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Following last night’s shocking episode of Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025, we expected a little damage control from the cast, in particular from Ryan Donnelly, who was central to the scandalous gossip about his wife, Jacqui Burfoot, that spread like wildfire through the apartment complex, as his fellow grooms spilled tea to their respective wives.

ICYMI, Ryan and the other grooms met with expert Alessandra Rampolla after completing the Fantasy task set during Intimacy Week. While discussing the highs and lows of the challenge, Ryan brought up an ongoing argument between him and Jacqui regarding words of affirmation.

What did Ryan say on MAFS?

During the discussion, Ryan said Jacqui’s “crazy eyes came out”, referencing a comment made by ex-castmate Jake Luik. It went down like a lead balloon with the other grooms and Alessandra, but the situation worsened when Ryan then made a comment about Jacqui being particularly good at a sex act.

While the actual sentence was partially bleeped out, it was clearly graphic in nature, shocking the other grooms and Alessandra.

Naturally, fans were in uproar over the incident, as was Jacqui – who took to Instagram, saying she was “ashamed and disappointed” not simply by Ryan’s comments but by the inaction of other grooms at the time, none of whom spoke up in her defence, and about the gossip that ripped through the other couples.

Ryan apologises on national TV

Ryan has been quick to apologise about the comments, appearing on Today Extra the morning after the episode aired. “I think the medical diagnosis is foot-in-mouth disease?” he joked before saying he is a “massive believer in ownership” and that he looks back at the comments as one of his “biggest regrets”.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to apologise to the viewers, to Jacqui, to anyone who was offended by it, to Alessandra for being present in the room,” he continued more soberly.

Still, Ryan went on the defence at one point. “To put into context, the average person says like 10 times more explicit things on a regular basis with their mates,” he began before adding, “Now, that does not excuse my comment. It was both ungentlemanly and disrespectful and on national television.”

Ryan did not discuss the gossip that spread after his shocking statement and didn’t reference an apology to Jacqui made during the show. However, it’s practically a certainty that the X-rated comments will be brought up once again at the next Dinner Party, and we expect that Ryan will be facing plenty of criticism from both fellow castmates and his wife Jacqui.

Jacqui says her chaotic energy isn’t the entire story

Jacqui Burfoot has been one of the most fascinating MAFS 2025 brides in the show’s history, from her deep hatred of TV in the bedroom to wedding vows that read more like a job application resume.

But, according to Jacqui, all may not be as it seems on our screens. She recently posted an Instagram Story complaining about MAFS’ bad editing, saying her “character makes no sense” on the show because of a “highly fictional storyline”.

“I can’t sit back and support misleading and deceptive stories,” she added before listing several traits she feels weren’t properly exhibited on MAFS.

Jacqui has also hinted at sneaky editing in a separate Instagram post about Jake Luik‘s infamous comment regarding her appearance.

While she does acknowledge that Jake told his wife Ashleigh Ackerman Jacqui had “crazy eyes” during the Photo Ranking task, she added that “it was an inside joke someone else was making” and that Jake seemed “full of remorse” during the Commitment Ceremony, something that was not aired.

Jake insists “crazy eyes” comment didn’t come from him first

Jake began his time on MAFS 2025 as a fan favourite, but this quickly changed after his damning comments made during the Photo Ranking task. From racist comments about Awhina Rutene to saying Jacqui Burfoot had “crazy eyes”, his behaviour led to the dissolution of his marriage to Ashleigh and attracted the ire of MAFS fans.

Since leaving the show, Jake has given a tell-all interview to The Daily Mail, insisting that what was aired was not the full story, and was instead just bad editing.

“If you look at just what’s on TV, it makes it look great,” he said. “But a lot of things I said, a lot of things I brought up, just got completely cut from the footage.”

Some cut footage, he alleges, involved Ashleigh disappearing for entire weekends, which made it difficult for them to build a relationship. He also suffered from a serious ear infection during filming, which wasn’t shown during the series.

Most controversial, however, are his claims that it was Ashleigh who called Jacqui “crazy eyes” first. According to Jake, she forgot her fellow bride’s name during a conversation and referred to her as “crazy eyes” in passing.

“I was made to look like I was the only one saying things, but that wasn’t the case.”

Morena claims Tony wanted his IRL wife on MAFS

In a really chaotic move, MAFS bride Morena Farina messaged ex-MAFS star Harrison Boon on Instagram, with Harrison then sharing the messages with Morena’s permission.

In the texts, Morena claims that her relationship with Tony Mojanovski was over before it began, with Tony revealing on their honeymoon that he is still married. While this wasn’t a total dealbreaker for Morena, his alleged revelation during the first Commitment Ceremony was.

“…He told everyone at the Commitment Ceremony, which is this week, that he loves his wife,” she says in the messages, adding that he told producers he wanted them to bring his wife onto the show.

“He wants his wife, and he really thought he could come on the show and get his wife in the show. It would make good TV. What the hell?”

Morena said this was a central issue in their relationship, but while she wanted to discuss it on the show, producers told her to “stop talking” about it and to “let it go”, as they were not going to make it a storyline.

“And then the production thinks, ‘Well, I’m gonna give it to her because she’s not doing what we want her to do’. I ruined their filming. This is why there was no footage on our honeymoon,” she continued.

Eliot says his show personality doesn’t reflect real-life

Eliot Donovan‘s short-lived relationship with Lauren Hall was central to the MAFS 2025 drama in early episodes after Eliot complained about Lauren’s age and implied that she spent too much money on designer handbags.

He eventually left the show (although – spoiler alert – will be returning as an intruder soon), and gave a revealing interview to The Daily Mail, blasting MAFS‘ bad editing.

“It’s so frustrating,” he says in the interview. “It’s so funny with the way that they can like cherry-pick parts of my personality and then not show other parts.”

The groom went on to say that context is lost amongst MAFS‘ bad editing. “It can make it completely different if you’re doing it in a way that sounds harsh and aggressive, obviously it’s going to come out a lot worse. If you’re saying it in defence of something or in a way where you are saying, look, I don’t think it’s fair or this or that, and you add context to it, then I think it communicates completely differently.”

We’ll see if Eliot’s edit turns around when he returns with a new bride.

Tim felt “stitched up” with his story arc

Easily the top villain (so far) of MAFS 2025, Tim Gromie set fans ablaze with his comments and treatment of his wife, Katie Johnston. From criticising producers for not placing him with a younger wife, to abandoning Katie until the first Commitment Ceremony, Tim’s behaviour on screen led to nationwide outrage.

Since MAFS began airing, Tim has deleted social media, and an insider revealed to The Daily Mail that he wants “nothing to do with the show”.

“He feels he was stitched up from the start and is now just trying to get through it with minimal damage to his career and reputation,” the insider spilled.

Tim has allegedly refused all interviews relating to MAFS, even opting out of a promotional shoot for the series.

With so many stars taking to alternative Instagram accounts to spill tea on MAFS this year, we’re sure there will be more rogue statements about bad editing in the weeks to come.

If there was one pivotal moment from last night’s episode of MAFS 2025, it had to be Ryan Donnelly managing to disrespect his wife, Jacqui Burfoot, not once but twice during an Intimacy Week session with Alessandra Rampolla and the other grooms in the experiment.

To recap, Ryan told the group that during their Intimacy Week fantasy task, Jacqui’s “crazy eyes” made an appearance during a discussion about Ryan’s lack of interest and the infamous Photo Ranking task that saw him place his bride in equal third.

Alessandra and the group were unimpressed with Ryan’s lack of respect for Jacqui, but things only got worse. While trying to un-dig the hole he had created, Ryan made a shocking remark about Jacqui being particularly good at a sexual act.

The drama didn’t end there. Once back with their respective partners, the incident spread through the experiment – with everyone knowing about what was said besides Jacqui herself.

Jacqui speaks out on Instagram

Now that the episode has aired, Jacqui has taken to Instagram to give her two cents on how she felt watching it all back.

“The only thing on my mind right now – why has no one had the respect or decency to check in with me at this point?” she wrote, alongside a screenshot of the episode.

“Everyone is gossiping like children, and I’m humiliated. Men, I wish you stood up to that ‘locker room chat’ on the spot,” Jacqui continued.

During the episode, we saw Dave Thomas reflect with his wife, Jamie Marinos, on the Intimacy Week moment, telling Jamie he had regrets about not speaking up for Jacqui during the session. Jacqui thanked Dave for realising this in her post but also addressed Jamie, saying she wished that the fellow bride had approached her with the information after receiving it.

It looks like the shocking moment will be brought up during tonight’s Dinner Party – how will it affect Jacqui and Ryan’s relationship going forward? Given Jacqui has hinted at finding a new love, we’re going to assume the answer is “not well”!

Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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