From the outset it was clear for all to see that Married at First Sight bride Stacey Hampton was not impressed with her match Michael Goonan, however she experienced a swift change of heart about her groom once she found out one important detail: he’s rich.
WATCH: Stacey says she ‘judged Michael too quickly’ after discovering his wealth
The 26-year-old reality TV bride has since been ridiculed for her behaviour during her wedding day and has found herself the subject of a series of savage memes via Instagram account @MAFSfunny.
In one image, a photo of a moody looking Stacey is placed with a caption: “When u hate ya new husband.”
While the next pic shows the mum-of-two smiling, and is captioned: “But then find out he’s rich.”
A second meme draws on Stacey’s law training, and shows her in a Legally Blonde style mock up, which has cleverly been called “Legally MAFS”.
“Coming for 50% of everything he owns,” the copy reads, with an image of a scared looking Michael in the background.
A third meme from the funny Instagram account draws a comparison between Stacey’s plumped up pout and a Muppets character.
The mocking memes come after Stacey opened up on the show ahead of her TV marriage about the reasons why she finds it so hard to let her guard down – and why that’s stopped her from finding love in the past.
Revealing dark moments from her life on the hit reality show, Stacey said she’s been through a lot of trauma.
“When I was one, my father died, and then my brother took that role,” she shares.
“He was very protective. He was like my dad, but also my best friend.”
“The day my son was due to be born, I got a phone call from my mum,” the mum-of-two continues, holding back tears.
“He had a motorbike accident that day. He died.”
“Having a child is meant to be the best day of your life; so I’m going through these mixed emotions where I’ve got this beautiful blessing coming but I’ve just lost my best friend and basically my father figure. I was overwhelmed with everything that was going on.”
Stacey – whose two young sons are two and four years old – is well aware of how the devastating loss shaped her as a person, and made it difficult for her to form lasting relationships.
“I ended up stepping up for the family and I handled everything,” she reveals of the aftermath of her brother’s tragic passing.
“I had to push all my emotions aside. I think that is the reason I do have walls and I am standoffish and I don’t trust people very often. I don’t want to get hurt.”
“I’ll push people away because I don’t want to open up that side of me.”
After singing herself up as a willing participant in the thee latest season of Australia’s favourite televised social experiment, Stacey’s now hoping the experts are able to help her find a partner who will be able to help “bring her walls down and help her show affection”.
“I want to be emotional towards someone and have them do the same back,” she tells MAFS relationship expert John Aitken.
“Because I have love to give as well. I have a lot of love to give.”
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