With Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 Homestays Week just around the corner, we’ve been wondering what kind of dramatic events are going to take place.
Dave Hand and Jamie Marinos has teased that their time spent with family will be interesting, especially with how their relationship has been progressing on screen.
The couple are firmly on the rocks, with the pair’s connection disintegrating after the partner swap task. They choose to enter the Dinner Party separately, with Jamie calling out Dave’s behaviour and breaking down into tears.
Jamie hints at some drama going down between Dave and her sister, without spoiling too much.
“[Dave’s] got my sister to deal with,” she laughs. “People think I’m bad. My sister’s way worse.
“I’m hurt. My sister’s hurt. We’re very protective of each other,” she adds. “At this point, she just wants to be [a] mother bear with her cub. That was the style, I think, that was going on.
“It’s going to be informative.”
Dave and Jamie after the partner swap. Image: Nine
Dave agrees, saying that Homestays was a “pivotal moment” for their relationship.
“We have to figure out a lot [at Homestays]. Like coming off what’s happened and then moving onto Homestays, it’s a very big task,” he says.
“We’re sort of figuring [it] out and getting the feels for what’s going to happen.”
Jamie explains controversial MAFS decision
There have been rumours about Final Task Week which takes place after Homestays, with one source telling Chattr that Jamie opts to meet an alternative match, but he ghosts her.
Jamie explains that she was “hurt” by what went down with Dave, which contributed to her making this choice.
“I wish I was in a better place before I made a decision,” she says. “I was dealing with a lot of hurt [and] rejection and kind of losing hope, and I wanted to be able to remind myself why I was partnered with Dave.”
There will likely be more clashes between Jamie and Dave in the future. Image: Nine
“I was hoping to go into it and get that clarity and that encouragement… I didn’t go in with [the] intention of starting something with someone else. I was very clear in that, that’s not how I operate.”
This sounds like a wild challenge and it’s going to be interesting to watch it all play out on screen!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Fans were disappointed when it was revealed that Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 groom Dave Hand originally applied to be on FBoy Island, meaning he was just after reality TV fame — not love.
However, Dave has told Chattr this isn’t true, so maybe we can all breathe a sigh of relief.
“I did not apply for FBoy Island, let me just say that,” he said.
When asked if he had been scouted for FBoy Island, he said “maybe,” which tells us all we need to know! Given his substantial social media presence, it’s possible he was also scouted for MAFS.
The Woman’s Day article which broke the story about FBoy Island also had some juicy quotes from a friend of Dave’s ex-fiancée Stephanie Jaksch, painting him out to be a bad guy.
“They split, and as we all find out, he went straight on to apply to go on reality TV,” the source claimed. “Applications for FBoy Island closed around the time of their split in November 2023.”
Okay, but would he be an FBoy or a Nice Guy? Image: Nine
Dave has hit back at those rumours, and told Chattr their source isn’t a friend of his ex.
“The timeframes, that article that sort of came out is false. And it’s not even from my ex-girlfriend. I’m just gonna say that,” he said.
“Not even [from] a friend of hers, it’s from someone who shouldn’t be commenting. The article is completely thrown out of context.”
He wouldn’t elaborate much more, but he did seem upset that his past relationship drama has been pulled into the spotlight.
“I actually feel sorry for my ex-girlfriend that she’s been dragged into this,” he added.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Fans will be rallying around Jamie Marinos tonight on Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 when she enters the Dinner Party alone and breaks down in front of her castmates.
“I never thought I would be walking to the Dinner Party alone, when I say my whole world was flipped upside down, it truly was,” she says.
“I felt very uncomfortable for the first time in Dave’s presence. I’ve never felt that, Dave was my safe space [previously]. I felt like I was looking at someone who I didn’t know. And I think that’s what was concerning.”
Dave and Jamie look uneasy in the promo for tonight’s episode. Image: Nine
Jamie says she felt “led on” by Dave, because the pair had been discussing a future together at the family and friends meet and greet just a couple of weeks before.
“Every single member of production, every single person was blindsided. Nobody could make sense of what they were seeing, let alone what I was experiencing,” she adds.
“I went from someone who was talking about their soul smiles, and they have warm, fuzzy feelings, to almost like they just couldn’t stand me. And I think I haven’t really dealt with someone who shows avoidance tendencies [before],” Jamie says.
Jamie doesn’t know if her relationship with Dave will recover
During the partner swap where Jamie was paired with Adrian Araouzou, she realised that Dave might not be attracted to her.
“There were some revelations. I don’t think you’d ever be in a situation where you’d sleep with someone and then you think, are they attracted to me? But you forget you’ve been partnered with a stranger,” she says.
“I think all of these things started to dawn because he didn’t pick me. When have I ever been in a situation where I’m in a relationship with someone who hasn’t chosen me?”
Jamie enters the Dinner Party first. Image: Nine
At this point, she says it’s hard to see how their relationship can recover.
“I didn’t see how we were going to have a way forward, because I didn’t understand who Dave was — because he was showing me a very different person. And to me, that is concerning,” she admits.
“But then you look around the table, you see people like Jacqui [Burfoot] [and] Ryan [Donnelly], Adrian [and] Awhina [Rutene], who are powering through. It makes me feel like there’s some sort of hope.”
Fingers crossed Jamie and Dave manage to get over this pretty big hurdle!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
MAFS 2020 bride Vanessa — who’s gone viral for her TikTok videos about the way she was treated while filming the show — told Chattr that filming the show was “the worst fucking time of my life”.
Vanessa doubled down that the show should be axed to protect contestants from “abusive” relationships.
Vanessa and her MAFS husband Chris at their wedding. Image: Nine.
Vanessa believes that producers purposely put participants in uncomfortable situations to generate drama
The former bride said that she believes producers actively search for “the worst men” to go on the show in the hope of generating drama and scandals.
“I think they find the men that are the most arrogant, egotistical and up themselves and think that they’re a really good person, and [they think] they’re going to manipulate the TV show, and everyone’s going to love them, and it’s going to get them heaps of girls and make them famous. That’s the guys that they literally scout for.
“Don’t get me wrong, there were a couple of nice people on my season, but a majority of them were fucked.”
Vanessa was paired with Chris Nicholls on her season of MAFS, and quit mid-way through. She remembered feeling uncomfortable when she had no female producers on her honeymoon.
“There’s no guarantee that you’re going to get a female producer,” she claimed. “I literally was on my honeymoon. I was by myself, all men, and they make you do bath scenes and shit like that.”
While Vanessa’s honeymoon appeared proactive to viewers, she told Chattr that it was “edited a lot” and she was “the only one who didn’t allow my husband to sleep in the same bed”.
Vanessa added that she requested to leave the show multiple times, and was offered a cheating storyline with one of the other Grooms.
“The producers asked me if I wanted to cheat with Dave or Josh because Dave and Josh both said that they fancied me more than they fancied their partner. And I was like, ‘No. I’d seriously I’d rather fucking go home,'” she alleged.
Why is Vanessa speaking out against MAFS now?
Vanessa told Chattr that she was “scared” to speak out against the reality show after her experience, but said seeing MAFS 2025’s Jacqui Burfoot‘s Instagram stories about the treatment of the participants encouraged her to use her platform.
“The only reason why I’m speaking out is because people are becoming so more vocal about it, and people are becoming more aware and stuff,” she began.
“[MAFS] is actually airing their own dirty laundry now, like with Paul hitting the wall. So, I feel like they’re digging their own grave, but I feel like they’re doing it just to push the boundaries because they know that they’re never going to get sued.
“So it’s like they’re laughing at every victim’s face. And I hate that.”
Vanessa said she and her fellow contestants were told that MAFS had been “signed up for seventeen seasons,” so she doesn’t think the show will be taken off air. However, she told Chattr that she believes the investigations should be taken seriously.
“They need to take it off the fucking air,” she said. “I do think that they need to be subpoenaed for their tapes.”
ICYMI, Dave and Jamie aren’t in a good place after realising their sexual needs may not align. Jamie is worried that Dave isn’t attracted to her, and it appears that Dave may have been spooked by Jamie’s loud declaration of love. Dave also had some palpable chemistry with fellow bride Veronica Cloherty. Yikes!
While some fans have been quick to turn on Dave and share their disappointment in the groom, he tells Chattr this was the “most difficult” period during the entire filming process.
While Dave was filming MAFS, his father was undergoing chemotherapy, so he was concerned about his family.
“Around about this time, I got some bad news about how my dad was going, speaking to him on the phone,” he tells Chattr.
“I get news of like, oh he’s struggling to start up the lawnmower, he’s starting to fade away, and it was just like, oh my god. So I was in two places at once.”
Dave during his argument with Jamie. Image: Nine
When he entered the Dinner Party solo, he said it was “really tough”.
“This period was my most difficult throughout the filming process, I think,” he reveals. “It was tough for both of us.”
It seems like Dave and Jamie are going to be on the receiving end of a grilling from the other couples, but the groom knew it was coming.
“We’re no different to any other couple, we deserve to get the hard questions as well, this is an experiment where people can throw their opinions [at us],” he explains.
However, he assures Chattr that there’s still hope for the pair going forward.
This was a tough conversation to watch. Image: Nine
“This is a yuck part for Jamie and I, and I’m looking forward to happy days with her again,” he says. Plus, he reveals that he actually appreciated Jamie saying the L-word.
“Jamie said ‘I love you’ at a critical time in our relationship, and it meant so much to me to hear those words [because] I was about to go and see my dad who was quite sick. She said it at the time when I needed the support and definitely didn’t throw me off.” he says.
So there you have it! Maybe love isn’t completely dead after all.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
The Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 rumour mill has gone into overdrive, after Veronica Cloherty and Dave Handlooked pretty cosy during the partner swap challenge. Many fans believe the couple cheated, so Chattr decided to find out what really went down.
Dave’s wife Jamie Marinos tells Chattr that Dave and Veronica didn’t cheat, but insinuates this has more to do with Dave’s morals.
“[Veronica] didn’t put my mind at ease. I don’t think Veronica knows how to be a friend,” Jamie spills. “She had made comments that she thought highly of Dave [in the past]… obviously she was flirting her ass off [during the partner swap].”
Jamie believes Veronica “had a hard on” for Dave, but she doesn’t think they cheated. “I don’t think cheating is something that Dave morally could ever succumb to, like that’s one thing he [has] quite [a] firm belief on,” she says.
These two had palpable chemistry. Image: Nine
However, she did mention that she wished Dave was paired with someone else. Spicy!
“I was very hospitable, I said, you’re welcome to sleep on the bed, I don’t want my husband sleeping on the couch, he’s very tall,” Jamie adds. “I was actually really nice to her. I didn’t like it… but I probably would have preferred just about anyone else.”
Dave echoes Jamie’s opinion, saying that he had a “friendship” with Veronica and that was it.
“I’m not going to sleep with someone jumping in my bed for one or two nights, it’s not how it works, especially when I’m married to someone else,” Dave tells us.
“It’s a bit ridiculous that people would think that, but yeah, it definitely goes against my morals.”
He says he was “totally committed” to Jamie in the experiment, and wouldn’t have done anything to jeopardise that.
Dave and Jamie’s relationship is currently on the rocks. Image: Nine
This tracks with what an insider told Chattr earlier this week, saying that nothing happened between Veronica and Dave.
“The group and producers will make it look like Veronica and Dave are into each other after the couple swap, but it’s just they are two normal people who don’t scream a lot and actually got along,” the source spilled.
Tonight’s Dinner Party episode is certainly going to be spicy!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
The new trailer makes it plainly obvious that 2019 MAFS groom Mike Gunner is among the contestants. However, we also spotted 2021 groom Sam Carraro in a blink and you’ll miss his cameo in the clip.
Sam on Love Triangle. Image: Stan.Sam and Coco on MAFS. Image: Nine.
Mike was married to HeidiLatcham on his season, while Sam was paired with CocoStedman. While Sam and Heidi made it to Final Vows, where they decided to end their relationship, Sam and Coco called it quits before the end of the experiment.
Mike clearly makes his mark on the show, as the trailer shows him accusing another contestant of calling him a “50-year-old washed-up reality TV star”, and he’s shown at the Reunion. Sam, on the other hand, just makes a quick appearance in a bedroom, and it’s noticeably absent at the Reunion.
Could his time on the show be even shorter than his stint on MAFS? Read on to find out everything we know about Love Triangle Season 3.
The Love Triangle Reunion. Image: Stan.
Who’s hosting Love Triangle Season 3?
Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause will be hosting the show’s reunion and will sit down with the contestants to unpack and reflect on the most memorable moments across the eight episodes.
“It is an honour to host the first-ever reunion special for Love Triangle. I know first-hand the drama that goes on both on and off camera in an unscripted series,” she said in a statement.
“There is so much that happens behind the scenes that audiences don’t get to witness, so I’m here to draw out those stories and encourage the cast to speak their truth and share their feelings.
“I’m also not afraid to hold people accountable for their actions – so get ready; it’s going to be one epic reunion!”
Is there a Love Triangle Season 3 trailer?
There is. You can watch it below.
When does Love Triangle Season 3 air?
Love Triangle Season 3 will be available exclusively on Stan. The first two episodes will be released on April 6, and new episodes will drop weekly.
Love Triangle Season 1 and Season 2 are also available on Stan, as well as Love Triangle UK Season 1.
Who are the other Love Triangle Season 3 cast members?
The core cast has officially released for Love Triangle Season 3, and we’ll be seeing Wedding Pet Chauffeur Ariana, 29, Business Analyst Bernie, 27, Nurse Manager Chloe, 25, and Videographer Mike, 50, look for their perfect matches.
There’s no information about who the core cast will be dating just yet.
The five core cast of Love Triangle Season 3. Image: Stan.
What is Love Triangle?
Love Triangle is a reality dating show from the same masterminds behind Married At First Sight (MAFS).
Singles choose someone to live with based on connecting over the phone but without having ever laid eyes on one another. Then, along the way, their relationship is challenged by bringing someone else into the fold.
“I think the format is great because modern dating through apps is a constant judgemental swipe,” Love Triangle Season 1 contestant Kyle Romaior told Chattr.
“Eliminating the visuals of dating and basing a choice from their personality changes your whole outlook on how to date after the experience.”
Yes! Love Triangle Season 1’s Alex Dalton and Madison Orchard are still together.
“Love Triangle threw us into a high-speed blender of relationship building,” Madison told Chattr.
“One day, we’re meeting for the first time, and the next, we’re moving in and spending 24/7 together!”
Alex chose Madison over Bec Joy who moved in after they had already created a bond together.
“We did face a series of unexpected curveballs during filming, but that only made us stronger,” Madison added.
“Fast forward over two years and it really does feel like we’ve been together for a lifetime.
“It is crazy to think how we met and think about everything we experienced together throughout filming. It really does feel like all that time in Sydney was a dream but I wouldn’t change a thing.”
No one from Love Triangle Season 2 is still together.
Love Triangle UK recently had its first season; however, no couples are still together.
Love Triangle Season 3 will premiere on Stan on April 6.
John Van Beek gave us goosebumps from the moment he belted out his cover of I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith on Australian Idol2025.
Throughout his time on Idol, the 18-year-old from Western Australia has delivered some real show-stoppers, tackling Dancing On My Own by Robyn, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, and Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis.
His version of Impossible by James Arthur was so good that Australian Idol judgeAmy Shark even awarded John a FastPass, fast tracking him straight into the Top 12.
Now that he’s made the Top 10, could he be the one to take it all the way?
Here’s what to know about Australian Idol’s John.
John Van Beek on Australian Idol 2025. Image: Instagram
Australian Idol’s John was a competitive gymnast
As we learned during his audition, John’s first true passion was for gymnastics. As a competitive trampolinist, he represented Western Australia three times, even placing third in the country, training five days a week with Olympic dreams in his sights.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?), everything changed for him after a devastating accident.
“I did a hard triple flip, landed on the frame, hyperextended and dislocated my arm,” he shared during his audition.
That moment forced him to rethink his path, with music being his silver-lining. “My love of music really started through all the ups and downs of my life,” John said.
Judge Marcia Hines even reasoned: “Because you’ve been injured, I think you appreciate what you’ve got more than most people who haven’t gone through trauma.”
But he’s been in the music game for years
His passion for music didn’t come out of nowhere. According to his Instagram, he started performing way back during recess in Year 8.
He might be a raw talent, but we think there’s some training to boot.
According toPerth Now, John is a student at WAAPA — the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, which boasts famous alumni like Hugh Jackman.
While Idol hasn’t really mentioned it, John has been tagged in photos surrounding the prestigious performing arts school, making us think he just might be studying there.
I don’t even do that with a friend in my bed unless there is a hungover debrief to be had.
Omg we totally got kebabs last night!!! Image: Nine.
Maybe the bed doesn’t radiate sex or something, because it turns out Jamie and Dave aren’t having much of it. Adrian thinks Dave mustn’t be attracted to Jamie, asking her to imagine him with a “10/10 model” or “actress”, which Veronica is.
Thanks for that. Image: Nine
Also, that’s a terrible thing to say, but it’s Adrian, so I’m unsurprised. “He pretty much is telling me I’m too ugly to root,” Jamie tells producers.
The couples are reuniting. Paul has to read the letter aboutCarina to her face and, you wouldn’t believe it, but there’s even more he doesn’t like about her that we haven’t even heard yet.
Like what?
Outdated restaurants.
Hating tattoos even though she has some and likes a celeb who’s covered in them.
Southern Cross back tatts don’t count babe!!! Image: Nine.
He conveniently skips the part where he calls her a snob but forgets to take the letter with him when he leaves the room to lie to producers.
“Bit of a slap in the face,” Carina reckons. “I can’t believe this is what he thinks of me.”
Don’t quit your day snob! Image: Nine.
Ryan explains that when he and Jacqui are in a good place, they are SPECTACULAR, but he says SPECTACULAR like he is in a Broadway musical, and it’s impossible to imagine it without spirit fingers in tow.
Stop that. Image: Nine.
Jacqui tells Ryan all the things that scare her about him, including but not limited to her becoming the breadwinner. His comeback? That she didn’t buy her first house before 30. He just doesn’t say it to her face because his saving his testosterone for the gym.
She admits she just wants to know if he’s comfortable being a stay-at-home dad. Apparently, this is a completely audacious suggestion.
“You know that being a stay at home dad is the most ridiculous thing” he tells her. “I want to leave a legacy.”
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.
“I will never be a stay-at-home dad. It’s insulting for you to think you’d even consider that.”
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS INSULTING? EXPECTING YOUR PARTNER TO GIVE UP HER CAREER EVEN THOUGH YOU WOULD NEVER.
I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR BUT WHERE DO THEY FIND THESE PEOPLE. Image: Nine.
Eliot and Veronica get a second chance at a letter — praying for everyone including myself. She basically just tells him how great Dave is compared to Eliot. “Not to draw comparisons or anything,” she tells production while Ironic by Alanis Morissette plays in the background.
Can we skip to the good part? Oh. Image: Nine.
Eliot would like to know how we could be more attentive to Veronica and wants to know her definition of attentiveness. She patronises him for needing a definition of attentiveness but then goes off at him for patronising her. Maybe we could define patronising while we’re at it? Just a thought. I don’t know.
How dare you. Image: Nine.
Anyway, to define “attentiveness”, Veronica explains how Dave asked if she needed cheese (sure why not), chilli sauce (always) and even washed her plate. “So a restaurant experience,” Eliot concludes, which was not a good idea for him or his ears.
WAR! Image: Nine.
She tells Eliot that he’s “beneath” her, and I’m not even going to make a crude joke about it because I’m so over their arguments. She gives an Oscar-winning performance that wouldn’t even score her a Logie.
It was just a honour to be nominated!!! Image: Nine.
Jamie tells Dave she would like to bone more but he is upset that Adrian now knows this information. He is also upset that their sex life is making Jamie question his feelings for her, even though their lack of sex life is because of his feelings for her.
Yeah what you said. Image: Nine.
Speaking of definitions, Paul has conveniently forgotten the one for “snob”. Good day to be French I guess!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
The new Brawn tribe were left shocked when they entered Tribal Council, only to be told by Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia that no one would go home because Ben Bylett had decided to leave. And now, Ben has revealed why.
“I know you’ve all come here tonight to send someone home, but we’ve had a development this evening, which means that’s not going to happen. Now, this might come as a bit of a shock, but Ben, from Brains, has decided to leave the game,” Jonathan began.
“That means tonight, you will not be voting; no one’s going to be going home from this tribe.
“Sadly, [Ben] won’t be with us anymore. But, the good news is, you guys get to stay together, and one of you gets a reprieve tonight. Someone gets a second chance, so I suggest, use it wisely.”
The announcement came with no extra information about what exactly happened to Ben.
Ben on Australian Survivor. Image: Ten.
Why did Ben leave Australian Survivor?
Ben took to social media to explain his unexpected departure, sharing a heartfelt message about the challenges he faced in the game on his Instagram.
“Playing Survivor is bloody tough,” Ben admitted. “I tore my calf muscle in that epic water challenge when Myles [Kuah] aced all the goals,” he continued, adding that while it wasn’t highlighted much on the show, the injury was tough to push through.
Things got worse after he moved to the Brains Beach, where he endured several nights sleeping in a puddle, leading to a serious illness. After a physically intense Hoop Challenge, Ben said he “re-tweaked” his calf muscle and began struggling to breathe.
“I couldn’t catch my breath for hours afterwards, and I realised something was actually pretty wrong with me.”
His symptoms worsened, and after his heart rate started acting strangely, production intervened. Ben was flown home and later diagnosed with severe pneumonia.
Reflecting on his Survivor experience, he shared that he lost 13 kilograms in just 24 days and unknowingly played with Ross River fever. But despite the brutal conditions, Ben remains grateful for the experience and hinted that he has “unfinished business” with the game, hoping for another shot in the future.
Ben reveals he suffered health issues around the time Survivor was filming
In November, Ben took to Instagram to share that he’d suffered numerous health issues over the past “three to four months”.
Filming for the Australian Survivor Brain v Brawn IIseason took place over the 2024 winter, meaning his sicknesses appear to line up with when he left the show.
“So, the last three to four months I completed stopped training,” he began in the clip. “I’ve had pneumonia, I’ve had Ross River fever, torn a calf muscle, chipped teeth.”
“I lost 13 kilos in a very short amount of time,” Ben added, clearly referring to his stint on Australian Survivor.
Before new Brawn’s Tribal Council, it looked like Paulie’s head was on the chopping block, with most of his teammates plotting to vote him out.
As Karin succinctly put it during the pre Tribal scramble at the beach, “I think tonight it will 100% be Paulie going home, no doubt about it.”
However, Paulie was afforded a second chance at the game due to Ben’s departure.
While the contestants weren’t told at Tribal the reason behind Ben’s choice, Paulie told Chattr that he was still devastated to hear that Ben was leaving, even though it helped him avoid getting his torch snuffed.
“It wasn’t a relief at all. I was upset for him,” Paulie said. “Nobody wants to go out of the game like that.”
“Obviously, I was unaware of the details, but it must have been a really hard choice for him to pull himself out of the game. So it was sad. It was really sad for me to hear.”
Ben will be missed!
Stream Australian Survivor 2025 Sundays – Tuesdays on Channel 10 and 10Play.
She was seen out in Melbourne along with Adrian, James and her friend Teejay Halkias, as reported by the So Dramatic! Podcast.
“It looked like Eden and James are together now. They didn’t leave each other’s sides all night. They were all over each other the entire time, dancing, buying each other drinks at the bar, whispering in each other’s ears,” a fan claimed.
“They were all over each other, it was weird to see to be honest,” they added. “I’m not sure if they were dating, but they did look pretty comfortable.”
When Chattr reached out to Eden for comment, she said the rumours weren’t true.
“I’m single,” she said. “We definitely weren’t all over each other. I’d never hook up with someone in a club and I certainly don’t dance.”
Image: InstagramImage: Instagram
James agreed, telling Chattr that the pair are friends through Teejay.
“There’s nothing really to say! They’re just rumours… [we] were out all Friday so that was it really. I’m [definitely] single and in no [relationship at the moment],” he said.
James and Eden are following each other on Instagram, which seems like a bold move. Haven’t they heard of finstas, if they were wanting to keep this on the down low?!
At this stage, they haven’t shared each other on their socials, so there hasn’t been a soft launch. We’ll be keeping our eyes peeled though!
Does Eden Harper still speak to her MAFS ex Jayden Eynaud?
“[The breakup] was completely out of the blue for me, a bit of a blindside I suppose… it was just like a normal night. And he just said, ‘Yeah, I’m done’,” she said.
“I wanted to have a friendship and to be civil, but yeah, he hasn’t responded. This must just be the way he deals with things, I suppose.”
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Farmer Wants a Wife is gearing up to (hopefully) bring us a well-deserved love story for 2025. The four Farmers who will be leading that charge have been confirmed, and it’s time for us to meet them!
Eight farmers were shortlisted in July 2024 to be the leads for the upcoming season, and applicants were encouraged to apply for the one they liked the look of.
Now, the final lineup of 2025 Farmers has been announced—and Corey, Tom, Thomas, and Jarrad will search for a farm wife on the wholesome reality show.
Find out more about the Farmer Wants A Wife Farmers below.
Farmer Jarrad
Farmer Jarrad. Image: Seven.
Farmer Jarrad is 21 years old and describes himself as a “goofy creative”. He lives on a sheep farm outside of Stanthorpe, Queensland.
“I’ll also send you crazy from singing too much,” he says. (I’ve watched his intro reel and can confirm he has a fantastic voice!)
Farmer Thomas
Farmer Thomas. Image: Seven.
Farmer Thomas is a 35-year-old “hardworking and driven farmer” living on a wheat, lentil and barley farm in Kimba, South Australia. He is the oldest of the Farmer Wants A Wife farmers in our 2025 crop.
He’s a whopping 6’4 in height and is looking for someone who is “kind, caring and honest” with their own passions.
Farmer Corey
Farmer Corey. Image: Seven.
Farmer Corey is a 24-year-old working on a beans, hay and cotton farm in Biloela, Queensland. What’s he looking for?
“I’d like to have a partner who is kind and giving and able to enjoy the simple life, the farm and the way we live. I want a team player and a best mate to take on life with.”
Farmer Tom
Farmer Tom. Image: Seven.
Farmer Tom is a 31-year-old sheep farmer from Borambola, New South Wales. He’s keen to find a wife to share his life on the farm with.
Farmer Tom loves Taylor Swift (music) because he’s only human. He’d love to find “someone who looks for positives instead of negatives”.
Friendly reminder: Farmer Wants A WifeAustralia has created 10 marriages and 27 kids (!!!) since it started airing. It’s a much better success rate than Married At First Sight and Love Island, right?
Farmer Wants a Wife 2025 will air after Easter on Channel 7 and 7plus.
If you’ve been tuning into the reality show for the past couple of years, you may recognise the building already.
One Global Resorts Green Square, formerly known as Skye Suites. Image: One Global Resorts.
What you may not know is that there are new owners. The sprawling apartment complex used to be owned and operated by Skye Suites but is now run by One Global Resorts as One Global Resorts Green Square.
Where are the MAFS apartments?
Prior to 2024, the MAFS cast used to stay at Skye Suites Sydney, a smaller hotel in the heart of Sydney City. In 2024, filming moved to the much larger, even more opulent Skye Suites Green Square, which is now operating as One Global Resorts Green Square.
While this location is outside of the CBD, its placement between the suburbs of Waterloo and Alexandria keeps it within the inner city surrounds, and close to plenty of Sydney icons. Famous dining venue The Grounds is right around the corner, as well as popular gin distillery Archie Rose, for example.
In fact, The Grounds’ foliage-filled space was actually where the MAFS 2024 reunion was filmed, so there’s a chance we see a cast visit in the near future.
Perhaps we will see The Grounds’ famous garden settings once again. Image: The Grounds
The urban resort is also a stone’s throw from Green Square station, where trains run between Sydney Airport and the City, so it’s a good location for the MAFS cast to get around from.
What rooms do the MAFS couples stay in at One Global Resorts Green Square?
One Global Resorts Green Square has five different types of accommodation, ranging from studio apartments to three-bedroom executive suites. A representative of One Global Resorts Green Square told Chattr that production rented the entirety of level 8 for this season’s filming, with couples distributed across various room types on the floor.
Ryan and Jacqui in their MAFS apartment. Image: Nine.
The One Bed 55 rooms are 55-square-metre suites that feature a separate bedroom, living space, and kitchen area with dining facilities. There is also an internal laundry, a deluxe bathroom and, in some rooms, a balcony.
Some lucky couples would have scored the Premier Two Bed 70 suites, which are 70-square-metres, although both rooms feature the same amenities.
The MAFS 2025 participants show off their apartments
The MAFS cast moved into their One Global Resorts Green Square apartments during Episode 7, and have been shacked up there ever since.
Since then, Tim and Katie, Jake and Ash, Sierah and Billy, Morena and Tony and Clint and Lauren have packed their bags and moved out after choosing to exit the experiment.
However, that didn’t stop Billy from taking his followers on the tour of the space he shared with Sierah before he headed back home.
Rhi also uploaded a video of her and Jeff showing off their outfits before a Dinner Party. In the background, you can see that their bed is behind a partition, and there’s a small kitchenette in the apartment.
While the rooms are pretty luxurious, it’s the resort facilities that we’d really take advantage of if we were on the show and living inside the MAFS apartments.
We’re surprised the cast hasn’t spent their entire stay at this infinity pool. Image: One Global Resorts.
Aside from the pool, which is placed above the mid-level apartments with views over the city, there is also a state-of-the-art fitness centre complete with a sauna. Surely we’ll see some steamy scenes there in future episodes?
One Global Resorts Green Square is also close to the new Infinity Square retail complex, which has coffee shops and dining galore – some of which we may see when the MAFS 2025 couples meet friends and family.
Can I stay at the MAFS apartments?
Yes, you can! While prices at the resort fluctuate depending on the season and events in Sydney, if you were to book a room in late March 2025, the One Bed Suite 55 rooms would set you back $645, while the smaller Studio 46 rooms would be $580 per night.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Could this be the end of Married At First Sight (MAFS) Australia? The show is under investigation by two separate official channels, after many viewers believed the drama went too far.
Now, Josh Fox from the MAFS Funny podcast, has just announced that Safework NSW is officially investigating the MAFS producers. Safework NSW is the official government workplace health and safety regulator, so this is a big deal.
“Safework NSW has now launched an official investigation into the bosses and the producers of the show following several complaints from participants,” he said on TikTok.
“I’m told that cast members are being interviewed, some of them want financial compensation, and the producers will sit down with SafeWork NSW on Wednesday I believe, where they will receive a request for all unedited footage,” he added.
“This is kind of the point that I’ve been getting to about the producers went that little bit too far this year and this kind of feels like it was inevitable because every year they push things further, and further, and further.”
Paul recounting his violent behaviour on MAFS. Image: Nine
Has John Walsh from EndemolShine Australia resigned?
MAFS 2025 bride Jacqui Burfootshared a TikTok where she revealed a rumour about MAFS executive producer John Walsh.
“Justice is on its way, ESA are officially getting investigated and apparently I heard through the grapevine that John Walsh has resigned, he’s the executive producer of MAFS,” she claimed.
“They’re investigating all the breaches of human rights including little things like they record us when we use the toilet… we don’t have a choice,” she alleged. “We’re not allowed to leave after certain hours and if you do break the rules, they make the rules even stricter.”
This seems to be the first year that contestants have taken to official channels to complain and lodge complaints about the show, rather than just speaking up through social media and interviews. It will definitely be interesting to see how the popular reality TV show is impacted going forward.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
“I feel like [Carina] is a little bit of a snob sometimes and comes across as very judgey, and I’ll be honest with you this is giving me the ick,” Paul said. He explained that when he told Carina about his previous relationship with Cleo, she said: “I didn’t know you would go for that kind of calibre”. Yikes!!!
Cleo tells Chattr she was “really upset” after hearing what Carina had said about her.
“I had just been telling Awhina how happy I was for Paul. I had seen some leaked photos of the two of them, and I told [Awhina] that she looked really pretty and that they seemed genuinely happy together,” she says.
“What really hurt was being judged solely on my physical appearance. I’ve been judged for how I look my whole life, and for another woman to do that, it just doesn’t sit right with me.”
She adds that she isn’t “in competition” with Carina, so there was no need for the hurtful words.
“I don’t judge anyone. I’m focused on bettering myself every day and I don’t feel the need to tear anyone down,” Cleo says. “I honestly feel like Carina’s comment just highlights that she has a mean-spirited attitude and doesn’t support other women. It made me feel like she was looking down on me, and I just don’t think that’s fair.”
Paul reading his letter out to Awhina. Image: Nine
Did Cleo and Carina ever discuss the ‘calibre’ comment?
It turns out that Cleo asked Carina to have a chat about what the bride had said behind her back, but it didn’t go well.
“I’m someone who likes to tackle things head on. I asked [Carina] to have a conversation with me, by myself, so we [could] address the matter,” Cleo explains.
“I found her to be dismissive when I asked her for the conversation and then she was deflecting the blame onto Paul and called him over. This was a conversation woman to woman and after she involved Paul — I left as I didn’t want to cause them [any] drama.”
It looks like Cleo is taking the high road and handling the drama, and we’ll get to see Carina’s reaction during tonight’s episode.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Mzuki (real name Serenity Palomares) had us bewitched from the moment she stepped onto Australian Idol 2025, making her unique mark with a sick performance of Missy Elliott’s Get Ur Freak On, plus a taste of her own original rap.
The 28-year-old Melbournian has always had music in her soul, and according to her Idol audition, she’s been obsessed with it since the age of 12, when she first Googled “how to rap”.
Fast forward to today, and she’s dubbed herself the High Priestess of Rap, serving up a unique blend of hip-hop, pop, and some spiritual magic that has us spellbound.
But what else do we know about Mzuki? Let’s dive into her story before Australian Idol!
Baby Mzuki and Mzuki on Australian Idol 2025. Image: Instagram
She was on X Factor!
That’s right! Australian Idol isn’t Mzuki’s first reality TV rodeo.
Back in 2014, Mzuki (who went by Serenity at the time) was a contestant on X Factor Australia as part of the girl group, XOX. Alongside Chaska Halliday, Nada-Leigh Nasser, and Tahnie Cristini, she made it all the way to the Top 10.
Here’s a little throwback of her her group performing:
She’s an actress, too
Mzuki isn’t just a music star, she’s also dabbled in acting. According to her StarNow profile, she was an extra on Ja’mie: Private School Girl. How *random*!
Her songs have been featured on some big shows
Turns out, Mzuki’s music already hit the screens long before Idol. Tracks from her Power Moves and Lifestyle EPs have been featured on major shows in the US, New Zealand, and Australia, including HBO Max’s The Hype and BET+’s The Family Business
Outside the silver screen her singles have also made the rounds on FBI radio, Triple J Unearthed, Cada, and Apple Music US. Not too shabby, Mzuki!
She’s already killing it on TikTok
Mzuki has already made quite the splash online. With almost 100K followers on TikTok, Mzuki shares everything from her pop-stardom journey to tarot readings and spirituality.
Music isn’t Mzuki’s only passion — we know from her audition she’s also deep into spirituality. As a tarot reader, manifestation coach, and self-proclaimed “Conscious Creator”, she encourages her followers to manifest their dreams.
She even brought tarot into her Australian Idol audition, flipping the Death card for Australian Idol judgeKyle Sandilands (yikes!).
So can Mzuki manifest an Australian Idol win? We’ll have to wait and see!
Australian Idol 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Dave confirms what we all suspected to be true: he does not love Jamie back (yet). What great timing for a Married At First Sight (MAFS)2025 couple swap, where everyone will find out that the grass may be greener on the other side, but anything that grows on reality TV will need constant watering.
Ermagherd! Image: Nine.
Important news: Eliot reads a lot. I don’t know why I am surprised to find out he is a bookworm, but as a writer myself, I have a girl boner.
Weirdly, it does not seem to give Veronica the same excitement as she makes a jab about it. Eliot says he spends as much time reading books as she does in the bathroom. If I was as hot as her, I, too, would spend a lot of time with the mirror.
Should’ve written leave. Image: Nine.
So Paul had a thing with Awhina’s identical twin sister, Cleo. Because the producers are sadistic, they’ve put Awhina with Paul for the couple swap challenge, which would be fine if Cleo wasn’t identical to Awhina. Like, literally, genetically identical.
So what happens when she wears a shower cap huh?! Will you be turned on? Image: Nine.
Awhina jokes that if she’s put up with Adrian for eight weeks, she can absolutely put up with Paul for three days. It would be funny if it weren’t brutally true. On the other severely misguided hand, Adrian thinks Awhina will realise how good she had it with Adrian after spending time with another husband.
Carina is very sad about Cleo’s identical sister, Awhina, moving in because it’ll basically be like Paul looking into the eyes of someone he got jiggy with for three days, I imagine.
WAAAAAAAAAA. Image: Nine.
Ryan and Beth have been paired together. He tells the Brit he’ll be as open as he chooses to be about his relationship with Jacquiand how “they conduct themselves”.
I’d like to see you try. Image: Nine.
He declares this not long after suggesting they have a swear jar for her stay. Beth thinks he’s a right wank and I don’t disagree.
I saved my testosterone for this. Image: Nine.
Jacqui, however, is having the time of her life, with Jeff steaming her clothes, making her dinner, and basically not being Ryan.
MUST BE NICE. Image: Nine.
Paul asks Awhina whether or not she sees Carina’s jealousy as a potential issue. Awhina feels weird commenting on it as she’s not a jealous person, even though she got angry about Adrian’s appearance because others would find him hot (her words, not mine).
Jealousy? I don’t know her. Image: Nine.
Paul then tells Awhina that Carina is “a snob” who can come across as “judgey” and it’s giving him the ick.
That was way harsh, Tai. Image: Nine.
Just how I dream of my partner talking about me! One of my exes called me entitled and greedy to my actual face, so sadly, I know the feeling.
Paul’s not done. He tells Awhina that when Carina found out about Cleo, she said, “I didn’t know you would go for that kind of calibre.”
WE ARE THE SAME EGG. Image: Nine.
Reminder: these two women are identical. Reminder: these two women are sisters and best friends.
Why would Paul think that’s a good idea?
Why is Ryan’s bed like half the size of everyone else’s?
These MAFS 2025 recaps also appear on the Talking Schmidt Substack and have been reproduced here with permission.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
While we’ve all been low-key in love with Dave Hand on Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025, some cheeky rumours are starting to swirl about his real personality outside the show. Could he just be on MAFS for fame? It wouldn’t be the first time!
He was believed to have been in a relationship with Stephanie Jaksch for three-and-a-half years, but the couple called it quits after a year of being engaged.
“They split, and as we all find out, he went straight on to apply to go on reality TV,” one of Stephanie’s pals claimed.
“Applications for FBoy Island closed around the time of their split in November 2023.”
We all know that Dave had a big social media presence before MAFS, with his @siliconevalleycaulking TikTok account going viral a few times.
An insider tells Chattr it’s possible that Dave was on MAFS for the limelight.
“Dave had an on screen and off screen persona,” they spill. “He would be friends with everyone backstage but then yell during the Dinner Parties.”
Dave and his wife Jamie on MAFS. Image: Nine
Dave’s ex was blindsided by his MAFS appearance
According to Stephanie’s friend, Dave’s ex was stunned to see him on MAFS.
“The advertising started and the grooms were revealed — that’s when Steph found out,” the source claimed.
“No one wants to hear that their ex-fiancé is getting married, let alone have that happen on national TV!”
While we weren’t able to get in touch with Stephanie directly, her friend told Woman’s Day that she’s over the “‘good guy’ narrative” he’s been given on MAFS.
“Dave wasn’t ready for a serious relationship with Steph. That was very clear when they broke up. It is hard to imagine much had changed in the months between separating from her and going on MAFS,” Stephanie’s pal spilled.
“It was obvious Dave never was into Jamie and just went along and led her along for the entire show. He even said yes at Final Vows,” the source said. “Afterwards Jamie broke up with him because she knew he was leading her on.”
With the partner swap challenge happening this week, the next few episodes are going to be a wild ride!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
As soon as she stepped foot on theAustralian Survivor 2025 beach, Laura Noonan made it clear that her fellow castaways should call her by her last name.
While there was a package played where the OG Brawn member spoke about her family being well-known in the Mornington Penisula, she told Chattr in an exclusive interview that there was a deeper reason behind why she made the choice to be known as Noonan.
She referred to a recent interview with Survivor US host Jeff Probst, in which he stated that “the majority” of the best Survivor players are men, a comment that frustrated SurvivorUS winner Parvati Shallow.
“I can see why she got annoyed; it was this whole narrative that male players get the accolade of getting called by their last name; it’s a term of endearment,” Noonan told Chattr.
“It’s like, ‘You’re so cool that this is your nickname, and that’s why I thought, ‘You know what I’m going to take control here. I’m gonna force you to call me by my last name.'”
“So now I already have that connotation, I’m going to be a good player because I go by Noonan.
Noonan, Kristen and Logan. Image: Ten.
Noonan on how real-world gender bias translates to Survivor
Noonan told Chattr that she thinks that gender doesn’t determine the skills required to win Survivor. However, she believes that strong women on the show are received differently by the audience.
“I think Survivor is a neutral playing ground for gender, but unfortunately, we still live in a world where gender bias is very much a real thing.
“I could lie, be two-faced, steal and cheat and then be called a bully and a gas-lighter, but a man does it, and it’s great gameplay.
“I knew that that was the preconceived notion before going into Survivor, and that’s why I said, ‘I’m Noonan. I go by my last name, and I’m going to be a strategic woman, and we’ll see how it plays out.'”
Paulie, Noonan and Jesse. Image: Ten.
Noonan believes a female contestant could win Australian Survivor 2025
With Noonan out of the running for the title of Sole Survivor 2025, there are seven women left in the game, and Noonan believes that one of them can take home the win.
“It’s Logan [Johannisen],” she said. “When Logan plays, you can see her heart in her moves, but what she doesn’t show you is how smart she is. She’s very logical and very aware that her emotions run her life, but that doesn’t dictate what Survivor decision she’s going to make.
“I think she is a queen of queens, and we should all we should all bear down to Miss Logan. She’s doing incredibly well.”
