After another turbulent week of drama on Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025, Veronica Cloherty has broken her silence about her connection with Dave Hand, after the two were paired together during the couple-swap week.
MAFS fans are adamant that Veronica and Dave had a romantic connection, and some have even accused the pair of cheating on their partners, Eliot Donovan and Jamie Marinos, something Dave has refuted. While Eliot has implied something may have happened between the pair on TikTok, Veronica has now spoken up about what really went down.
MAFS‘ Veronica addresses if she hooked up with Dave
Speaking to the MAFS Funny podcast, Veronica said she and Dave didn’t have a romantic connection and revealed that she’s been celibate for the last two years.
“I’ve actually been abstinent for two years, I think everyone’s looking for someone to blame, to be honest,” she said. “Dave and I have never even had those feelings towards each other. I think we both felt under a lot of pressure in our different relationships for different reasons.”
Veronica said it was nice to get along with Dave and have a laugh because her relationship with Eliot had been a “shitstorm” from day one.
MAFS’ Veronica reveals real reason why she and Dave connected
Elaborating on the connection she and Dave shared, Veronica said they bonded over both having sick parents, with Dave having already revealed in his first MAFS episode that his father has been battling cancer and couldn’t attend his wedding.
“It’s a bit more publicly known what’s going on with Dave’s dad, [but] my dad has had multiple strokes in the last year,” Veronica said. “The connection that everybody’s talking about is actually related to our parents, who are both really sick. I think it’s a bit more publicly known what’s going on with Dave’s dad, but I actually came into this with a similar story and background.
“Dave and I were actually able to sit down and talk about the loss of different parts of our fathers and how that was really taking a toll on us in the experiment. That was what that connection was, being able to confide in somebody who was going through a similar experience of grief and loss and just dealing with life.”
Veronica said she hadn’t been able to talk to Eliot about her dad, as the two were constantly arguing.
“Unfortunately, it wasn’t something I was able to talk to Eliot about, so really that connection point with Dave and I was that we were able to be vulnerable with our feelings and really talk about how the experiment affected how we were feeling about being away.”
MAFS’ Veronica expresses surprise as Dave and Jamie’s relationship takes a hit
Veronica said she was surprised things soured with Jamie and Dave after Feedback Week, because she saw them as the “goals” of what everyone wanted to find within the experiment.
“At the end of the day it’s a TV show and we are all active participants in that, but that doesn’t negate from the fact we’re all human beings and it does take its toll,” she said of the rumours of her and Dave.
“Realistically, people don’t know the truth or anything about you. For myself specifically, I don’t think my side of the story has been shown, they’ve shown me at absolute breaking point in every aspect of the show, so like, ‘hi guys this is me at my worst!’ It can only get better from here!”
A source also told Yahoo Lifestyle that Veronica had been “cut off” from doing media at Channel Nine after she complained to the network about her real storyline with Dave being cut from TV.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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