An insider source recently told PerthNow, “Tim is not the angel he’s painted out to be” and revealed that Tim was texting another girl “the whole time”.
Radio host Kyle Sandilands revealed on The Kyle & Jackie O Show while interviewing Sara that he'd heard "multiple people" say that Tim was now in a relationship with a Brazilian woman.
It was suggested that Tim was texting or possibly dating her throughout the experiment... “It might’ve been an ex,” Sara said regarding the claims.
“I actually can’t remember if the ex was Italian or Brazilian.”
Tim later spoke to Yahoo Lifestyle! and denied the claims made on the show and said he was "100% faithful to Sara”.
“The only person I was romantically involved with during the experiment was Sara, which is more than I can say about others,” he said.
The sighting isn't exactly surprising considering Sara and Tim's rocky on-screen dynamic.
Although the nutritionist, Sara, and business owner, Tim, were initially attracted to each other, bonding during their nuptials by conversing in Spanish, married life hasn't been smooth sailing for the bride and groom.
Even before the cheating scandal, things came to a head after Sara refused to partake in the phone challenge, which required each contestant to share the contents of their phone with their partner.
During the challenge, Tim was more than willing to hand over his phone for Sara to go through; the nutritionist, however, quickly refused. This left Tim (and viewers) wondering whether Sara had something to hide.
When Tim brought up Sara's secrecy in front of the other contestants during the first commitment ceremony - during which they both chose to stay - the bride wasn't happy, accusing Tim of throwing her under the bus.
"It made me look stupid," Sara told him after the fact. Tim countered that he didn't see the issue in bringing it up in front of the other contestants if she had nothing to hide.
Speaking to camera, Sara then confirmed that there was a budding sense of mistrust between herself and Tim.
Following the phone challenge, 9Now released an interview with Sara in which she revealed why she didn't surrender her phone.
"You've got to remember, we are strangers like at this point we've only known each other for a week," the 29-year-old told the publication.
"Phones are like a diary for a lot of people and I just didn't know how far he was going to look into it. I feel like it's a very private thing."
While Tim was initially concerned about Sara's defensiveness about handing over her phone, the 31-year-old eventually came around.
"We did have a conversation after and he said to me, 'You're right, phones are a very private thing'," Sara said. "He did agree with me in the end."
Tim and Sara's trust apparent trust issues seem to stem from previous relationships.
Sara's ex-boyfriend cheated on her multiple times with multiple women, but she continued to go back to him across the span of four or five years.
Tim's ex-girlfriend of six years also cheated on him, and the two broke up just six months before the MAFS experiment. Tim even admitted to Sara that he was planning on proposing to her this year.
When Sara expressed her concerns about how recent Tim's breakup was, the groom responded with, "I need your help," which didn't go down well with Sara.
"I've had past experiences where I haven't been over my ex and I've told people that I've been over my ex and I haven't," Sara said on the night of the wedding.
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