According to Shannon’s profile on Australia’s Elite Fitness Model, he also appeared in a “Kmart anti-theft commercial” in 2010.
It seems that Shannon was rather passionate about acting at one point; he even completed an acting course at NIDA - Australia’s prestigious performing arts school where the likes of Cate Blanchett, Mel Gibson and Baz Luhrmann trained - in 2009.
Shannon’s not the only Married At First Sight 2023 contestant to have appeared on television before though.
Alyssa, who married Duncan in the latest MAFS episode, once appeared on the popular show Judge Judy. In fact, New Idea reached out to Alyssa to talk about her stint on Judge Judy and she said it was over ten years ago, back when she was living in the United States.
“It was over a decade ago when I was living in California. I was the defendant in a lawsuit which JJ [Judge Judy] ruled the case to be thrown out. She was very intimidating, but I totally admire her success and her commanding presence in holding a room,” Alyssa told us.
In addition to Shannon and Alyssa, Adam, another contestant from this year’s MAFS, was a contestant on the UK reality show Coach Trip in 2017.
The fact that these three have all appeared on TV before, begs the question of whether they’ve gone on Married At First Sight for the right reasons. Are they really there for love? Or do they just want fame? Only time will tell…
Married At First Sight continues Sunday at 7.30pm on 9 and 9Now.