Married at First Sight Australia‘s Danny Hewitt has faced the music over his “horrendous” comments about two of the brides.
The groom sparked outrage when he called Steph Marshall a ” f*****g little skank” and said he could get a “better woman” in Coles than his on-screen wife, Bec Zacharia.
He apologised for his shocking comments on Instagram, and has now appeared on Stan’s MAFS: After The Experiment to face the music over his conduct in an interview which led to him being branded the “rudest” groom of 2026.
Speaking to hosts Laura Byrne and Brittany Hockley, Danny admitted his family were “disgusted” in him as he apologised for how he spoke about Steph.
“Obviously, watching the footage back, the way I spoke about Steph, [I’m] disgusted in myself,” he admitted.
“My family are disgusted in me, it’s been a hard week. I’m getting emotional talking about it right now.”
“It’s repulsive, the way I spoke to Steph. My mum is so disappointed in me because she’s like, ‘that’s not how I raised you’.”
Laura and Britt were quick to ask him if he had apologised to Bec for what he said about her, with the groom conceding he hadn’t.
“It’s not tit for tat, but she attacked my looks, she called me a frog. It’s gone back and forth,” he said.
Danny said it had all been “banter”, blaming his shocking remarks about Bec on his British humour, raising eyebrows with hosts Laura and Britt.
“I can’t recall exact things I said, but I’d be very cheeky in the banter with Bec all the time,” he added.
“There are some amazing women in Coles, it’s a joke!”
Danny then conceded that he had been upset after seeing Bec’s crude comments to other men during the Grass Is Greener challenge, which had led to his remarks.
“You can spit at me and throw tomatoes at me, I deserve it,” he added.
Bec then walked back into the studio to join Danny on the couch, after he had refused to appear with any of the other cast members earlier in the episode.
Danny then apologised to her as Bec explained why his remarks had upset her so much, insisting he had continued to insult her with his TikTok videos about their MAFS journey.
Danny also hit back at claims that he had strung Bec along and was never interested in her, with the bride arguing that it had looked like he “manipulated” her after seeing the footage.
They agreed to move on in “respect” and shook hands at the end of the interview, agreeing to leave the drama behind them.
What have Laura and Britt said about Danny?
Hosts Laura and Britt were less than impressed by Danny’s conduct in his Stan interview, telling us that he was incredibly “rude”.
“He was very hard to speak to because he constantly speaks over the top of you,” Laura exclusively told New Idea.
“We definitely saw a side that was not as nice.”
Britt added that the final episode was the most “difficult” conversation they had with the groom, describing him as “abrasive”.
“He really wants to come on to explain himself and have a bit of a redemption arc, and I’m not convinced we got there, but you’ll have to [see],” Britt teased.
So, do you think Danny managed to redeem himself after his shocking comments?
What did Danny say about Bec and Steph on MAFS?
Just days before his Stan interview, Danny took to Instagram to share his remorse over his remarks in a video posted on April 16.
“Sure, most of you hate me; I don’t blame you. I hate myself, so join the club,” he said.
“But I just wanted to jump on here and just apologise, obviously for some of the comments I made or all of the comments I made on the Stan After Dinner Party show, horrendous.
“I’m so ashamed of myself. Obviously, I want to apologise to Steph for the way I spoke about her and Bec, of course. I’m so sorry to both of you girls.”
Following the exposure of his messages with Steph at the Reunion Dinner Party, unseen footage of Stan revealed that she approached him privately to sort it out.
Having none of it, he said he did not want to speak with her again. Once she walked away, he called her a ” f*****g little skank”.
During the show, there was also unseen footage of Danny saying Bec was not a “15-out-of-10”, and slamming the MAFS producers for not providing him with a good match.
He even told them to “bring me better women”.
“You’re telling me that’s the best you can bring me? You ought to be ashamed of yourself,” he said in the footage.
“I have a f*****g cushy little life, I gave up my life to be here, and I could roll into Coles right now, walk up to aisle four, there’s a bird in there, and she’ll be better than Bec,” he added.
“She can’t be no worse, it’s impossible.”
In his Instagram video, he went on to say that he had a “dry” sense of humour, and he could come across the wrong way on TV.
Despite this, he said it was not an excuse.
“I’m here to own up to my mistakes and just apologise,” he continued.
“Anyone who watched it, any viewers who watched it and found it offensive, I’m so sorry. Um, yeah, production, the whole team at MAFS, I let them down.
The TV groom said he needed to do some “soul searching” and even told people to express their nastiness in the comments.
“You know, there’s nothing you can call me which I don’t think worse of myself, so feel free to do it,” he continued.
“If you see me in the street, throw some tomatoes at me, some eggs, whatever.”
“I deserve all of the heat I’m getting at the moment, and I’ll take it on the chin, but honestly, from the bottom of my heart, I’m so sorry to Bec, Steph, anyone who watched it and found it offensive, anyone, all the participants put on MAFS, I let all you guys down.
“The show as a whole, everything. I am actually so sorry, genuinely from the bottom of my heart.”
