It looks like Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 is going to dredge up some old wounds, with the beef between Awhina Rutene and Sierah Swepstone set to reach new heights during the MAFS reunion.
However, Awhina’s on-screen husband Adrian Araouzou believes that Billy Belcher didn’t cop enough flack for how he contributed to the drama, and tells Chattr the groom didn’t treat Sierah well.
It’s something we didn’t necessarily see on TV, so it’s definitely intriguing! Since their storyline has wrapped up, it has been interesting that Sierah has gone to ground and mainly stayed out of the public eye, while Billy has been busy arranging pap shots with Awhina, doing club appearances and podcasts.
“We all know the truth of how Billy treated Sierah,” Adrian tells us. “I think Sierah and Billy’s relationship, I think we never heard from Sierah’s side — but I think if you watch the show back, I think you can see visibly who’s clearly upset more than someone else [who is] saying words [to look like] the nice guy.”
“Deep down, [Billy] had no feelings for Sierah [and he knew] the truth.”
Adrian points out a discrepancy with Billy’s “wife swap” comment that had the experts and dinner table shocked, when he joked to Adrian that they should trade Sierah and Awhina.
“He was all, ‘I was hurt’ at the Dinner Party [which is why I said the wife swap comment],” Adrian says. “But [he] didn’t know about me and Sierah going to dinner until that Dinner Party. But now [he] said [the wife swap comment] because [he was] hurt? That doesn’t make sense.”
“That [wife swap] comment was made three weeks [before that particular Dinner Party], and now I look at Awhina and Billy [being] best mates. Was I in the wrong here, or were they in the wrong? Were things taken out of context to make me look bad, or was there truth behind what Billy said? Because you don’t see me taking photos or hanging out with Sierah, but you see them [doing it],” he adds.
It seems like Adrian and Billy can’t stand each other, with Adrian saying he wasn’t pleased that Billy took photos with Awhina “for clout”.
“For Billy to add fuel to the fire, I’m a bit like, yeah, that shows what kind of person you are,” Adrian says.
“When I see people bag out other cast members, considering we all thought we were friends, it’s just like a low blow and I just don’t like that . So, therefore, I choose not to hang out with Billy,” he adds.
“I think he’s as fake as it gets, and I think his actions post-show, his club appearances, taking photos with all these ex-celebrities and Awhina for the clout like that, for me, speaks volumes.”
Adrian reveals what he thinks about Awhina and Billy’s rumoured relationship
However, if Billy and Awhina ended up in a relationship — Adrian wouldn’t hold it against them.
He does tell Chattr that it was Billy and Cleo Rutene who had “something going on” after the show, so it would be “weird” if Awhina ended up hooking up with Billy now.
“Awhina has confirmed to me that she’s not dating [Billy], but at the end of the day even if they are dating, I’m happy for them. You came on for love, and if it wasn’t with your partner and you found it with someone else on the show, then so be it, you guys deserve to find love,” he says.
“If that is the case, I’m truly happy for them. This is the same as Jacqui [Burfoot] and Clint [Rice]. Like, you can’t be mad at Jacqui for finding love when that’s what she came on the show for.”
It will be interesting to see what goes down at the MAFS reunion, seeing as Awhina and Adrian have a big fight! Will Billy and Adrian get into it as well? We’ll find out on Sunday!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sunday at 7pm and Monday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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