MAFS 2025 bride Lauren Hall is a recent ex-girlfriend of 2024 groom Jonathan McCullough. Yup, the reality TV world is small.
Daily Mail Australia reported that Lauren, who’s the CEO of Mayfair Lane Gifts, and Jonathan (Jono) became friends almost a decade ago but reconnected in 2022.
The publication said that the couple dated for three months before splitting on good terms in January 2023, which would have been shortly before Jono auditioned for MAFS. Spicy.
It was reported that casting producers “had knowledge” about Jono and Lauren’s link but asked her to remove any pictures of him from her social media accounts.
“Production were hoping to quietly sweep it under the rug, but word got around that she was appearing on the show and they knew each other,” the source reportedly told Daily Mail.
All the MAFS 2025 cast members with reality TV connections
Lauren is far from the only MAFS 2025 participant with a connection to a reality TV star. Many of the leaked MAFS 2025 cast members have reality alum friends, and some have even been on TV before.
Bride Sierah Swepstone competed for roses on Jimmy Nicholson‘s season of The Bachelor, and groom Paul Antoine searched for love on The Real Love Boat Australia in 2023.
On top of that, Jeff Gobbels—who’s been paired up with Rhi Disljenkovic on the upcoming season—reportedly appeared on three episodes of Neighbours in 2017 as police officer Kurt Bridges.
Who is Lauren Hall’s MAFS groom?
Lauren will be walking down the aisle to business owner Eliot Donovan. However, don’t expect a happy ending for the couple.
Leaked reports say that Eliot ditches Lauren shortly after their wedding and quit MAFS altogether. Ouch.
Then again, what’s MAFS without the drama?
MAFS Australia 2025 premieres on January 27 at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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