Matt Murray from this year's Married at First Sight is rumoured to have gone on holiday with a bride from a previous series, after leaving his TV betrothed, Gemma Rose for Whitney Hughes, who also appeared in the latest, seventh series of the UK show.
The tattooed groom is said to have jetted off to Turkey with MAFS UK 2021 star Marilyse Corrigan. He did not appear on the recent, final reunion episode and his castmates, Gemma and Thomas Hartley have hit out at the show's welfare team in the hours after the reunion aired, read more on that, here. Matt ruffled feathers amongst brides and grooms as well as viewers, when he and another bride, Whitney, got together despite being paired up with others.
Since the series came to an end, Matt is reported to have jetted off to Turkey with 2021 MAFS UK star Marilyse, 38, sparking speculation the pair were romantically involved, reports MirrorOnline. A representative for the Married At First Sight stars has insisted to the Mirror that the pair are just friends – with Marilyse supporting Matt following his time on the show.
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A spokesperson said: "Marilyse has gone to recover from a marathon which she ran for Kidney Research recently and she’s celebrating with her son that it's a year since donating her kidney to save his dad’s life."
They added: "Matt has gone to recover from the trauma of the show, as you’ll have seen last night it’s taken a toll on his emotional well-being. "Marilyse knows oh too well how the public reaction can impact the mental health of the men on the show as she saw how it impacted Franky.
"So she’s being nothing more than a supportive friend to him whilst other friends from the show are filming the Christmas reunion." It comes after Marilyse defended Matt shortly after he was seen ending his romance with Gemma during a heated dinner party.
The personal trainer explained: "I know he's not coming across great on the TV but I do really like him. I think he's got a soft side and is very to down to earth and he's a Yorkshire guy as well!"
Last year, Marilyse was matched with Franky Spencer, who became a controversial figure on the series, who was labelled 'controlling' by viewers.
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