”Some of you may not like what I have to say. It may ruin reality TV for you forever.”
Married at First Sight is a ridiculous concept to begin with, but while some of us may watch the show for a bit of cringy crazy entertainment, it’s a bit mad to think that these are real people who are actually wedding a stranger.
It seems to have worked out for at least one couple, considering they have just welcomed the first Married at First Sight baby, but unsurprisingly it doesn’t always work out that way.
Simone Brennan married Xavier Forsberg on the Australian version of the show and while the episode made their relationship look promising, it sadly didn’t last very long.
Simone has now shared some details of her time on the show and how much of it is really staged and branded the show ‘f*cked’.
”To cut a five-week ‘love’ story short: It became very clear early on in the piece that the ‘marriage’ to my TV husband was doomed.” She said in a lengthy blog post.
”Destined to fail. Crash and burn. I know – shut the front door. Here’s the cold hard truth. Every reality ‘TV star’ has their own reasons for wanting to put themselves out into the public eye. Of course, each to their own. For me, though, when I received the phone call to say my perfect match had been found, after six months of filling in tedious questionnaires, I honestly thought that my single days were over… It’s quite unfortunate for all of those involved – you, me, my family and friends, but especially me because I am the bride.
We all held such high hopes for my love life, and single lady parts. Truth be told, my TV husband did not don a tux for love, or my single lady parts, despite sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage while waiting for me at the altar.” She said.
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She added that Xavier quickly made his feelings clear.
”Week two, day three, of the five-week experiment, while folding a pile of bathroom towels during a filming break, he said to me, and I quote, ‘I’m just not that into it’.”
Simone said that she felt the same but even sooner adding: ”Once filming wrapped, I was more than over it.”
”I wanted nothing more than to go back to my ‘old’ life. Real reality. But I couldn’t. I may have been single AF but at least I was genuinely happy. So why didn’t I leave? Simple. It wouldn’t have made sense to our ‘story’. How could I walk away when everything caught on film was nothing short of a blossoming ‘marriage’ starring the perfect ‘husband’? It was, in one word: fucked.” She said.
”The day I moved out of his apartment was probably one of the happiest days of my life to date. No exaggeration. Once we broke up, yes, with each other, decision day, brilliant editing right there, I was ushered into a taxi, and that was that.”
The TV star concluded by explained that she shared her story as a lesson to other people.
”Never stay in a relationship if you feel the need to convince the person to be with you. You should never have to persuade someone that you are worthy of their time.”
You can read her full blog post here.
