While relationship breakdowns, affairs, and rematches are nearly par for the course these days on Married At First Sight (MAFS), 2025 participant Jacqui Burfoot has already moved on from her on-screen husband with another groom, and we’re yet to even see her new groom’s wedding!
Jacqui has been a controversial bride this season, and it’s been nearly impossible to tear our eyes away from the slow-moving train wreck of a relationship between her and Ryan Donnelly. While it’s no shock to anyone watching that the two don’t make it work, The Daily Mail recently broke the news that Jacqui, 29, has already moved to Tasmania to be with new intruder groom Clint Rice, 44.
Clint’s connection with Jacqui is set to throw the entire MAFS season “into disarray” according to the publication, with Clint set to wed Lauren Hall (yep, the one previously married to Eliot Donovan) in an upcoming episode this week.
MAFS stars left ‘blindsided’ by scandalous romance
As per The Daily Mail, the romance left Ryan “blindsided” at the reunion, with the groom having “no idea’ that Jacqui and Clint had started dating.
“Ryan had no idea. He heard rumours, but seeing it unfold like this left him feeling betrayed,” an insider told Daily Mail. “He considered Clint a mate—now he feels like they both lied to his face.”
However Clint hit back at those rumours, saying he never had a friendship with Ryan and said that he broke the news to him personally.
“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.”
Are Jacqui Burfoot and Clint Rice still together?
The news of the romance was first teased with Jacqui uploaded a cryptic Instagram update in early December 2024, alluding to a “new chapter”. Days later, she was spotted in Tasmania looking cosy with Clint at a wildlife park.
The Daily Mail reported that Jacqui has quit her job, packed up her Sydney life, and moved to Clint’s luxury estate in Tasmania, with another insider saying the two have a “natural chemistry”.
Jacqui has also been liking photos and videos of Clint’s dogs on his dogs’ Instagram page and in a video on the page, her gold bracelet is seen in the shot with the pups.
The pair started talking after Jacqui and Ryan ended things during Final Vows (yep, they last that long!) with Clint sliding into Jacqui’s DMs. And while Clint and Jacqui don’t walk into the reunion together, news of their relationship reportedly comes to light during the reunion dinner party.
Jacqui confirms there’s no bad blood with Lauren Hall: “I love her”
When Clint and Lauren left the experiment as friends, many of the cast (and the experts) speculated Clint had feelings for Lauren but didn’t act on them, something he has since denied.
“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,” Clint said. “Looking back, we should have just walked. They stitched us up anyway.”
Meanwhile, Jacqui has been going continuously rogue on her business Instagram page answering fan questions about the show and spilling all sorts of the tea.
In one Instagram AMA, Jacqui confirmed there’s no bad blood between her and Lauren, but didn’t mention her relationship with Clint. She said she still speaks to Lauren, saying the two have “lots in common” and that she had just gotten off the phone with her.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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