And there you have it. Two days into the experiment and we’ve already had our first walk-out of season 12 of Married At First Sight Australia.
Of course it was always going to be Eliot, who had been threatening to leave from the get-go if his partner didn’t meet his ridiculously long list of “non-negotiables”, which included their age gap of two years.
A tense honeymoon dinner sees his partner Lauren putting up with his petulant man-child energy as he complains about why she isn’t his perfect match.
Genuinely wanting to give the experiment a shot and work things through, Lauren suggests Eliot actually get to know her instead of coming up with things he perceives don’t match his lifestyle.
It’s clear Tim doesn’t want to be there, despite Katie trying her best to make things work. Could another walk-out be on the cards?
Elsewhere, Carina and Paul and Jamie and David are cracking jokes, smiling and getting cuddly on their honeymoons, which gave us a welcome relief from the doom and gloom of the others.
Two more couples also got married tonight, with both going relatively smoothly after one rocky start.
Double trouble might have been on the cards for Awhina, 30, when she married Adrian, 31. It was revealed early on both had twin siblings.
While the pair looked great together and instantly connected, tensions arose when a joke ending with “Don’t worry, I don’t have kids” took single mum Awhina by surprise.
Awhina and Adrian have agreed to give things a go. Photo / Warner Bros. Discovery
Things got even more tense when the new bride called for a “timeout” after her mum revealed the fact in her wedding speech.
Adrian appeared shocked by the revelation and admitted it would “take time” for him to come to terms with the news, but ultimately said he was open to continuing the relationship and seeing how things played out.
Billy, the 31-year-old Brit, has stepped swimmingly into the “roker” role of the show. The self-proclaimed “mamma’s boy” brings golden retriever energy to the proceedings, and there’s no doubt he’ll be a fan favourite.
He married Sierah, a 31-year-old financial planner who had a “tumultuous” upbringing and admitted she feared abandonment and rejection.
It was all smiles at the wedding of Billy and Sierah. Photo / James Gourley
There was plenty to smile about when the two couples met, with myriad jokes cracked and a shared sense of appreciation for each other and their families.
