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After observing more weddings than a Catholic priest, it’s time for the drama *cough* we mean honeymoons. And this is why we watch the show.
The contestant’s parents, friends and relatives have dropped them off at Channel 9 daycare and what happens now is between themselves, the experts and the drama hungry people of Australia.
We’re about a day, or two, into each marriage and already the cracks have begun to show, well for most of them anyway.
Here are all the moments you may have missed from last night’s episode.
MAFS Experts: UNCUT. Exactly what goes down behind the scenes (not really). Post continues below.
1. Not all the honeymoon locations were equal… budget-wise.
Poppy and Luke get dropped off at the Hunter Valley, Hayley and David are flown to Singapore, but poor Mikey and Natasha got sent to… Thredbo? It’s hardly the destination honeymoon AND they go abseiling down a cliff even though Mikey says he doesn’t like heights. They don’t even abseil together…
We don’t mean to compare Singapore with… Thredbo, but let’s just say the skiing village offers a very different kind of water view.
2. Natasha just shared her self-care routine and wtf...
While abseiling, Mikey and Natasha get onto the topic of personal care.
"I really need to get my hair extensions fixed," says Natasha. When Mikey asks her what 'procedures' she gets done, his new bride gets honest.
"You don't even want to know. If you spend a week with me when it's a busy week, you'd run for the hills," she continues and lists her personal upkeep routine: "Botox, fillers, nails, hair, waxing, laser, facials, massages, fat freezing, solariums, and every night before bed I inject my Melanotan. Teeth bleaching..."
Mikey is shocked because he doesn't really understand what the majority of those words even mean. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
3. The poor third-wheelers in the middle of Amanda and Tash's fight at dinner.
You see, Amanda wants Tash to be an 'Amanda-sexual' but Tash isn't feeling it. Maybe she heard her wife use the term 'Amanda-sexual,' maybe she's having second thoughts about getting married, but as Tash and Amanda are having a very tense conversation about the future of their relationship, two unidentified children wander into the background of their shot and it's very clear they do not belong there.
Awkies indeed.
4. The couples were told to vlog and... why?
Despite being filmed by cameras almost 24/7, the couples are given shitty cameras to document their honeymoons. It's really quite considerate of the producers. Some of them might want to launch fledgling Youtube/TikTok careers after MAFS and we're glad they're getting upskilled.
However, at one point David and Hayley are filmed vlogging themselves and it may have been the most unnecessary thing we have watched.
5. Josh and Cathy honestly seem to like each other and... wtf?
Did the casting director not get the memo or...?
In all honesty, we're happy for Josh and Cathy. They're one of the successful couples in the series to date. Thursday night saw Cathy up their romance with a rather skimpy bikini, "to steer him in the right direction".
And it worked brilliantly. In Josh's words: "She's a fridge and I'm a magnet".
Now we just want to know... did Cathy bring a different bikini just in case her and Josh didn't get along? After all, it's good to be prepared.
6. David was definitely coached by John Aiken to rehash the 'wage fight'.
Despite a better than expected wedding, it took one episode for the cracks to appear in David and Hayley's marriage.
Previously in the episode, the couple got into a fight after David accused Hayley of judging him for his truck driver's wage. This was exactly when John Aiken decided to strike with his 'honeymoon box'. The 'relationship specialist' wanted the couple to "slow down," listen and effectively communicate by asking each other heavy-hitting questions and of course, they did none of that.
With Hayley pulling out the first question, it reads: "What's something you've never been told before? What's something someone has never said to you?"
That's when David reignites the fight, most probably thanks to the advice of a scheming producer/John Aiken.
"Alright, you asked for it. I've never had anyone before comment on my hourly wage," he said.
This launched them into a massive fight about why Hayley said the things she did. Then in a turn of perfect comedic timing, the next question in the box reads: "Do you see yourself falling in love with me?"
Their fight intensifies. The whole thing results in Hayley storming off, with David changing hotel rooms and throwing out his box of unopened condoms.
It was... a lot.
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"A woman is a lot like a refrigerator. They're about six feet tall, 300 pounds, they... make ice..."
Josh clearly learned all he knows about women from Homer Simpson.