It’s been a big week for former Married At First Sight (MAFS) star Domenica Calarco who announced she’s expecting her first baby in September.
The 2022 MAFS star was congratulated by many other Aussie reality TV stars and fans, but it didn’t take long for people to start speculating about her relationship status after she didn’t mention her partner, Jarod Bogunovich, in the pregnancy update, and she wasn’t congratulated by former BFF Ella Ding.
Dom later confirmed she’d be “welcoming this baby as a solo parent” but that she and Jarod would be co-parenting.
“I am grateful to have the support of the father in a co-parenting capacity,” she said.
Now, the drama is heating up even more – but not when it comes to Dom and her baby. The MAFS star has been busy on TikTok and this time she’s taking aim at former co-star and BFF, Ella, who has recently started advertising that she’s giving away Range Rover or $70,000 worth of cash as part of her Ella May Ding club.
MAFS’ Dom says Ella Ding ‘scammed’ her
Recently on TikTok Aussies have been taking note of Ella’s latest competition offer, with some calling her out for false claims including saying the car is a 2026 model when the car is actually a 2024 model.
“Now, I don’t think it’s too much of a big deal, because if you’re going to win a car, that’s great right?” TikTok user @RealityHo said. “But if she’s lying about this, what else is she lying about? Is this a scam? It’s very obviously a lottery, and it should be investigated.”
@reality_hoe Replying to @njaye_ 🚲 please explain Ella. #ellading #mafs #fyp #marriedatfirstsight #marriedatfirstsightaustrailia #mafsaustralia ♬ original sound – Realityho 🇦🇺🦘
While TikTok detectives are busy looking into Ella’s latest competition and whether it is a scam or not, Dom entered the comments section to weigh in and this is where things get spicy.
“I have to constantly block them [the ads],” Dom commented. “Let’s just say she scammed me. I’m not ready to talk about it yet, but when I do, this will all make sense.”
What happened between Dom and Ella?
Fans were shocked to learn Dom and Ella had fallen out after the two forged a super strong friendship during their season of MAFS and went on to launch a successful podcast called Sit With Us.
The two faced backlash last year after an interview with controversial MAFS stars Jack Dunkley and Tori Adams, which Dom later detailed significantly impacted their friendship. Dom explained what caused the rift between her and Ella during an episode of her solo podcast Mad Woman.
“The breakdown of our friendship really started when the backlash from Sit With Us happened, I think we had very differing opinions and views on the way to handle the situation,” Dom said.
“For me, I wanted to face it head on. I didn’t want to bury my head in the sand,” Dom continued. “When it’s something as detrimental and fucking huge as what we were dealing with, you can’t just bury your head in the sand. It was making things worse. Justifiably, people were kind of shocked that I wasn’t saying anything.”
Dom said she was told to stay quiet by the podcast’s production team and Ella and it appears the two never resolved things.
If Dom’s latest comments are anything to go by, sounds like there’s still plenty more to the story!
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