A prank between members of the Married at First Sight cast just went horribly wrong.

Married At First Sight alum Ollie Skelton has just launched a new podcast, TOSSER, and during a segment in the first episode, a torturous phone call between fellow MAFS groom Rupert Bugden and a MAFS bride – later identified as Bronte Schofield – was aired.

"Do you think there's anyone on the show who you could call and say 'Hey, do you want to pretend for a month or a bit that we're in a fake relationship'?" Ollie asked Rupert before they made the call.

"Yeah, I reckon I could get a couple," Rupert replied. "Potentially [bleep] would be the most likely to answer."

The boys then called the mystery woman, whose voice they warped. 

"You've only got a short time on this crazy thing called MAFS and I was wondering: do you want to set up a few pap shots... and make it a thing for a month for the publicity?" Rupert asked.

Bronte laughed before replying, "If you want to, we can do that."

It's... painful to hear.

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At the end of the chat, Rupert rushed Bronte off the phone, to which she said, "Thanks for using me."

Bronte's final remark sums up this whole segment. While sold as a 'gotcha' moment for Bronte, it's worth noting that Rupert (Evelyn Ellis' ex-groom, ICYMI) didn't actually ask Bronte to 'fake a relationship'; rather, in classic Rupert style, he mumbled something about making it 'a thing', a confusing framing that could be interpreted in multiple ways.

Bronte didn't know she was being recorded at the time but Ollie has said that he played it back to her before including it in his podcast. And after Ollie shared the chat on his Instagram, fans quickly theorised that it was Bronte on the phone call.

Of course, they quickly piled on, criticising the reality star for agreeing to a showmance.

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In an Instagram Story, Bronte confirmed it was her in the clip – and defended what she'd said. 

"I didn't say I was going to be in a fake relationship or I would be okay with that. [It] was about 'pap' photos," she wrote.

Meanwhile, some fans deemed the prank a bit off, one Reddit user commenting, "This seems mean spirited." Another wrote, "This reflects poorly on the guys more than Bronte." 

Ollie, to his credit, seemed to realise that the whole thing hadn't quite gone as planned, writing in a comment on Reddit that the segment was “never meant to specifically target an individual”, but adding that the “criticism is fair”.

Never one to not add his opinion to something, Bronte's ex, Harrison Boon, piped up too, writing a comment on The Wash's Instagram post about the whole drama. 

"Fake Bronte being fake Bronte trying to pretend she’s not fake Bronte."

This man is a lot of things, but never let it be said that he's not concise.

We've reached out to Bronte for comment. 

Feature image: Channel 9 + Mamamia.