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MAFS behind-the-scenes: Top secrets revealed!

Shock behind-the-scenes info - by Faye James
  • 30 Jan 2019

It’s one of the most watched reality TV shows in Australia, but behind-the-scenes, Married At First Sight harbours shocking secrets viewers would not believe!

Former participant Nasser Sultan tells New Idea that the contestants are badly paid and pressured to have sex. 

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It's been exactly one year to the day since I walked down the aisle and married this beautiful stranger. A day I'll never forget and only look back on with fondess. Looking back I definitely could have tried harder, the edit could have been fairer and she should have come before the cleaning. But above all we just weren't meant to be. Gab deserves someone that'll treat her like a princess and sadly that wasn't me. I went into the whole MAFS thing with no idea what would happen and I still can't describe what it really was like. Loved and hated by the whole country overnight, pressure to perform from the producers, paparazzi camping outside my house, haunted houses with actual ghosts, stupid frights through media with co-stars, police investigating death threats and people constantly sending pictures of their privates on my DMs. Sadly I'm still single though. Thanks to @gabrielleriver and the rest of cast and crew for crazy year. And thank you to @sydneycelebrantglenn !!

“We’re paid just $150 a day for 12 hour days over the course of 10 weeks,” he spills.

“The boys are supplied condoms next to the bed and producers really push for them to have sex,” he adds.

Not only that the couples are contracted to stay together. 

“We are on contract for 12 months after the show wraps. They must wear their wedding rings for three months after filming has wrapped and are not allowed to have girlfriends or be seen with other girls until the reunion airs,” he continues.

And according to Star 104 the application process is insane.

“Anyone who makes it onto the show faces police checks, psychiatric testing, an avalanche of paperwork and like a bajillion questionnaires,” the website claims.

Two MAFS brides also told Mamamia that the filming was long and relentless: "The wedding was filmed from 7am until 4am the following day... they make you film it over and over again.”

Davina Rankin also claimed the contestants are encouraged to cause drama.

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Yo guys, I'M BRONDE (Brown-Blonde lol) 🤘🏽💁🏽‍♀️ . . A huge thank you to my hair god @gillzy_ @ggstylestudio 🙌🏼 You've taken me through every colour under the sun, but I think we both agree we love caramel the most ❤️ And @haircandybrisbane for my perfectly matched clip ins (for those special occasions 🙌🏼) . . Check my story for the before and after, ALL IN ONE VISIT may I add - seriously hair god @gillzy_ 💁🏽‍♀️ happy weekend!

“Producers encourage controversy. This year they’ve really taken the leash off and they’ve allowed [bad behaviour],’ she told Daily Mail.

“ ... I think there’s a plan as to how they want to design the show. So in terms of scripting, it’s not, ‘you need to say this and you need to say that’ — that’s not how it’s scripted. I think your commitment ceremonies are very much set up in a way to address any of the controversies that’s happened within the show.”

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Faye James is a regular contributor at New Idea, WHO and Practical Parenting and works across health, beauty, celebrity and royal content. She has over 20 years of experience spanning across the UK, Middle East and Australia.

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