The Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2025 intruder brides and grooms have landed. Among them is Veronica Cloherty, an actress, model, and personal trainer who’s already got tongues wagging, and not for the best reasons.
Here’s everything we know so far.
Who is MAFS’ Veronica Cloherty?
Veronica, 32, hails from Sydney and joins a long list of MAFS contestants this year with performance backgrounds. She’s in good company with Ryan Donnelly, Jeff Gobbels, and Carina Mirabile, plus reality TV alumni Paul Antoine (The Real Love Boat) and Sierah Swepstone (The Bachelor).
After striking out in the local dating scene, she’s putting her faith in the MAFS Experts to match her with someone who can bring joy and laughter into her life.
The former Miss Universe Australia finalist describes herself as confident and driven, always striving for self-improvement.
Having faced heartbreak in the past, Veronica says she’s serious about settling down and starting a family, so long as her partner has manners and empathy (her two biggest red flags).
Is MAFS’ Veronica an actress?
Yes! Or, at least, she’s definitely given acting a shot. Veronica has some professional credits to her name, with the most recent ones from 2023.
She has an active StarNow profile which, fun fact, lists speaking intermediate Greek as a skill. It also shows she had a role in the play The Stoned Ape at Bondi Pavilion in 2023.
She’s also got a handful of screen credits, according to her IMDb, including a role in the feature film Streets of Colour. She also appeared in the short film While We Live and the web series RIFK.
So while we’d hesitate to call her a full-fledged actress we can definitely say she’s dipped her toes in the industry.
Who is Veronica matched with on MAFS?
Veronica’s TV hubbie is the notorious runaway groom, Eliot Donovan.
Eliot, 35, was originally paired with Lauren Hall, but he quit the experiment when he decided she wasn’t up to his standards. Oh, and because she was over 30 (ew).
Will his second chance at love be any smoother?
A “high maintenance diva” on set?
According to Daily Mail Australia, Veronica has been causing quite the scene on set, with insiders claiming she’s been “nothing but trouble” for both her groom and the production crew.
“’It’s all about her, and it’s becoming a bit of a nightmare for everyone that tries to cross paths,” an insider revealed to the publication.
Some have even labelled her a “high-maintenance diva”, with sources close to Daily Mail alleging her real motivation is to boost her acting career.
“She’s treating this show like a personal audition,” another source claimed.
“The minute the cameras are on, she’s performing, but behind the scenes, it’s all about advancing her career.”
So is she here for love or the limelight? Either way, Veronica’s MAFS stint is shaping up to be one to watch.
