Each year, Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 delivers some genuinely bizarre matches, and this year, Jacqui Burfoot and Ryan Donnelly have taken the cake for the season’s most controversial couple. Jacqui and Ryan’s relationship has been such a rollercoaster that fans questioned early on whether they were planted actors because of their hot and cold dynamic.
From Ryan’s comments about Jacqui’s “crazy eyes” (while also telling all the lads she gives “good head”) to Jacqui’s inability to let go of not being ranked first in the photo challenge, somehow, despite the dinner party drama and fights, the two seem determined to make their relationship work. Or extend their 15 minutes of fame. Either one.
Combined Communications Specialist and Body Language Expert Scott Taylor spoke to Chattr about MAFS’ latest commitment ceremony after everyone was once again left baffled by Jacqui and Ryan’s newly reunited state.
Body language expert decodes MAFS’ Jacqui and Ryan: “Fake”
There’s no denying Jacqui and Ryan are truly an enigma, and to put it frankly, Scott isn’t buying what they’re selling.
“When Ryan said he was ‘crass and non-gentleman-like’ (with the heart touch), [it] was practised and did not seem sincere,” Scott told Chattr. “Jacqui is saying she needs to be positive, but is leaning away and closed off.”
One of the commitment ceremony’s most peculiar moments was when Ryan was overcome by emotion as he talked about his future son, a moment Scott dubbed as “fake”.
“The whole children line was a completely blurred, garbled sentence,” Scott said. “Ryan’s fake emotion, ‘my son when he comes’, was a terrible attempt at an emotional statement. There was no facial micro-alignment.”
Scott said the two are simply putting on appearances in front of the group and experts. “When the sales pitch started, they leaned close then away again,” he pointed out. “The closeness is just for appearance.”
Jacqui goes rogue on Instagram, labels Ryan ‘Temu Tate’
While on-screen, the two are attempting to survive another week, Jacqui hasn’t been shy about voicing where she’s at post-MAFS. She took to her business Instagram page last night to dub Ryan as ‘Temu Tate’, while dropping a spoiler about tonight’s episode.
“Every woman on the planet deserves to be put first by their partner!!!” she captioned the video. “(P.S. Tomorrow I say f-them, I deserve better, and distance myself from Temu Tate.)”
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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