Clint Rice may not have had a successful marriage to Lauren Hall on Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025, but the intruder groom did go on to later find love with Jacqui Burfoot, in the show’s worst-kept secret for this season.
While we’re unlikely to see much of their love story unfold at the reunion, Jacqui has now relocated to Tasmania to be with Clint, with Clint publicly speaking about their relationship to The Daily Mail, saying he’s grateful Jacqui has “put everything on the line” to make their relationship work.
“We moved in with strangers on MAFS, so why not do it in real life, on our terms?” Clint said. “She put everything on the line to make this work. I’m so glad she did.”
MAFS’ Clint reveals how Ryan found about relationship with Jacqui
While currently on the show Jacqui is still paired with Ryan Donnelly, post final-Vows Jacqui and Clint became closer and eventually started a relationship.
Clint has now revealed he sat down with Ryan to break the news to him personally to ensure it wasn’t going to be a dramatic reunion storyline.
“We didn’t want to be smug about it or throw it in anyone’s face. We wanted to handle things respectfully,” Clint said. “Ryan tried to spin it as though we were mates – but we weren’t. We didn’t know each other before the show, and we won’t know each other after.”
MAFS’ Clint calls treatment of Jacqui ‘disgusting’, gives dire warning to Channel Nine
Jacqui has been quite the divisive character on this season of MAFS, and Clint isn’t happy with how the show has portrayed her.
“She’s smart, successful, and a great role model for young women – but they’re painting her as some kind of villain. It’s disgusting,” Clint said.
The intruder groom also believes that the show has reached a dangerous tipping point, after he alleged that the show threatened to “ruin” him and Lauren if they quit early.
“We were done. We wanted out. But then we got a call from Nine, warning us that if we left early, they would make us the most hated couple on Australian TV,” he said. “Looking back, we should have just walked. They stitched us up anyway.”
Clint has said if nothing changes, the show will “end in tragedy”.
“Every year, they push the drama further. If nothing changes, it’s only a matter of time before someone takes their own life because of this show. And it will be on their hands.”
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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