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It’s fair to say that MAFS groom Jack Dunkley spends a considerable amount of time working on how he looks, after all abs like his don’t come easy!

However, Jack hasn’t always looked the way he does now.

Before he had his cheesegrater abs and blinding white smile, Jack had a… side fringe.

Old photos from his Star Now account, which is an online portfolio for acting jobs, show Jack looking significantly different. You can feast your eyes on them below.

Peculiarly, Jack’s profile has his name listed as Jacob Dunkley, which has us questioning what his real name actually is.

Regardless, they’re certainly photos of the MAFS groom, you can see that he’s even recycling his headband from his early noughties days.

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Are Tori and Jack still together?

**WARNING: This article contains potential spoilers for MAFS 2024.**

Tori Adams and Jack were paired together on Married at First Sight Australia 2024, and while their relationship got off to a bit of a rough start with Jack admitting that he wasn’t attracted to his wife, it appears the couple are still together.

The Daily Mail published a photo of the couple celebrating Christmas together with Tori’s family in Melbourne. In fact, before the annual MAFS participant’s Instagram ban, she shared pics of the couple looking loved-up!

Plus, a photo was shared on a MAFS fan Facebook group showing Tori holding a bunch of flowers on February 14th with a note reading, “My beautiful wife Tori, Happy Valentine’s Day.” Hmmmmm.

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Newlyweds Ellie Dix and Ben Walters have called out MAFS producers in a leaked video diary for editing footage to make it appear as though they don’t like each other.

The video, which was posted by MAFSFunny was taken during the experiment and shows Ellie and Ben talking to a phone camera back at their Sky Suites Apartment.

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“Maybe this is not good. Maybe I could be — you know — maybe Ellie really hates me,” Ben said before panning the camera to Ellie.

“I don’t hate him,” Ellie clarified.

“You know, the way these producers make it seem like this huge drama,” she continued.

“What I’m trying to say is you might only be getting a snippet of me saying ‘he made me feel angry,’ but that was last night and I was angry,” she added.

“They’re just getting my side. So, I didn’t write Ben off but all it takes is a little cut here and there,” she trailed off.

Ben agreed and went over and gave Ellie a kiss on camera.

Are Ben and Ellie still together?

**WARNING: This article contains potential spoilers for MAFS 2024.**

That’s a big old resounding NO.

Bombshell alert, because Ellie was spotted cuddled up with fellow groom Jono McCullough, who’s matched with Lauren Dunn, at her work party in December. A few of the guests plastered photos all over social media, which a MAFS gossip account then got a hold of.

Pics were later released of her and Jono making out in the ocean, so it’s safe to say that she and Ben definitely aren’t together.

According to Daily Mail Australia, the new relationship will be revealed in a future commitment ceremony.

“Lauren had no idea that Jono kept in contact with Ellie and found out during filming, and, boy, was she not happy,” a source told the publication.

“She was completely gobsmacked and felt humiliated by the end – but everyone else is happy for them.” 

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As if this wild year’s bunch aren’t already bringing enough chaos, the new MAFS brides and grooms – otherwise known as the intruders – have been announced.

Typically, the latecomers will marry each other, so it’s important to note that there’s an odd number of them. It’s good news for Michael, whose match left him before the wedding day.

Michael will be matched with one of the male intruders, and the other two men will be paired off with the latecomer brides.

After the new couples have exchanged their vowels, they will join the original couples for the rest of the experiment.

Meet the new MAFS 2024 brides and grooms.

Madeleine

Age: 30
From: Victoria
Occupation: Psychic Medium

Jade

Age: 26
From: Queensland
Occupation: Executive Assistant

Stephen

Age: 26
From: Western Australia
Occupation: Hairdresser

Ash

Age: 33
From: Victoria
Occupation: Sales Manager

Ridge

Age: 27
From: New South Wales
Occupation: Psychiatric Nurse

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Collins Christian and Natalie Parham may be out of the MAFS experiment, but their story isn’t over just yet! Natalie has revealed that she reached out to him while the show was airing and his response wasn’t exactly encouraging.

In an interview with Hit Network’s The Pulse with Seany B & Emma G, the former Married At First Sight bride said she sent a message of support to Collins after negative articles about him started circulating in the press.

“I did reach out to him to see how he was going and to see how he responded to the (media) articles coming out And I got a one word answer.”

“I put the ball in his court, and he never took a bat,” she added.

Fortunately for us, Natalie went into detail about what Collins’ reply was, and it was unsurprisingly on brand for him.

“I just got the word ‘Cheers!’ in response,” he said.

Collins was standoffish with his wife on the honeymoon, and despite her honest intentions of looking for love, Collins’ follow-up actions came off as less than convincing. The relationship between the pair drew criticisms from fans, with many believing that he was simply on the show for clout.

After the first commitment ceremony, Natalie packed up her bags and decided to leave (although conflicting reports say that Collins was removed), and she says she stands by her decision.

“He might be bitter about it, he might hold resentment to me, towards me, (if) that’s how he chooses to respond to the situation, that is not a person I want to be married to.”

Will Collins be at the reunion?

Going by what Natalie said in the interview, it looks as though viewers will be seeing Collins at the reunion.

“I’m going into the reunion with a mindset of, ‘I’m going to treat him how I felt I wanted to be treated at that first dinner party.’” 

“I wanted someone to be there, to welcome me, to make me feel included in the group so when he walks in those doors at the reunion, I’m going to welcome him with open arms to show there’s no hatchet, there’s no battlegrounds, there’s no hate, there’s no animosity from me and hopefully he reciprocates.”

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Controversial cast mate Collins Christian left the MAFS 2024 experiment for the second – and presumably last – time on Monday night’s episode.

While the exit appeared to come about because his ‘wife’ Natalie Parham wanted to leave, reports suggest he was actually removed from the show.

On Sunday night’s episode, Natalie wrote ‘leave’ at the Commitment Ceremony and Collins wrote ‘stay’. As per the rules of the experiment, if one person in the relationship writes ‘stay’, then both parties must stay to work on the relationship for one more week. However, Natalie and Collins packed up and left the following night.

A source told Yahoo Lifestyle Australia that a MAFS insider said Collins was made to leave by production.

“The rules and premise of the show are irrelevant if they compromise a participant’s wellbeing or mental health, and ESA [producers Endemol Shine Australia] take their duty of care seriously,” the insider said.

“Natalie had already tried to quit at the first dinner party, but was talked into remaining until the first commitment ceremony to ‘see their storyline through’. When it then became apparent she would have to stay another week, bosses stepped in and removed her and Collins from the show as soon as they could wrap it up on camera,” they continued.

“The experiment is an emotional rollercoaster as it is, but factor in Natalie’s vulnerability from her lack of relationship experience prior to filming and the grief she was experiencing following her father’s very recent death and she was in no state to continue production.”

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What happened at the Commitment Ceremony?

During Natalie and Collin’s time on the couch with the experts, the groom stressed that he wanted to remain in the experiment with his bride.

However, when John Aiken asked Collins what he’d done to show his passion for making things work with Natalie, he struggled to answer the question.

Natalie ended up in tears as Collins got stuck into a fight with John over the groom’s treatment of his wife.

Then, on Monday’s episode, Natalie told Collins that she believed everything he says is an act, and told him that she wanted to exit the experiment, which they did.

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Of course, the MAFS participants are setting themselves up for a lucrative social media career by appearing on Married At First Sight, but they’re actually paid for their time on the show too.

How much exactly, you wonder? Well, we have the answers!

An anonymous participant told Daily Telegraph that they were paid $150 a day, and an additional $125 for food. If the contestants film a seven-day week, then they’ll be receiving $1925 a week.

However, the same contestant told the publication that they weren’t allocated any money for their outfits or grooming.

“I am broke after having appeared on the show,” they said. “I couldn’t even make my rent payments with what we were being paid.

“We would film late so I would be ordering takeaway most nights. I spent a bomb on outfits, hair and make-up, and to top it off, they didn’t even let us wear what we wanted.”

“If someone was wearing the same colour as someone else, they would make you change.”

The MAFS participant said that the social media ban, which blocks the contestants from using their accounts, is an additional financial burden.

“And anyone who runs a business on Instagram is struggling because they can’t post anything.”

How much were past MAFS participants paid?

Even though the current participant has complained about the amount they’re paid, it’s significantly more than in previous years.

Back in 2022, MAFS season 8 villain Olivia Frazer conducted an Instagram Q&A and was asked directly about the amount the participants were paid to be involved.

“You get paid $1100 weekly,” she responded.

“Out of that you have to pay for your rent, bills, food, hair, make-up, outfits (so many outfits because producers need to approve). Plus during COVID we weren’t allowed in stores so we had to pay delivery fees for everything, which adds up.”

Olivia added, “I came out of it with next to nothing.”

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