There are a bunch of Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 cast members who skipped the reunion, but why didn’t Jacqui Burfoot and Clint Rice take that option? According to a source, the newest MAFS couple desperately didn’t want to attend, but felt like they had no other option.
We all saw how Ellie Dix and Jono McCullough were treated during the 2024 reunion. The MAFS cast usually does not take kindly to those who have recoupled. An insider told Chattr that this was a worry for Jacqui and Clint.
However, it’s “almost impossible” to skip the reunion, as cast members are “forced to go by production and the contract they signed”.
“Clint and Jacqui didn’t want to go, because they were happy. They knew they would be made to look like Jono and Ellie 2.0. However, production apparently called them almost every day to tell them to go. Jacqui also didn’t want to see Ryan again,” the insider claimed.
According to our source, production spun a story for the new couple, saying they just wanted to tell their love story.
“Production promised the couple it would be worth it to come and they just wanted to tell their story — and they were the only real love story,” the insider added.
What does Lauren think about Jacqui and Clint’s new relationship?
Clint’s original match was Lauren Hall, and the two seemed to get along swimmingly — though there wasn’t much chemistry.
The groom told Chattr he called Lauren after the reunion to share the news about himself and Jacqui, and apparently, she was supportive.
“I called Lauren the night after the Dinner Party reunion and told her that Jacqui and I were together, because we still [weren’t] sure if she was going to turn up,” he said.
“She was very supportive, she was like, ‘No that’s great, I can see that as a good match, so good luck to you guys’.”
Clint and Jacqui couldn’t tell Lauren or Ryan Donnelly about their relationship before the reunion because production wouldn’t “allow” them to start important storylines off-camera.
“Out of respect to the show, I had to wait until we’re on camera to share that,” Clint said. “We’re not allowed to talk about those types of things off camera, because production can’t tell their story.”
No wonder Ryan has such a visceral reaction. The reunion is going to be wild!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sunday at 7pm and Monday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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