where do Gia and Scott stand now?
Scroll on to find out.
Are Married At First Sight’s Gia and Scott still together?
Sadly, things have turned sour between Gia and Scott, and she has already gone public with a new partner!
Initially, MAFS bride Domenica Calarco took to TikTok to drop the spoiler that Gia and Scott don’t make it to the end of the experiment.
The Daily Mail then photographed Gia with a brand new partner called Alan, confirming the status of her and Scott’s relationship.
“Navigating the new relationship has been hard, which is why I’ve done no Stan show and minimal press because I can’t keep pretending I’m with Scott when I’m so in love with Alan,” she told the publication.
“It’s hard to be fake and lie, and I don’t want to upset Alan, so we’re just focusing on our real life together.”
Read all about their new relationship here.
What happened to Gia and Scott on MAFS?
Gia and Scott’s relationship came to a dramatic end on MAFS after she quit the Channel Nine show for a second time.
After Gia left the show, Scott watched the controversial “Grass is Greener” task and saw her flirt with her alternate match, leaving him in tears.
He then arrived at the final Dinner Party on Monday, April 6, ready to tell the group the truth about what had happened, but Gia also made a dramatic return for the night.
Gia had told the group that she had returned to Melbourne to be with her daughter, whereas in reality, she stayed in Sydney. She admitted to lying about her location because she had wanted Scott to “chase” her when she left, which she later confessed was “toxic”.
At the Dinner Party, Gia seemingly broke down in tears when she read out a letter to Scott confessing her love and issuing one last plea to make it work.
However, viewers had seen her plotting to “cry” at the table and confess her feelings for Scott in an off-camera chat with Bec, in which she vowed to “out victim” her husband.
In response to her letter, Scott read out his own declaration, accusing Gia of “manipulating” him and “lying” throughout the experiment.
“I have felt throughout this experiment that I’ve tried to be the best man I can for Gia. I have cared deeply for her during our time together, and naturally, my feelings were forming for her,” he said.
“Sadly, though, this was not enough to appease Gia.”
Scott went on to claim she threatened to break up with him on numerous occasions and said he hadn’t shared the truth previously out of “respect” for his relationship with Gia.
“Morally, we aren’t aligned; we hold different values of what a relationship should be,” he continued.
“I can’t be with a woman who, behind my back, claims to the first guy who looks her way, ‘I only date men with money and who will pay for everything,” he added, referring to her flirtatious conversation with her alternative match during the Final Date task.”
“We are a different calibre of people,” he concluded, before pushing his chair over and storming out of the Dinner Party in tears.”
After his exit, Gia tried to tell the group her side of the story, but instead, Rachel Gilmore urged her to follow Scott and “fight” for their relationship if she really cared.
In a final conversation with Scott, Gia apologised and admitted to lying about flying back to Melbourne, but said it was only because she wanted him to “chase” her.
Ultimately, Scott declared that he was “done” and left his ring at the Dinner Party, while Gia also walked out.
“I feel like I’ve got a massive weight off my shoulders,” Scott told producers, proving there was no coming back for him and Gia.
What happened at the Final Date?
Gia certainly raised eyebrows when she met her alternative match on MAFS, and admitted she would be attracted to him in the real world.
On March 30, all of the brides and grooms gathered separately to meet the other matches the experts said they were compatible with.
Gia met her date, James, who works in sales, has been engaged twice, and at the time of filming, had been single for a year.
Even though she said she got along well with her husband, Scott, Gia was open about their issues.
As she explained that she doted on him and told him she was in love with him, and he did not reciprocate, James was quick to share his frustrations.
He was also forward with his interest in Gia.
“Gia has met her husband; it doesn’t matter. You don’t need to go back to him,” he said playfully.
When she said she wanted to be a “trophy wife” and with someone who paid for everything, he playfully added, “Let’s get married then”.
As she shared her grievances, he said he would wait another year to be with her. He even asked her to be his plus one to a wedding!
“I’m done in a week. I’m literally done…” she told him.
Despite admitting that she would be attracted to him in the real world, she reiterated her loyalty to her TV husband.
However, James did not take the hint and even wrote down his number for her.
“I said no, James!” she said in shock, while Bec took the phone number on her behalf.
Meanwhile, Scott did not even entertain having a conversation with his alternative match, Laura.
“I’m just going to start out by saying, thanks for coming out here, but I’m in a good relationship right now, and I just really don’t feel comfortable right now. So I’m just probably going to go,” he said, and then left the table.
The day after the date, Gia quit the experiment, and New Idea obtained an exclusive video showing Gia and Scott packing their bags on the day, with texts revealing she had to beg Scott to leave with her.
Ultimately, Gia left by herself, and Scott returned to the apartment, where he was given the same task as the other couples – to watch his partner’s date with her other match.
After watching Gia “flirt” with James and declare that she’d be leaving the experiment in a week, Scott was left convinced that was why she wanted to suddenly quit the show.
“I’m thinking, ‘why does Gia want to leave so bad?’ She wanted to leave because she was scared for me to see what she actually just did at the final test,” he claimed.
Scott broke down in floods of tears as he declared things were well and truly over between them after watching her conduct.
“I was about to give my whole life to her and her daughter. I’m done,” he fumed, accusing Gia of being “manipulative”.
“This is my answer, thanks, I feel sorry for you Gia, but we’re done.”
What happened during the final Commitment Ceremony?
During the final Commitment Ceremony, the experts accused Scott of being scared of Gia.
The couple took to the couch to discuss their difficulties over the past few weeks, which saw them temporarily leave the experiment.
However, Scott was left choking back tears as he tried to open up to the experts about how he felt unable to talk to Gia without her “spiralling” or getting defensive.
The experts gave the couple some stern words as they remarked that Scott seemed “petrified” to speak truthfully to Gia, accusing them of having been “fake” throughout the experiment.
“If you can’t speak honestly in front of Gia about the things that she does that hurt or scare you, then I’m really concerned about the possibility of this relationship surviving outside the experiment,” Alessandra Rampolla remarked.
John Aiken then had a brutal verdict for the couple as he claimed, “If you don’t let us in, you’re not going to last. What I see here is fake.”
He argued that the couple had been pretending everything was fine the entire experiment, before commenting that Scott seemed “scared” of Gia.
“You’re petrified of Gia and you’re not answering the questions,” he said.
Scott then finally told Gia how it hurts his feelings when she tells him he’s not a proper “man” or “provider” and gets defensive when he tries to bring up issues.
He admitted that her lashing out makes him feel “completely destroyed” and “worthless”, before Gia confessed that she feels her feelings get “shut down” by Scott.
Gia conceded that she lashes out when her own feelings are hurt, and said she feels insecure because she feels “stronger” for Scott, having not had her declaration of love returned yet.
Scott insisted he is falling in love with her, but the pressure pushes him away, while Gia shared her doubts over uprooting her and her daughter’s life for someone who hasn’t said they love her.
Ultimately, the experts told them to work on their communication and said they must talk honestly with one another to make things work.
“Scott almost couldn’t breathe tonight because he was scared of bringing an issue up with you, Gia. That’s not healthy,” John said.
While they both wrote stay, and the session appeared to bring them closer together, Gia did not look impressed when she rejoined the group.
As Scott asked her if she was OK, she responded with short answers and stayed silent when he said he “appreciated” her, as it appeared the tension was far from gone.
So, will they be able to make it over the hurdle?
Scroll on to find out if they are still together.
What happened at Homestays?
The couple have been struggling ever since Feedback Week, when Gia and Scott packed their bags and seemingly quit the show on March 17, before returning at the Dinner Party.
New Idea understands that the controversial pair are set to walk out of the experiment again (and for good) in a matter of days, and it was clear from Homestays Week that they were at breaking point.
Gia ruffled feathers when she visited Scott’s home in Queensland and had plenty to say about his house, with things being left on tense terms between the couple.
Gia was vocal about her dislike of some of his decor choices, telling Scott, “I could spend a couple of hours just fixing a few things.”
An unimpressed Scott said to the camera, “If the roles were reversed and I was in Gia’s house, I’d definitely only say nice things, end of story.”
Gia then spotted a pink travel pillow in Scott’s room and was not impressed, asking, “Why is it pink? Is it your ex’s or something?”
Scott insisted it had been bought for him by his friends, but Gia didn’t believe him, leaving the groom feeling disappointed by her lack of trust.
Gia said, “That was weird, that was a bit of a red flag for me, because he told me he’d never had a girl at this house, so why is that here?”
They then went to meet Scott’s friends, who were concerned that he was being “pressured” by Gia to move in together too quickly, which Scott agreed with.
He admitted that he felt uneasy about raising the issue with Gia, but after some encouraging words from his friends, he spoke to her about it privately.
“I feel like sometimes I’m walking on eggshells because if I want to bring up something, I feel like you might misinterpret it the wrong way,” he told her.
However, Gia replied, “OK, Scott, I didn’t know you wanted to argue today.”
She said she didn’t know why Scott felt “unsafe” to speak his mind, saying that they needed to have real conversations.
Scott continued to share his doubts, saying he isn’t at the last step of “being in love” because he doesn’t feel heard by her.
“My feelings aren’t being heard, that’s what affects me and pushes me back,” he confessed.
What happened at the sixth Commitment Ceremony?
Gia faced the music over dramatically, walking out of the previous Commitment Ceremony, after the screenshots she sent to Juliette with Bec’s messages to Alissa were announced.
She argued that it was “unfair” that she was reprimanded for sending the screenshots, even though Bec said horrific things.
Despite this, John said her actions were “very high school”, which the mother-of-one agreed with.
When asked if Scott was considered before her dramatic exit, she said she wanted to leave. Even though he knew that she wouldn’t leave entirely, Scott said the lack of communication was frustrating, and then opened up about his struggles.
“My energy dropped… I’m just trying to be positive, and it’s hard sometimes,” he said.
Gia also said that Feedback Week was challenging, and she did not want to argue with whoever she was matched with; hence, she refused to do the task.
When the experts reminded her that the experiment required everyone to get out of their comfort zones, she grew frustrated.
“It’s always about everything but our relationship. God, how many more times am I going to get attacked?” she snapped.
She also found Stella and Filip’s suggestions in their letter, which included a social media detox, removing herself from any MAFS group chats and withholding from intimacy for 10 days, as a personal attack.
Scott suggested that she try to let go of things more quickly, so they wouldn’t bother her as much, before he opened up about the toll the drama had had on him.
He admitted that he asked his wife to remove herself from the drama during the experiment, and that he didn’t want her to behave that way after the show.
Despite insisting that she wouldn’t do that, and he didn’t know her well enough, he reiterated that he wouldn’t tolerate it.
Mel Schilling then stepped in and said that he only said that because that’s what he saw during the experiment, but Gia complained to Chris that she was being “slammed” again.
Scott disagreed, but Gia brushed him off and tearily said she wanted their session to finish.
After John asked if they felt secure in their relationship, and they both said yes, they both wrote stay.
Gia said she looked forward to the Home Stays and wanted to focus on the future.
Why did Gia and Scott leave MAFS?
After a short exit, the controversial couple were back for the dinner party on March 18, with Gia revealing that the pressures of Feedback Week had led to her walking out.
While fans had believed they had quit, Scott confirmed that they had simply gone on a “weekend getaway” to help Gia get over the struggles of the week.
“I can see the difference in you from being away from the experiment,” Scott told her.
Gia admitted the weekend away helped her and Scott’s relationship, and they opened up to the group about why they decided to temporarily leave.
She faced questioning from Danny about why she hadn’t shown up for their one-to-one chat for Feedback Week, before her walkout.
Gia insisted it had nothing to do with their previous conflict, with Danny accusing her of lying, but said it was due to her own struggles that week.
“We had a really tough week in our relationship, to be honest,” Gia explained. “I was packing my bags and trying to leave. It was just really hard.”
“She wanted to leave, and she tried to leave,” Scott explained, before Gia added, “He was like ‘no, you can’t’.”
However, New Idea understands that their return will not last long, as Gia begged Scott to quit the Channel Nine show just days later.
We obtained exclusive footage of the moment they once again packed their bags just days after the dinner party – but for good, this time.
“We’re leaving the experiment early,” Gia shared in the footage.
“We have a week to go, but we can’t do it anymore. We’re struggling, so we are packing all our stuff, and we’re going to tell them that we’re leaving this morning.”
Scott agreed that they had “no need” to be there anymore, before Gia candidly spoke about her “mental health” struggles that had led to her exit.
“We’ve been here so long, and the pressure is starting to ruin our relationship,” she added.
Though they appeared to leave together, text messages also purported to show Gia begging Scott to leave with her, after his admission that he tried to get her to stay.
“If you came here for love and we found it, why are you not leaving with me?” she asked.
Scott allegedly replied, “Can you please come out? I do care, and I did come here for love, babe. I just wanted you to understand that what we are doing isn’t hard now.
“If you want to go, then we won’t do this thing today. Please just come out so I can hug you, please.”
Their relationship did not last long after the cameras stopped rolling, and Gia has already moved on with somebody new.
What happened during Feedback Week?
Mother-of-one Gia has been struggling with the experiment in recent days and refused to take part in a Feedback Week task where she was paired with her rival, Danny Hewitt.
And it appeared that things got too much for her on Tuesday, March 17, as scenes showed Gia breaking down in tears on the balcony before leaving the apartment altogether.
Speaking to the camera, Scott revealed that Gia wanted to leave the experiment and said he would go with her if she ultimately decided to quit the Channel Nine show.
Scott could be heard saying to Gia, “If we just get through this…” before she replied, “No, I want to get the f*** out of here, babe. I’m not coming back.”
Despite trying to convince her to stay, the couple were then shown with their bags packed, leaving the apartment building, with no explanation for their exit.
A shocked Alissa Fay saw the couple leaving the apartment block, with the episode ending on a cliffhanger, leaving viewers in suspense about whether they will be back.
Insiders told us that Gia and Scott will briefly return to the show before once again quitting the experiment next week in a second, and final, walkout.
Our exclusive behind-the-scenes footage shows the moment they ultimately pack their bags and quit the show, and the conversation which led to their departure.
Keep scrolling for everything you need to know.
Feedback Week saw the couples separated and individually speak to other contestants for advice about their relationships, but the task wasn’t positive for everyone.
In fact, Gia refused to take part in the latest challenge after speculating that she would be matched up with one of her rivals, Bec Zacharia or Danny Hewitt.
She shut herself in a room and argued that it wouldn’t be “productive” for her to go and speak with either of them, insisting it would end up in a row.
Gia was correct in her suspicions that she would be matched with Danny, and adamantly refused to entertain the task.
After Gia failed to turn up, Danny said he would rather have spoken to a “brick wall” than to Gia anyway.
Danny has accused Gia of “lying” about him, and his bride, Bec, has become Gia’s arch-rival, resulting in many dinner party blow-ups, and the two couples have vowed to stay out of each other’s way.
Though Scott did show up for the Feedback Week task, being paired up with Stella, it also added further hurdles to his and Gia’s relationship, as his co-star had some choice words.
Scott shared his concern that Gia had said she was “out” if he didn’t return her declaration of love soon, with Stella arguing that he wasn’t giving her any reason to doubt him.
“She’s seeking that drama to fulfil her internal need,” Stella said.
Scott was left with doubts over the conversation, and Gia was left unimpressed after hearing what Stella had to say about their relationship.
So, are the couple still together?
Scroll on to read everything that has happened between them so far.
What happened at the fifth Commitment Ceremony?
Despite the toll of the drama at the couple’s retreat, Gia insisted that she and Scott were closer than ever.
However, things got heated when Danny fired back at them for not saying hello at the dinner party and for Gia’s past comments.
“I didn’t come here for high school s***, I came here to find the love of my life, and that’s it,” Gia insisted.
Doubling down on not being interested in the drama, Gia said nothing could break them, and he wanted him to say “I love you” first.
They admitted that they’d started talking about the future, and Gia had even quoted movers to take her things to the Gold Coast. Scott even said he started looking for a bigger place.
Despite writing stay, things took a turn when Juliette revealed that Gia sent her the screenshots with Bec’s comments about the other brides.
After she didn’t back Juliette, Gia said she didn’t want the messages to be exposed. Then, Juliette abruptly left the experiment.
Keen to check on Juliette, despite saying she didn’t want drama, Gia also said she needed to use the bathroom.
When a producer told her that her friend bolted, Gia also decided that she needed to leave.
“No, I’m out,” she insisted, venting that the others always focused on the drama, and not on her relationship with Scott.
Meanwhile, her husband remained oblivious and decided to look for her after Joel returned without Juliette.
In pure disbelief with her disappearance, he said some of the brides and their drama “interfered” with their relationship.
“You can’t leave like that,” he said in frustration. “We’re falling for each other. I’m not going to sit here without her; I’m going to get my wife.”
What happened at the fourth Commitment Ceremony?
Even though they worked through the issues they faced during Friends and Family Week, Gia admitted that she was still rattled by it.
Being compared to an ex-partner was something she experienced before, with the single mother admitting that it made her feel like she “wasn’t good enough”.
Then it came to the photos Scott had on his phone.
Despite taking accountability and saying that they worked through everything, expert John Aiken was not convinced.
When pressed, Gia admitted that she was still “deeply hurt” by his initially refusing to delete the images.
“I feel like Scott is kind of grazing over it. For me, it was very hard. He came to the realisation too late for me,” she shared.
This came as a shock to the business owner, who admitted that he had never checked in with partners after fights.
Despite this, he said he was “all in” and praised her for the way she raised her daughter.
They both wrote stay.
A major breakthrough
Despite their recent rough patch and Gia’s abrupt exit, the couple has achieved a new milestone in the relationship.
Scott has met Gia’s daughter.
“She just came up, scared me from behind, and then I turned around and gave her the biggest hug, and it brought a tear to my eye,” he shared in a confessional.
Not only that, but her daughter has also provided her seal of approval.
It was a major step for the controversial bride, who said she wanted to find a father figure for her daughter.
“I think Scott and I are doing really well, and the final puzzle was him meeting my daughter. I just felt like it was the right time, it was a really special moment.”
Friends and Family Week
After getting matching tattoos for their one-month anniversary and making it through a dramatic Dinner Party, they seemed rock-solid. Until now.
It all came crashing down when Gia packed her bags and said she was “done” with the experiment after Scott refused to delete a photo of an ex-partner.
At the time, he insisted he did nothing wrong and couldn’t see her perspective when she provided an ultimatum.
Back at the apartment after her shock departure, he admitted that he was “stubborn”, and it turned out that he had more than 500 photos, and deleted them.
When she returned the following day, Gia explained to a producer that it all came to a head when they were in a car.
At the time, she asked if she could change the song playing, and when given his passcode, saw the photo of his ex-partner in a compromising position in lingerie pop up as a memory.
Determined to meet someone loyal, she explained that she felt unimportant when he initially refused to delete them without an explanation.
“I felt so less than,” she shared, and added that she also didn’t appreciate his friend Matt making a comparison between her and his ex-partner.
Before Gia made her initial departure, the couple’s loved ones visited them to provide their perspectives and advice on their relationship.
When asked about their concerns about what could stand in their way, Gia admitted that it was important to know that Scott could be a suitable father figure for her daughter.
When it comes to having a long-distance relationship, the couple admitted that they hadn’t spoken about it much.
However, that wasn’t the question that left Gia reeling.
“Is Gia a better version than your ex?” Scott’s friend Matt asked.
“Do you want to be controversial? I’ll give it back,” she retorted. “‘Cause that’s what I’m like. I don’t think you can compare, because I would never start an OnlyFans and put that out there for eight dollars.”
As feelings around the table intensified, Gia felt frustrated that Scott did not jump in and defend her.
At the table, Scott also shared that he has cut off contact with his previous partner and removed any signs of her from his social media account.
“I feel like I’m at a dinner party being fired at,” Gia shared, but Scott disagreed, adding that he did not take his friend’s jokes seriously.
Doubling down, he felt like the questions asked were valid, but Gia disagreed.
The first Commitment Ceremony
Gia and Scott entered the first Commitment Ceremony as a united front, which pleased the experts.
For Scott, he loved their “instant connection” and said Gia’s confession about their daughter brought them closer together.
The couple also wasn’t shy to speak about their physical connection, even sharing with everyone that they were intimate every day, several times a day.
However, Gia did say it was also more than that.
“Every day we get closer, it gets better every day,” she shared.
“He ticks all my boxes, and I just feel so comfortable with him, and I feel see,n and that I can be me, I’ve never had that to be honest,” she continued to gush.
Unsurprisingly, they both wrote stay.
Revelations Week
While they started off in marital bliss, Gia was brought back to reality during Revelations Week, when she had to watch Scott’s audition tape.
“Up until now, there haven’t been any red flags; there’s been nothing that’s put me off Scott yet, so I’m not worried, take your best shot,” she said beforehand.
While Scott told Gia he didn’t have a problem with her having a daughter, she was shocked when he said he was undecided about children in his audition tape.
“I’ve got no stress, I’ve got freedom, I’ve got all the money in the world, and I can do whatever the hell I want,” he said.
When asked by a producer about his feelings of being with a woman with children, he replied, “It’s hard to say, if there’s a kid old enough, if they can look after themselves, and I don’t have to pay any more school fees, I’d probably consider it.”
The revelation made the mother of one “feel sick”, admitting that she felt lied to.
“This was my fear,” she tearfully shared with the producers, before confronting her TV groom, which confused him.
When confronted, he did not remember saying the line about the school fees.
Gia also took issue with his comments about wanting freedom, which Scott defended.
“It does not bother me,” he insisted. “I will tell you straight. If I felt uncomfortable when you told me you had a child, you would’ve known straight away that this is what I asked for.
“I would’ve said it. The fact that she’s eight years old, it makes it easier for me,” he continued.
“To be honest, I didn’t think anything could shake us, and this has. I don’t know if we totally align with what I’ve heard,” Gia then shared in a confessional.
While he tried to assure her, Scott then made another eyebrow-raising admission – that he had forgotten her daughter’s name.
Even though they patched things up, we are sure Gia will have things to say when she watches this back!
She did raise it as a red flag during the final task of the week with the other brides, but she was happy with where they were both at.
What happened at Gia and Scott’s wedding?
Gia and Scott’s wedding aired on Tuesday, February 3, but she was left devastated when a huge bombshell rocked their reception.
The bride from Victoria is a proud mother to a daughter, but had decided not to initially tell Scott at the wedding, wanting to share the news privately after the special day.
Her family all agreed to let her tell him the news in her own time, but her uncle, John, accidentally shared the news with Scott’s family.
Gia was left in tears over the turn of events and feared that Scott would walk away from their relationship because of the pressure of being a stepfather.
“Everything was great until this point, and I feel like Scott could back because of this now, and it was my secret to tell,” she said.
“Do you know how heartbreaking that was? I am trying to get the family to accept me.”
Gia then took Scott aside and told him the news, but thankfully, he was delighted.
“There’s nothing wrong with that, you’re good,” he insisted.
When asked if he’d be open to being a stepfather, he told Gia, “She’s a part of you, which is a part of me.”
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