MAFS 2025 Episode 17 Recap: Morena sends a cease and desist to Tony's fist bumps

Awhina also made a shock decision.
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Tony and Morena during the MAFS commitment ceremony.

Another Sunday, another Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 commitment ceremony.

Side note: Alessandra needs to drop her outfit deets ASAP.

OK let’s see who we’re stuck with for another week.

Eliot and Veronica: Veronica is not blinded by Eliot’s hotness and tells him exactly how she feels about his margarita-shaming of Lauren. Otherwise, they’re doing okay, and Eliot reckons his checklist has disappeared for good. They both choose to stay.

Eliot and Veronica sit on the couch on MAFS 2025.
It’s the weirdest thing but my checklist doesn’t matter if they’re a supermodel! Image: Nine

Lauren and Clint: Lauren is stoked with the “upgrade” that is pro golfer Clint — and Eliot is not stoked with the comment. Clint says Lauren is the most gorgeous girl in the room, which must’ve sent Jacqui wild in the corner (considering that’s all she wanted from her husband).

Clint Rice and Lauren Hall on MAFS 2025.
Unless I am dating someone else, in which case THEY are the most beautiful in the room. Image: Nine.

Jacqui and Ryan: Speak of the devils, these two actor wannabes are up. Adrian and Dave give each other cutesy eyes across the room in preparation for the mental rollercoaster they’re about to get on. Anyway, they both stay after ending on a high note after 25 horrible ones before it.

Ryan and Jacqui on the MAFS couch.
I give up. Image: Nine.

Rhi and Jeff: They’ve bumped uglies! They talk about Jacqui’s message to Jeff. This prompts another weird apology from Jacqui to Rhi, who says she did it to have backup and help to “handle” Ryan.

Rhi and Jeff look shocked by Jacqui's comments on the MAFS couch.
Didn’t you just say you guys were good? Image: Nine.

Sierah and Billy: Sierah looks even more vacant than usual and could cry at any given moment. She tells the MAFS 2025 experts about her plate of meat with Adrian and how she feels bad for deceiving Awhina. Poor Billy’s just sitting there like Shannon Noll and wondering, ‘What About Me?’

Sierah says she finds Adrian easy to talk to and Adrian says he has a better connection with Awhina. It’s obvious the wife swap comment rattled Sierah and Billy apologises. He then tells her he’s gotten “sweet F-A” from her. They both choose to leave!

Wait. Now Sierah regrets writing leave because she and Billy had a good post-leave chat on the couch. Billy has no regrets, and it is very unclear if they are leaving or staying, to be honest. I think this means they’re leaving?

Sierah and Billy choose to leave the experiment and MAFS.
Is this… goodbye? Image: Nine.

Beth and Teejay: They’re still in the honeymoon period. All is well. All is fine. Both stay.

Jamie and Dave: Jamie has “love” for Dave. Why is expert Mel like that overenthusiastic aunty at Christmas lunch who’s wanted you to settle down for the last five holidays? Both stay.

Carina and Paul: I don’t care because I don’t buy this PR game they’re playing. Obviously they stay.

Carina and Paul discuss their relationship at the Commitment Ceremony.
PASS. Image: Nine.

Morena and Tony: Why does Morena look like the life has been sucked out of her? She’s just sitting there and nodding, which is so different to what we’ve seen until now, including on the media run (and on Abbie Chatfield‘s podcast).

Tony talks to Morena at the MAFS 2025 Commitment Ceremony.
Just letting him have his Tony Time. Image: Nine.

OK there it is. She’s off it because Tony fist pumps and headlocks, and she does not see that as affection. She demands that he stops. He agrees. So do I.

Morena reacts at the Commitment Ceremony during MAFS 2025.
Fist bumps are for children! Image: Nine.

Adrian and Awhina: Adrian blames being a man for his actions and for his struggle with emotions. Alessandra reminds him that he’s a human being and, therefore, he has emotions, regardless of gender. Then Dave jumps in and tells Adrian he is so lucky to be with someone like Awhina, causing her to break down into tears.

Awhina explaining her relationship with Adrian to the MAFS experts.
Leave him!!! Image: Nine.

Adrian thinks writing stay fixes that, and assumes she’ll write that too. Awhina says it doesn’t feel worth her being away from her mother milestones , so she wrote leave. We love a woman who sees the light, even if the MAFS rules encourage her to stay another week.

Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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