Controversial Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 bride Morena Farina has been going rogue lately, slamming her husband Tony Mojanoviski left, right and centre. She even dropped some massive bombshells on Abbie Chatfield’s podcast, and randomly DM’d *checks notes*… Harrison Boon?!
But a former MAFS post producer has come out swinging at Morena, saying that she can’t blame the edit for her wild behaviour on screen. You know, like yelling at Tony a bunch of times before turning on Paul Antoine at the Dinner Party and calling him a “little boy”.
“I’m a former Married At First Sight producer and I can tell you that Morena is getting this edit because she’s a psycho. That’s why she’s getting this edit,” Alexandria Funnell said on TikTok.
“It’s not because she’s been taken out of context, or ‘cause Tony’s secretly married. It’s because she is like this. And she can come out swinging, she can come out arguing all she wants, I can promise you this will be an accurate reflection of what she’s like as a person.”
@alexandriafunnell Morena has ahd her fair share of unfair things in her life. But she can’t deny the way her behaviour is being perceived. #selfreflection #accountability ♬ original sound – Alexandria Funnell
The former MAFS producer added that Morena’s behaviour “isn’t acceptable”, saying that the bride likely doesn’t think her behaviour is as “intense” as it comes across on screen.
“I think she thinks it’s fine, which is while she’ll be like, I don’t get the hate, I don’t get the hate! No this was, all these reasons, I have all these reasons to be feeling this way. I was so misconstrued,” she added.
In the comments, Alexandria noted that she doesn’t think that Tony is “entirely innocent”, but condemned Morena’s behaviour.
Does a ‘bad edit’ really exist?
That’s Showbiz Baby! podcast host Alexandria told Chattr that it’s “complicated” when it comes to contestants having “bad edits”.
“There’s no single truth here. That’s why there’s so many conflicting versions of events — even from producers and participants themselves,” the former reality TV producer explained.
“I’ve worked on scenes where, after post-production, a participant later criticised the edit in the media — and I strongly disagreed with them. I’ve also been on seasons where multiple participants were unhappy with their portrayal, leaving us baffled because what aired was an accurate reflection of how they behaved during the experiment.”
@alexandriafunnell Replying to @ants ♬ original sound – Alexandria Funnell
She concedes that there are always complex “nuances” that come into play, as contestants can have different “reasons, justifications and perspectives” as to who is really at fault. And of course, this is hard to cram into a two-and-a-half-minute scene.
But for the most part, she believes the edit “follows the natural personalities and dynamics that emerge as the experiment progresses”.
“How often has a season’s ‘villain’ later shown themselves to be exactly who they were portrayed as? A lot! Once the show has aired, there’s no more editing — just them being themselves,” she said. “It happens every year and you can see it happening with Morena now.”
Another reality TV producer defends Morena
However, another reality TV producer tells Chattr they are asked to milk contestants’ emotions for all they’re worth. Placing brides and grooms in high-pressure situations with experienced producers means tensions can certainly be heightened.
“I was taught early on by a senior producer how to make reality TV contestants cry. You’re told to find their ‘wound’ and ‘pick the wound until it bleeds’,” our source spills.
“It’s manipulative, but that’s what goes into making good TV.”
Plus, the producer said they’ve spent hours trawling through footage and transcripts to find the perfect sound bite that suits the narrative or storyline.
“You can’t physically put words into somebody’s mouth, but you can take things out of context or leave parts out,” they say.
One thing’s for sure, this definitely won’t be the end of the ‘bad edit’ debate. Many of the MAFS 2025 cast have already spoken out about their edits, and with intruders on the horizon, there’ll likely be more to come!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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