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Who left Australian Survivor 2026?

14 April 202614 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Australian Survivor is back for a brand new season in 2026, with the theme Redemption. The show will feature four returnees and a bunch of first-time players.

Of course, like every season of Australian Survivor, only one contestant will be left standing — the winner is crowned Sole Survivor and walks away with a $500,000 prize. To get there, castaways are voted out from the very first episode.

While the format of the show is the same as in previous years, there’s been one huge change for the popular reality series: the beloved host Jonathan LaPaglia has been switched out for David Genat. David competed on three seasons of Survivor and won one, but Redemption will be the first time he’s stepping up as host.

Ahead of the new season, in a Reddit AMA, David revealed that the network had decided to axe Jonathan before deciding on him as the replacement host.

“I wasn’t looking at it like taking JLP’s spot because he wasn’t going to be returning after Aus v The World, regardless of who took over. I knew others were being cast, so I was really happy to get the chance to audition and get the role,” he said.

“It’s tricky to describe it, but so much of what Jeff and John do is part of the fabric of the show, so you can’t or wouldn’t try to change it. There will be similarities, but it will be me.”

David will be holding the iconic Tribal Councils each episode, where the contestants vote on who will be eliminated from the show. Read on to find out who’s been voted out so far.

Who has been voted off Australian Survivor 2026 so far?

Lauren

The mother-of-two from New Zealand, Lauren “Loz” Mac is the 22nd castaway to be eliminated from Australian Survivor: Redemption, going on to join the final jury.

Sally

Another fan favourite, tipped to be the Sole Survivor of Australian Survivor, had her torch snuffed after voting was completed. It was Caleb and Sally who went head-to-head after they tied in a fire challenge to decide who was going home. Caleb lit his fire in record time, and ultimately it was Sally who was sent home.

Keeley

Keeley, who has been a fan favourite throughout this year’s season of Survivor, was sent home after an unexpected move from Sally. Sally – who held the other half of Keeley’s idol — made out like she was going to flip and work with Keeley. But, in the end, she chose her OG alliance of Loz and Caleb and Keeley was sent packing.

Brooke

Another frontrunner after 10 years in the game, Brooke has been eliminated for the final time and has called it quits in the Survivor franchise. A sad elimination; her fellow campmates and fans commended her for her brave fight and gameplay, and she received a standing ovation from her fellow castaways.

Simon

Tipped to win, returning player Simon was eliminated after a 4-4 tie between him and Loz, and after Brooke flipped her vote, Simon got his torch snuffed.

Ben

Ben from Australian Survivor. Image: Ten.

Jackson sided with the returnees at Tribal Council and turned on his bestie Ben, ultimately sending him home.

With a tense, tight reveal of votes, it was Jackson’s vote for Ben that had only pushed him across the line and eliminated him from the game. But, on the way out, Ben still hugged Jackson, so we’re guessing, there’s no bad blood between them.

Blanche

After Brooke played her hidden immunity idol, she was safe from the majority of votes coming her way. With those votes void, the target shifted — leading to a blindside that sent Blanche home. On her way out, Blanche made it clear: if it was Sal, Caleb or Cam who voted for her, “we’re done.”

Mark

Australian Survivor legend Mark Warnock was blindsided by his close ally Caleb after dominating the game once again and emerging as a major threat.

Tired of being underestimated and being told what to do, Caleb flipped the script — playing both sides and convincing Ben and Mark they were targeting each other, all while acting as the swing vote. In the end, he cut Mark, knowing his résumé was too strong to take him further.

Richard

In the end, it was Richard’s negotiation skills that led to his downfall. Even though the target was on Mark’s back, he blindsided the entire tribe by whipping out a secret Idol, and Richard was sent home with just three votes cast against him.

Lottie

Lottie entered the merge in a powerful position, but after Jackson didn’t win individual immunity, Lottie planned to vote him out. However, Keely flagged how powerful she [Lottie] was becoming, which worried Mark and Simon. As a result, they both agreed to use their influence to vote Lottie out.

Faith

As a chef and mum of five, four of whom she homeschools, Faith came into Australian Survivor: Redemption looking like a serious contender, and she didn’t disappoint. She quickly built a strong alliance with returning player Mark Warnock and newcomer Keeley, while also forming a “Wise Women” alliance with Keeley and fellow newcomer Sally Foord.

With these solid alliances, plus her physical strength and sharp strategic mind, Faith seemed well-positioned to go deep in the game. However, things took a turn when she had an honest conversation with Mark, admitting she wouldn’t take him to the end because she believed he could beat her. Already feeling uneasy ahead of the merge, Mark spiralled and teamed up with Rich and Caleb — two players Faith had long targeted — to orchestrate her blindside.

At Tribal Council, Faith cast her vote for Sally, which tied and forced a revote. With only Mark, Rich, and Caleb eligible to vote, and limited to choosing between Faith and Sally, all three ultimately voted for Faith, sending her home and solidifying Mark’s position going into the merge.

Aisha

Aisha arrived at the Tribal Council with her head held high. She felt secure in her alliance with Lottie and Cameron, and even more so after she and Blanche found an idol. With Brooke firmly in her sights, Aisha even threw the challenge to make the blindside happen.

But behind the scenes, everything had shifted. Simon had flipped, quietly building a new alliance with Brooke, Jackson, Ben, and Loz. Even though Brook was holding an idol, she didn’t need it. Her alliance has the numbers and made their move. Aisha’s torch was snuffed, and that was the end of the season’s most promising strategic game.

Tez

Tez on Survivor — Tez on Australian Survivor. Image: Ten.

Tez arrived at Survivor full of confidence. As a self-confessed Survivor fan, he was hoping his knowledge would give him an advantage. However, things didn’t pan out quite like he had hoped!

After Tez attempted to form alliances with his tribemates, he also had a habit of calling people out at Tribal Council, which made others wary of working with him. As a result, this was his downfall: his tribemates didn’t trust that he’d stick to a plan, so they decided he had to go.

Lyndl

Lyndl was an early target on the original Bounty Tribe, frequently finding herself at the bottom of the pecking order. Earlier in the season, a vote meant for her shifted to Eliza after Lyndl revealed that Eliza had been sharing alliance secrets with her. Eliza was ultimately voted out — a move Lyndl claimed credit for, though it was actually driven by Paula.

After Eliza’s exit, Jackson was keen to vote Lyndl out, but a tribe swap came at the right time to keep her safe.

On the new Bounty tribe, Lyndl felt comfortable and confident with her new tribemates, so much so that she didn’t realise they were planning to send her home. Keeley, Faith and Mark organised a split vote between Lyndl and Rich, and when Lyndl didn’t play her idol, she was voted out.

Don

Monday night’s episode of Survivor ended with Don being blindsided at Tribal Council. After a tribe swap placed him on the new Bounty tribe alongside several former Barren members, Don believed he was safe thanks to his Corn Chip Cartel alliance with Mark and Caleb.

However, a last-minute plan spearheaded by Keeley saw the votes flip, sending Don home and leaving Mark not happy with his alliance.

Johnson

Mark was making the tough calls at the Barren tribe, and, after they lost the immunity challenge, strategies and plans were being passed and discussed in every direction.

Both Faith and Keely discussed making a move on either Tez or Caleb and ultimately settled on targeting Caleb.

But despite the alternate strategies being floated, and with Brooke feeling nervous about playing her idol to stay safe, she didn’t need to. The votes at Tribal Council were split between Johnson and Don, with Johnson sent home.

Harry

Harry, a returning player, didn’t get off to the best start. The bounty tribe lost the immunity challenge, and then Harry lost his chance at individual immunity when Lyndl balanced longer than he did on some pegs. After Aisha gained an advantage, Loz then joined the Barren Tribe.

Harry then knew it was either him or Jackson who would be voted out at Tribal Council, and as a result, Harry went into “Dirty Harry” mode and came up with a plan: he and Jason would steal the flint, with one of them putting it in their pocket. Then, once at tribal, they would let them know that if they sent one of them home, they had a 50 per cent chance of losing their flint, and they should send Richard home.

Lo and behold, the plan did somewhat work; however, Jackson pulled out the flint from his pocket and said he would never leave his tribemates unable to make fire. As a result, Harry’s torch was snuffed.

Paula

Paula and Harry were plotting to take out Lyndl, but after Lottie was brought in to the master plan, she told Aisha that Paula was controlling Harry. Lyndl grew nervous as she heard her name mentioned, wondering whether she should pull out her idol at tribal council, thankfully for her, Paula was sent home.

Eliza

Eliza was the first real blindside of the season, and it all unfolded after she told Lyndl that the two of them were at the bottom of the totem pole at Bounty tribe. Lyndyl was furious when she heard the news, and successfully rallied the others to vote out Eliza.

Cat

The Traitors NZ contestant Cat threw herself in the firing line when she started making chaos at camp right before Tribal. While Cat wasn’t initially a target, returnee player Mark switched up the vote at Tribal and Kat’s torch was snuffed.

Daniel

The first Tribal saw Harry Hill’s and Simon Mee’s tribe sent to meet David at Tribal after losing the elimination challenge. It was clear that some of the new players were considering making a “big move” and targeting Harry or Simon.

However, in the end, it was an almost unanimous vote against Daniel (bar his own vote), and he was the first person to have his torch snuffed by David as he was eliminated from the game.

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Are MAFS’ Rachel and Steven still together?

14 April 202621 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Rachel Gilmore and Steven Danyluk are two adorable singles in their mid-thirties who hoped to find their forever partner on Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2026.

With their wholesome demeanours and sweetheart personalities, Rachel and Steven had the potential to be our next MAFS success story, like 2019’s Jules and Cam.

However, with MAFS 2026 now completely wrapped, viewers know that the couple broke up before the Reunion. So, what went down and did they rekindle their relationship? Read on to find out everything we know.

Are MAFS 2026’s Rachel and Steven still together IRL?

Despite their rocky start, Rachel and Steven were one of only two couples who decided to stay together at Final Vows.

In their adorable speeches, both Rachel and Steven said that they “choose” each other.

“You’ve never asked me to tone it down, be less, or shrink myself to fit beside you… You’ve let me be me, completely, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted,” Rachel told Steven.

“I choose you Rachel, I choose your smile, your laugh and your fire, and i promise from this day forward to show up for you, to take every risk for you and to never stop choosing you,” He replied.

However, it seems like things went sour for the couple not long after Final Vows.

Steven admits he has regrets over dumping Rachel

In a post-show TikTok confessional, Steven has admitted that he’s struggled with his decision of choosing to end his and Rachel’s relationship.

“I just want to be super real and honest with you, and the truth is that things didn’t end the way I hoped. And yeah, there is big regret, massive regret, and I know I’ve lost something special, and I’ve had a lot of time to reflect, to really sit with my actions, my words, and the moments I wish I handled differently,” he began.

“And the truth is, I’d probably give anything up to relive those moments and redo it all, because when something is genuine, you don’t realise how special and rare it is until it’s not there in front of you anymore. And if life ever opened that door again, I know I’d walk it completely differently, with a little bit more clarity, I guess, more patience and a whole lot more appreciation. Some people just don’t pass through your life, and you forget about it the next day.”

Steven gives Chattr an update on where he and Rachel stand now

Rachel and Steven announced their split at the Dinner Party Reunion, which ultimately came down to Steven not having enough time for a relationship.

Chattr caught up with him five months after the Reunion was filmed, and he confirmed he and Rachel hadn’t rekindled their relationship.

“Currently, me and Rachel are broken up, unfortunately, but we are good friends. We’re cordial. Everything is good. We still talk almost every day, and we’re working with each other to get through this and get to the end, and watching it back has been an experience, very emotional,” he said.

Insider spills on Rachel and Steven’s split

Prior to the Reunion, we were given a major spoiler about what happens with Rachel and Steven on MAFS from an insider.

“Rachel and Steven both commit to each other at Final Vows, and they continue their relationship on the outside for two weeks, but they break up right before Reunion,” the insider spills.

“They walk into the Reunion together, but they’re not in a relationship. They make a speech about it at the dinner table.”

The source said that during the final Reunion Commitment Ceremony, the experts grill Steven and try to get to the bottom of why he broke up with Rachel. His excuse is that long distance wasn’t working, but after the experts don’t buy it, he admits his feelings were never strong.

“Eventually, he says, ‘No, I don’t like her enough’,” the source claims. “Rachel was crying, because she was really into him and really liked him. So that was hectic.”

Bec drops a hint about Rachel and Steven’s relationship status

In an interview with Chattr on March 12, Bec hinted that Rachel and Steven are still together.

At the time, Bec was talking about a segment on MAFS: After the Dinner Party she appeared on alongside Rachel and Steven — which was filmed just a few days before it was released on March 11 — where it was revealed that Steven hadn’t told his partner about a crude joke he’d made at the Couple’s Retreat about their sex life.

When Bec was asked by Chattr why she thinks Steven didn’t own up to it, her response suggested that Rachel and Steven were currently living together. This could be a red herring, but it’s still interesting.

“I think Steven was probably very shocked, and also thinking, ‘Oh gosh, I’m gonna have to sleep on the couch now,'” she laughed.

However, a comment Rachel made about her and Steven’s relationship earlier in the week following Bec’s Couples’ Retreat remark started ringing alarm bells about their future.

“Steven and I no longer felt comfortable being intimate,” she told TV Week. “We didn’t want to be made fun of again.”

However, in a mid-season interview, Alissa gushed about Rachel and Steven’s connection, and given how close she and Rachel are in real life, could this be a sign that their relationship lasted beyond the experiment?

“I think they are both such beautiful people. You know, we love Steve, we love Rachel… They’re beautiful people, really kind, and they are like, Rachel’s a grounder in the group. She really does see things from all angles,” Alissa said.

Earlier in the season, a theory was disproven that Rachel and Steven were one of the first couples to leave the experiment. MAFSFunny podcast shared that they tracked all of the couples after their weddings, and when they moved in together at One Global Resorts Green Squares.

“I saw the couples all one by one, going to Woollies, going to the beach, going to whatever. And did I see these two once? Nah, literally, not at all. So I’m just going to call it now and say I’m fairly sure they are one of, if not the first couple to leave,” podcast host Josh Fox revealed.

What did Rachel and Steven ask the experts for?

Prior to MAFS, Rachel recently found herself in a long-term situationship, so was looking for a man who was proud to be with her — something she’s never experienced before.

She was hoping to find a man in the experiment that she can be completely herself with and looking for a protective and communicative man who is willing to put in the work, like she is. Rachel is almost hoping to start a family of her own one day, so she’d love to find a husband who shares the same passion.

Throughout his life, Steven has found dating challenging, saying he’s struggled with women who come to the table with a never-ending checklist of expectations.

However, he hasn’t given up on finding the perfect partner for him, and he’s hoping to find someone who great personality and can engage in a bit of banter. On top of that, he wants someone who is ambitious, easy-going, and accepts him for who he is.

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MAFS’ Steven gives an update on where he and Rachel stand now

14 April 202614 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Married at First Sight’s (MAFS) Steven and Rachel‘s post-Final Vows was the most heartbreaking storyline to play out this season, and now the groom has shared an update on where they stand.

Aside from Filip and Stella, Rachel and Steven were the only couple that agreed to stay together at Final Vows, but they revealed at the Reunion Dinner Party that they’d split. During the Commitment Ceremony Reunion, the couple made it clear that the breakup was due to Steven not being able to prioritise a relationship with Rachel.

Chattr caught up with Steven on Sunday night (April 12) and the MAFS groom shared where the couple stand now — five months on from when the Commitment Ceremony Reunion was filmed.

He added that while he’s not completely closed off to trying things again with Rachel, she’s made it clear that they’re done for good.

“I do have ‘what ifs’ sometimes, but no, there’s not [a chance]. Rachel did say to me on Stan [MAFS: After the Dinner Party] that it’s all over. So that ship is most likely sailed. Sucks, I had my chance, though.”

Why did Steven and Rachel break up?

Steven has revealed that when he left MAFS and got back to his real life, he realised he didn’t have time for a relationship.

“We spoke every single day,” he told 9Now. “However, I did have a little bit of a mess with my business because I just left it stagnant for three months. Coming into the busy season, I sort of dove headfirst into it, going, ‘Alright, I’ve got to get my finances underway.”

He admitted that the problem became clear when he went to Melbourne to visit Rachel, and said he realised he “can’t give Rachel what she needs”.

“I can’t come down to Melbourne every month. I’m a time-poor guy and she wants contact quite a lot,” he said.

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MAFS’ Bec slams Danny for skipping Commitment Ceremony: ‘Huge slap in the face’

14 April 202614 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Danny Hewitt was one of the few Married at First Sight (MAFS) participants to make it all the way to the end, but after a controversial Dinner Party, he skipped the Commitment Ceremony Reunion, leaving Bec to face the experts alone on the couch.

The experts called Danny out for avoiding taking accountability, and Bec told Chattr that his choice not to attend felt like “a huge slap in the face.”

“I think that Danny not coming to the commitment ceremony is indicative of when Danny doesn’t like a narrative about him, or he feels like he doesn’t look like he’s in his best light, then this is Danny, he doesn’t show up,” she explained.

“I think it was disrespectful, it was rude. I’ve shown up to everything. I may be this person who does the wrong thing all the time, but I face the music every time, and I get a lot of judgment for it. Danny’s had a lot of opinions about me and my behaviour, but he’s confronted for the first time, and he doesn’t rock up. So, I think it says a lot more about him than not.”

Bec and Danny's final time on the couch. Image: Nine. — Bec and Danny’s final time on the couch. Image: Nine.

Bec reveals why Danny skipped the Commitment Ceremony Reunion

Bec added that she believes Danny knew he’d get grilled by the experts if he came to the Commitment Ceremony Reunion, and she wishes that he’d been brave enough to “face the music” with her.

“We’ve gone through this whole experiment together, the least you could have done was come and sit there with those experts and explain yourself, explain why it is that you stayed every single week. What was the reason?

“But I think if he did come and sit there, I think he knows that he would have been asked tough questions, and he would have had to have been honest, and that wasn’t going to be good for his image or his storyline of the whole season.”

Bec added that she wishes Danny had let her down gently before Final Vows, instead of brutally blindsiding her by dumping her in front of the nation.

“We should have left I shouldn’t have been walking down that path to Final Vows. He knew he wasn’t going to leave with me. He knew.”

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Unseen MAFS clip exposes Danny’s savage swipe at Bec: ‘Better birds in Coles’

14 April 202614 April 2026 by Reena Gupta

Stan’s MAFS: After The Reunion has shocked fans by airing previously unseen footage of Danny Hewitt on a tirade about how he could “roll up to Coles” and find someone “better than Bec,” referring to his Married At First Sight (MAFS) wife, Bec Zacharia.

“You’re telling me that’s the best you could bring me? You ought to be ashamed of yourself, MAFS dude,” the Real Estate Agent begins, presumably talking to a producer. “I can f**king walk in Coles and get a better bird than that, f**k me,” he continued.

“I gave up my life to be here, I’ve got a f**king cushy little life,” he continues, “I gave up my life, and I could roll up to Coles right now, aisle four, and there’s a bird in there — she’ll be better than Bec. Can’t be no worse, it’s impossible.”

The 34-year-old, who has been known to call Bec “vulgar”, then continued firing off expletives. “F**k me. S**t, so s**t. To the execs watching this, you’re f**king shit at your job. Bring me better women,” he declared.

Throughout the video, a ton of equipment and staff can be seen circling around the 34-year-old Brit, suggesting his rant was offhand and never intended to be included in any official footage. Disturbingly, as a tearful Bec responded to the footage on MAFS: After The Reunion, she revealed that Danny said he was falling in love with her the same day.

MAFS fans react to Danny’s ‘Coles’ comments

Fans have expressed disgust at Danny’s comments, with many stating that the show gave him a favourable edit. “Bec truly deserves so much better,” said one fan in a FB group. “I can’t believe Danny would treat her that way… it’s honestly so disappointing.” Over on Reddit, a fan said: Christ, they had all of that on the cutting room floor? How was all of that allowed to go on and how was Danny able to get away with so much?”

Others expressed frustration that the footage wasn’t included as part of the main broadcast. “Why was it only shown on the Stan aubscription program? There’s little point watching MAFS now. A lot of spoilers during the season, a lot of revelations on a pay TV show. And abusive cast members.”

Danny is also caught referring to Stephanie as a “skank”

If that wasn’t enough, the show also reveals footage of former bride Stephanie Marshall asking Danny if he wanted to have a chat, to which he tells her “nah, f**k that. To be honest, I can’t be f**ked with ya… nah, I don’t want to speak to ya, please.”

After Steph says “OK”, he continues, “f**k off, with all due respect,” and can later be heard calling her a “f**king little skank.” Watch the exchange below, if you dare.

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MAFS’ Joel on ‘deranged’ unaired Dinner Party fight that led Juliette to skip the Commitment Ceremony Reunion

13 April 202613 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Juliette Chae fronted up to the Married at First Sight (MAFS) Reunion Dinner Party, but she was noticeably missing from the Commitment Ceremony, and Joel Moses has revealed a “deranged” fight that may have played a role.

While Joel believes that Juliette knew she was going to be grilled by the experts at the Commitment Ceremony — which was partly why she avoided the event — he shared that she wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms from her fellow castmates at the first Reunion event.

“She was at the very end of the dinner table, and she was sitting by herself, just sulking, looking sad and despondent, because no one was talking to her, and then Gia [Fleur] was like, ‘Come on, Juliette, come sit with us,” Joel told Chattr.

Joel explained that Juliette tried to engage with him, but he wasn’t interested, adding that Gia “started stirring the pot a bit” and said a few things that riled Juliette up.

“Then Juliette and I started going at it and screaming at each other, and no one could get a word in, because we’re just screaming at each other… Juliette was saying that I didn’t respect her boundaries. Then I revealed something that happened behind closed doors when she wanted to get a bit frisky, and I said no, and then Juliette actually squared up to me, like face-to-face. I thought she was gonna slap me, dead set.

“She was like, looking at me eye to eye, and I thought she was gonna slap me. I was almost thinking, ‘Do it, do it. It would only benefit me for you to slap me in the face’. But she didn’t do it, which is probably better. But then she just stormed off, and apparently, she was crying in the hallway, like curled up in a ball. She was f**king deranged that night, unhinged, crazy behaviour.”

While the emotional rollercoaster likely played a part in Juliette’s choice not to attend the Commitment Ceremony Reunion, Joel added that he also thinks Juliette didn’t want to face the consequences of her own actions.

“She just didn’t want another f**king savage beat down from the experts. Juliette doesn’t want to be exposed or humiliated. So when she knows that’s coming, or when it has happened, she either doesn’t show up or she storms out. That’s just the pattern of her behaviour.”

MAFS' Joel and Juliette in happier times. Image: Nine. — MAFS’ Joel and Juliette in happier times. Image: Nine.

Joel believes he and Juliette were meant to have time on the couch with the experts

Joel said he only found out that Juliette had decided to skip the Commitment Ceremony right before they began filming, and added that he believes her absence changed the format of the Commitment Ceremony.

“I think we would have been on the couch if she came, and maybe they substituted Tyson and Stephanie. Tyson and Steph had a really long couch session, and I thought either they were our substitutes or we were going to split half-half, because me and Juliette obviously had some of the biggest moments of the season. So that was a bit disappointing to me,” he said.

Joel said that he wasn’t asked much from the experts at the Reunion, and says he thinks if Juliette chose to attend he would have gotten a chance to properly speak about his experience.

“The experts hardly touched on [my experience], they asked me questions about the cast, but they didn’t even ask me anything about my relationship with Juliette, and how that was for me, which pissed me off, to be honest, because I thought I deserved more.”

However, overall, Joel is happy with how his experience on MAFS played out.

“It’s been a great season for me, so no complaints,” he said. “All in all, super happy how the season went, it’s been an amazing journey.”

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MAFS’ Gia on signing with Kim Kardashian’s ex-publicist: ‘Get used to seeing my face’

13 April 202613 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Married at First Sight‘s (MAFS) Gia Fleur is the first cast member to confirm she’s signed with a talent agent, and she’s landed a big name in Max Markson of Markson Sparks, who once represented Kim Kardashian.

Gia told Chattr that she was delighted to sign with Markson Sparks off the back of her newfound fame.

“Markson Sparks just felt like the perfect fit. Supportive, forward-thinking, and completely aligned with my next chapter. I’m excited to see where Max and his team take me, get used to seeing my face, whether you like it or not!” She said.

Founder and director of Markson Sparks, Max Markson, told Chattr he’s excited to work with Gia, adding that he’s pleased to have her join a roster of major names he both currently represents and has worked with in the past.

“Gia is someone that everybody is talking about, and I’m delighted to be representing her. Past MAFS alumni I’ve represented and continue to, include Jessika Power and Cyrell Paule — both of whom have gone on to star in multiple reality TV shows since,” he said.

“I’ve worked with Kim Kardashian, Rachel Hunter, Pamela Anderson — to name just a few. I see big things ahead for Gia.”

Have any other MAFS stars signed with talent agents?

At this stage, no other MAFS 2026 cast members have announced talent agent deals, but if they follow last year’s trajectory, a wave of signings could be just around the corner.

Not long after the 2025 Reunion aired, Carina Mirable, Jamie Marinos, Eliot Donovan, Adrian Araouzou, Jacqui Burfoot and Clint Rice all announced that they’d signed with an agency.

So stay tuned for the next announcement, we’re sure it won’t be too long!

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MAFS’ Bec reveals the truth behind Steph and Danny’s texting scandal: ‘There’s potential’

13 April 202613 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Married at First Sight‘s (MAFS) Bec Zacharia has dished on the cheating scandal between Steph Marshall and Danny Hewitt that dominated the Reunion Dinner Party, saying that she thinks the pair would make a good couple.

In an interview with Chattr, Bec said that while she doesn’t believe anything romantic happened between Danny and Steph, it didn’t sit right with her that Steph was consoling her while messaging her ex.

“She was one of the people — when I was home after Final Vows — ringing me, saying he’s a piece of s**t. So for me, it felt murky, and I didn’t understand why you would need to contact my husband. Looking back at it now, was it platonic? Yeah. Was it, right? No,” she explained.

Bec added that along with the text messages, there were also a few voice notes and multiple selfies — including the bikini pic.

“You’ve never had a relationship with him before. Then you start to message him, and there are voice notes and stuff.”

She said that although Steph has a new boyfriend now, she does believe there could have been some romantic intentions behind her messages to Danny at the time.

“Steph’s in a very happy relationship now,” she said. “Would she have gone there? If Danny was interested? She very much says no, but I’m very I’m dubious as to why you would bother messaging him once you know he’s single — you know he’s single, you’ve been on the phone to me, you’re my friend.”

Bec added that in retrospect, she thinks Steph and Danny could actually make a good couple.

“At the end of the day, some people think Danny’s a good-looking bloke, and some people are interested. I know they’re both aligned in the sense that they’re both in real estate, and they call themselves hustlers and stuff like that. So there’s potential.”

What did the text messages between Steph and Danny say?

Daily Mail Australia obtained screenshots of a conversation between Steph and Danny, which looks to have been shared by Steph. The conversation is initiated by the MAFS bride after she replies to one of his stories.

The pair chatted for a while about life post-show, and Steph tried to encourage Danny to attend the Reunion. After a while, they switch to voice notes, and Steph sends a bikini pic while Danny rounds out the conversation with two red love hearts.

Read the texts for yourself below.

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MAFS’ Bec reveals if she’ll try Danny’s sex toy brand: ‘He’s very well endowed’

10 April 202610 April 2026 by Rachel Choy

Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2026 contestant Danny Hewitt is using his reality TV fame to bring out a sex toy line called Desire by Danny. He has his ex-wife, Bec Zacharia, to thank, because she raved about the size of his appendage and nicknamed it the Dannaconda on the show. But will Bec order one in the mail and give it a whirl? Not a chance, darl.

“No, I won’t buy one,” Bec tells Chattr. “But if I get sent a PR package of one, then you know, I’ll definitely review it for you all and let you know if it’s true to size.”

While Danny didn’t tell Bec about his new business venture, she heard about it on the grapevine and instantly knew it was true. “It didn’t shock me,” Bec claims. “His best friend is a stripper. I have talked about Danny’s appendage on MAFS, and when I heard it, I knew it would be true. He would do anything to make money.”

Bec doesn’t think that Danny did MAFS solely to create a sex toy business, but he’s grasped the opportunity with both hands (and his crotch?).

“He’s very well endowed… now everyone can have a piece of Danny,” Bec jokes. “I think that’s what his goal was anyway, was going on to the show so that he could attract as many women as possible.”

Danny and Bec on MAFS 2026 — Now everybody can have Danny at home! Image: Nine

Will Bec get a cut of Danny’s sex toy profits?

After the way Danny treated Bec at Final Vows, you’d hope he would make her a shareholder of his new business. She did all the publicity for his, well, penis, after all.

“He rang me the other day when we were still speaking, and he was like, ‘You know, I’m a man of my word. Of course when this business is up and running, I’ll send you [a] cheque for royalties. Of course I will.’,” Bec reveals.

“I won’t see a dime of that. That will never happen. But yeah, I think I’m owed some. I mean, at the end of the day, I named it. I talked about it. It’s got you to where you are, but we’ll see.”

At the very least, Danny better send Bec a PR package so she can share with us how it stacks up to the real thing. Or better yet, watch Bec sneakily trademark “Desire by Danny” so she can get the money she’s owed.

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MAFS’ Filip pinpoints the exact moment he knew he’d propose to Stella

10 April 202610 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Married at First Sight’s (MAFS) golden couple, Filip and Stella, went from strength to strength throughout the experiment and ended up getting engaged, marking only the second Final Vows proposal in the show’s history. Now, the groom has opened up about the exact moment he knew he wanted to make Stella his wife.

In an interview with Chattr, Filip explained that Stella had made it clear she was open to an engagement throughout the season, but it was toward the tail end when he seriously started thinking about it.

“There were multiple touch points where we had good sessions on the couch, where Stella’s like, ‘Look, you can propose to me as soon as possible’. So, it was kind of marinating in my head, but it was reinforced at the end of hometown week.

“Which, in some ways, wasn’t a comfortable week for us, because we had to deal with that s**t. Personally speaking, for myself, I had to commit it to my head. Like, I want this more than ever, and how’s this all going to work? But I knew that she was my person.”

Filip explained that he spoke to his parents about popping the question after leaving home stays.

“I called my parents, I spoke to them on the way home, and in deliberations as well, for a good part of the week, I was just planning it. I got the ring, and then yeah, just kind of kept it on the hush, and yeah. Then that was it. She had no idea.”

Stella and Filip reveal they knew they’d found ‘the one’ early on in the MAFS experiment

Looking back, Filip said that while hometowns were when he firmly decided to propose, he knew that Stella was the one much earlier in the experiment.

“It was literally when we moved in together, and we had that first Dinner Party. After the honeymoon — we had an amazing honeymoon, it was absolutely epic — I was just like, this is my person, I was so into it. I was just like, I can literally see a future with her, the way that we were talking.

“We had all the honest chats. Straight off the bat, I knew that she had my back. I told her all my insecurities from day dot, I said, Look, I wasn’t perfect for this. I could be better at this, all this kind of stuff. I was just like, ‘Wow, I could never, I could never be myself in front of a person like this, and we laid it all out on the table, and I knew that she had my back so [I knew] pretty early on, to be honest with you.”

Stella added that she was locked in on Filip even earlier.

“In all honesty, probably on the third day of the honeymoon. I was like, yep, this could be my person. I was like, ‘I don’t know how it’s all going to play out, but I’ve had serious relationships in my life before, and I’d never had that feeling. Like, yep, this could actually be my forever person in three days. I kid you not.”

“When people say, ‘when you know, you know,’ I’m now a living, breathing example.”

A huge congrats to the happy couple!

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MAFS’ Steven reveals whether he and Rachel had sex: ‘Home run’

10 April 202610 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Avid Married at First Sight (MAFS) viewers will remember that the main storyline at the Couples’ Retreat centred around Rachel and Steven’s sex life — or lack thereof.

At the Dinner Party that immediately followed, Steven called the rest of the cast out for “pressuring” him and Rachel to get intimate, and told the cast that “when that time comes”, they’ll all know.

Now, fast forward to post-Final Vows, where Rachel and Steven chose to leave the experiment together and continue their relationship. However, viewers were never given the update on their sex life that Steven had promised — until now. In an interview with Chattr, he’s finally revealed where things stand.

“Did we get there in the end? Of course we did! We made it the whole way. A home run — me trying to figure out my bases in the experiment, and what the bases were.”

Steven added that, despite their physical chemistry not being blatantly obvious on the show, it was very much there.

“Of course, we [have a physical spark]. I mean, you can’t do that for three months and fake it. We had our challenges, and it was moments you can see on screen that we’re having time, you know, bad times and all that. But by the end, you can’t fake that sort of stuff.”

“It’s as real as it gets with Rachel and I, our story is such an emotional rollercoaster and personal development. I feel like the Rachel that I’ve met at the wedding and the honeymoon is not the same Rachel that I know today.

“I feel like I know her so much better now, and we get each other now, and we’ve got that personal growth that, you know, I’m sure I could say the Collingwood joke again [from our Honeymoon], and it wouldn’t be taken out of context. We’ve grown together, definitely.”

Steven said his decision to stay with Rachel at MAFS Final Vows was simple

Before Final Vows, all of the couples were separated for four days in what’s known as deliberations, giving each person time to decide whether they wanted to continue their relationship outside the experiment. However, Steven said it didn’t take him long to make his decision.

“I was pretty confident in my decision,” he said. “You have to think about it and go, what’s it going to be like leaving the safety net of the experiment and how are we going to deal with this long distance and all these things? But, no, it wasn’t one of those decisions where it’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t know,’ I was very confident,” he told Chattr.

He added that he didn’t seek advice from the other MAFS grooms, as he wanted to make the decision for himself.

“This is your decision. You can’t have outside influences. What Rachel and I have gone through, no one else knows. I mean, people have only seen what they’ve seen. No one really knows what happens behind closed doors and what we do. So no, I didn’t really reach out to anyone and have that influence.”

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MAFS’ Rachel reveals why she split with Steven: ‘It’s just really hard’

10 April 202610 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Off the back of speculation circling that Steven and Rachel split shortly after Married at First Sight (MAFS) Final Vows, she’s confirmed the rumours and revealed what led to their break-up.

Along with Filip and Stella, Rachel and Steven were the only other couple to say yes at Final Vows. However, Rachel told Daily Mail Australia that things started going awry between them almost immediately after.

“We’d really spoken about him coming to Melbourne… that was his opportunity to show up for me,” she explained. “But there was always an excuse and a reason not to come.”

“He listed the reasons why he couldn’t come… and they were all to do with me… That really took me by surprise. I should have been the reason you’d want to run to Melbourne.”

Rachel explained that she decided to take a trip to Sydney to help reignite their spark; however, a light bulb moment stopped her when she realised she was putting more into the relationship than he was.

“I was like, maybe I should just jump on a plane and go to Sydney and remind him how much I care,” she said. “What stopped me was thinking… why am I always the one running to him?”

“When does he run to me and show up for me?”

Steven dumped Rachel before the MAFS Reunion was filmed

Rachel revealed that Steven dealt the final blow to their relationship right before the Reunion was filmed.

“He said, ‘I don’t think I can be the man that Rachel wants me to be,'” she recalled.

Rachel explained that the breakup was extra painful because she’d gone above and beyond to make sure Steven was happy and felt safe.

“I’ve never asked Steven to be anything other than himself… I was willing to move my whole life to Sydney for him.”

“I think deep down he didn’t want the same things… and he didn’t want to hurt me,” she said. “But ultimately, he did.”

However, Rachel said that despite the fact that Steven broke her heart last November, there’s no animosity between them.

“Steven still has a very special place in my heart,” she said. “Seeing him is always really nice… It’s weirdly still a bit of a safe place for me.”

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Everything you need to know about the Australian Idol 2026 finale

9 April 20269 April 2026 by Sakara Bell

With another season of Australian Idol almost wrapped for the year, the grand finale is right around the corner — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. After months of unforgettable performances, the competition has been narrowed down to just three finalists, each bringing something completely different to the stage. Now, it’s anyone’s game as one contestant prepares to walk away with $100,000 and a recording package.

Keep on reading to find out more about the Australian Idol 2026 grand final.

Who is in the Grand Finale?

21-year-old Kesha Oayda from Jindabyne has secured her spot in the Australian Idol final — and she’s quickly become one to watch. Host Scott Tweedie told Chattr that she’s been the biggest surprise of the season so far. “Kesha’s one where she’s really found her voice, and she’s one to watch,” he said.

18-year-old Harlan Goode from Brisbane has also earned his place in the Top 3. Dubbed the “power ballad king,” Scott revealed he can already see Harlan commanding big stages around the world.

Rounding out the Top 3 is 23-year-old Kalani Artis from the Central Coast, who has also secured his spot in the Grand Finale, with viewers already marking him as “one to watch.”

Kalani, Harlan and Kesha are in the Grand Finale of Australian Idol. Image: Seven.

Who are the hosts of Australian Idol 2026?

The hosts of Australian Idol are Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie.

Ricki-Lee is no stranger to the Australian Idol stage after competing in the show’s second season in 2004. She returned to host the 2023 reboot — and has remained in the role ever since.

Scott also joined the 2023 reboot on Channel 7. Prior to Australian Idol, he was a radio presenter on Nova 106.9, hosting a range of shows including Prank Patrol and The Loop. He also splits his time between Australia and LA, where he is a music DJ, the founder of Aussie Xmas, and is currently building Saauce Studios.

Ricki-Lee and Scott on Australian Idol. Image: Seven.

When is the Australian Idol 2026 Grand Finale

The Australian Idol 2026 grand finale will take place across two nights, Monday, April 13, at 7:30pm as the Top 3 take to the stage for the last time.

Then, on Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30pm, the winner of Australian Idol 2026 will be crowned.

What will the winner of Australia Idol win?

The winner will receive $100,000, a recording package with Hive Sound Studios, a songwriting camp with Sony Music Publishing, marketing support from The Annex, and VIP access to the ARIAs and TV WEEK Logie Awards.

Australian Idol 2026 Grand Final airs Monday – Tuesday, 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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Australian Survivor: Redemption: All the deets about the live finale and reunion

9 April 20269 April 2026 by Reena Gupta

It’s officially crunch time for fans of Australian Survivor: Redemption, and by the middle of next week, only one castaway will be dutifully crowned Sole Survivor.

Like every season of Australian Survivor, only one contestant will walk away with a $500,000 prize. To get there, castaways are voted out from the very first episode.

With fan favourite Keeley having recently been eliminated, there are just four Castaways standing. However, the structure of this year’s Grand Finale is a little quirky, so read on for everything you need to know about the 2026 finale of Australian Survivor: Redemption.

When is the 2026 Australian Survivor: Redemption Finale?

For the first time in six years, the finale of Australian Survivor: Redemption will happen in front of a live studio audience. The show’s live conclusion will be filmed at the Overseas Passenger Terminal against the grandeur of the Sydney Harbour on the 10th of April from 5pm to 9:30pm AEST, but won’t be screened until a few days later.

The Grand Finale will be staggered into three epic episodes:

Episode 1, Sunday, April 12, 7pm: One unlucky Castaway will be eliminated, and four will remain.

Episode 2, Tuesday, April 13, 7:30pm: The three remaining castaways will battle it out at the show’s final tribal in a test of strength, skill, and endurance.

Episode 3, Wednesday April 14, 7:30pm: The final challenge will take place and a winner will be announced. If that wasn’t enough, we’ll see the return of all 24 Castaways for a special Reunion hosted by David Genat.

We’re set to see moves unpacked, tensions resurface, and unfinished business make its way into the light. A statement from Ten says that we can expect “revelations, reckonings, and plenty of surprises.”

Who are the final Castaways on the Survivor: Redemption finale?

The four remaining contestants on Australian Survivor: Redemption are: Jackson Goonrey, Sally Foord, Lauren “Loz” Mac, and Caleb Beeby.

One of the four will be eliminated this Sunday.

Jackson survivor — Contestant Jackson Goonrey on Australian Survivor: Redemption. Image: Ten

What does the winner of Survivor: Redemption 2026 win?

The winner of Australian Survivor: Redemption 2026 will be crowned Sole Survivor and go home with a cash prize of $500,000.

Good luck to the final four!

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Scott reveals he’d do MAFS again for a ‘woman like Stella’

9 April 20269 April 2026 by Reena Gupta

In a new interview, Scott McCristal has spilled that he would do Married at First Sight (MAFS) all over again if he was guaranteed to meet “a woman like Stella”.

The 33-year-old groom parted ways with his bride, Gia Fleur, after viewing footage of her flirting with her back-up match and later, lying about returning to Melbourne.

When asked if he would ever do MAFS again, Scott responded: “If I knew I’d have a woman like Stella and I knew I was going to have a forever partner, I’d think about it. But I really can’t say I’d do it again considering what I experienced.”

Scott’s soft spot for Stella probably won’t come as a big surprise to fans who saw the two hit it off during feedback week, after which Gia became very defensive.

Scott and Stella MAFS — MAFS’ Scott and Stella. Images: Stan and Nine

Gia previously accused Stella of flirting with Scott

In previously unseen footage shown on MAFS: After The Dinner Party, Gia seemed to display some jealousy after Scott’s pub session with Stella.

“How was it with the girl that flirts with my man? How was it?” she asked Scott, to which he responded, “She wasn’t flirting.”

In response to a producer asking Gia if she was upset with Stella, she said: “I don’t have beef with Stella, but I’ve never addressed that she has flirted with Scott here and there, and she did call me a ‘dog’ a few times.”

During Feedback Week, Scott memorably opened up to Stella about the pressure to say to Gia that he loved her. “I feel like I can be honest with Scott,” Stella said to producers. “I think that she needs that external drama. The fact that she’s almost forcing him to say ‘I love you’ while in the experiment. All she’s doing is deflecting.”

Several fans clocked the pair’s chemistry, with one popular comment in response to their interaction reading, “He appears so much calmer around Stella, not tip towing around his words waiting to get in trouble, like he normally does,” and another, “Why do these two make a good couple?”

Here’s hoping that Scott finds his Stella soon!

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Steven shares his ‘unpopular opinion’ about David walking out on Alissa at MAFS Final Vows

8 April 20268 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Just as Australia watched Final Vows play out last night, so did the Married at First Sight (MAFS) cast, and Steven said he was surprised to see how “cold” David was towards Alissa, by walking off before she could say her piece.

Steven explained that while the cast talks, so he already knew what everyone’s Final Vows decisions were, watching the episode back actually gives the “full story” about what happened.

“That was so unexpected when I first heard about it, because at the final Dinner Party, David was begging for Alissa’s forgiveness. So watching that back and just seeing how, I guess, done and cold David was, was a bit of a surprise,” he told Chattr.

Alissa blew up at David at the final Dinner Party, after he had a go at her for flirting at the Grass is Greener challenge. While he tried to make amends, it didn’t go down too well with Alissa.

Heading into Final Vows, Alissa appeared certain she would be the one breaking David’s heart, but he ended up dumping her first in a brutal speech before walking out of the room. The move was met with praise from fans who celebrated the groom for finally standing up for himself.

“This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion. Look, I am proud of him for standing his ground. Can’t hate a man for that. But the walking off was definitely unexpected in my opinion,” Steven dished.

“If it were me, I would probably still allow a partner to say their vows and not walk off, just due to a respect sort of thing… I can’t help but feel for Alissa that she didn’t get to say her vows at the same time. You’ve just gone through this massive experiment together, and she did take the time to write them.”

However, Steven added that at the end of the day, David knew what decision was right for him.

“I’ve got to give it to him. It is respectful how he sort of said, I’m doing this for me because I’ve got the self-respect and sort of walked away. It was very boss-like!”

How did Steven come to his MAFS Final Vows decision?

Prior to Final Vows, all of the couples were split up for four days for what’s called deliberations, and in that time, each person had the time to think about whether they wanted to stay with their partner after MAFS.

In an interview with Chattr, Steven revealed that he’d pretty much made up his mind to stay with Rachel outside the experiment before they had the time apart.

“I was pretty confident in my decision,” he said. “You have to think about it and go, what’s it going to be like leaving the safety net of the experiment and how we going to deal with this long distance and all these things? But, no, it wasn’t one of those decisions where it’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t know’, I was very confident.

“So there wasn’t much thinking [to be done before Final Vows]. Of course, you still think about it, like what’s it gonna be like? There’s a lot of what-ifs at the time. So it’s definitely not just putting my feet up and, you know, sipping coffee, like, I don’t give a damn about my decision,” he clarified.

Steven explained that he took the decision seriously, ultimately trusting his instincts rather than leaning on the other grooms for guidance.

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Stella and Filip reveal their wedding will have an adorable MAFS detail

8 April 20268 April 2026 by Sakara Bell

Filip and Stella‘s engagement was one of the most breathtaking moments for Married at First Sight (MAFS), and they’re already talking wedding plans and babies.

In an interview with Chattr, Filip revealed that whilst they won’t be rushing into locking in their wedding elements just yet, they’re “going to have a beautiful engagement” adding that the wedding will take place in Croatia next year.

“We’re thinking if we’re going to Europe to visit my family next year, we’re probably going to do it down there,” he explained. “All my family’s over there in Croatia, so, like, it just makes sense for us to do it there,” he continued. “It’s definitely going to be a lot more low-key than what it was on TV.”

And, it sounds like they already have a venue locked in: “We know a place,” Filip coyly responded when asked about specifics in Croatia.

Stella told Chattr that she and Filip will be having a small wedding this time, joking that they had invited “half of the world” to the first one.

“I know that it’s going to be a small elopement, just the closest family members… We’ll keep it small and intimate.”

The MAFS bride added that her real wedding to Filip will have an adorable nod to their first TV wedding.

“Actually, I wouldn’t mind wearing my initial MAFS wedding dress. I actually love that dress,” she shared.

Stella and Filip reveal baby plans are ‘on the horizon’

First comes love, second comes marriage, then comes baby sitting in a carriage, and this is exactly what it looks like for Stella and Filip when asked about starting a family.

“Yeah, so it’s on the horizon. It’s, it’s not going to be too, too long,” Filip continued. “But, yeah, we’re just, we’re just doing our thing right now. We’re absorbing this wave, and we’re enjoying this stage. We’re very, very optimistic for the future. I’ll put it that way.”

Stella chimed in that she’d be “happy with one” child, and we can’t help but hope they’ll be making babies sooner rather than later!

When Chattr asked Stella earlier in the season what her and Filip’s baby would look like, she said she’d think they’d get some “bloody good genes.”

“Filip is tall, dark and handsome, and his mum is petite — a strong little lady,” she continued. “I think the kids would have quite good genes. I was just saying I’d love to have a blue-eyed baby.”

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MAFS’ Steven reveals what’s next with Rachel after unaired late-night talks about their future

8 April 20268 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2026 stars Rachel Gilmore and Steven Danyluk gave viewers one of the season’s few feel-good moments at Final Vows, choosing each other and walking away as a couple. While their decision may have come as a surprise to some fans, Steven told Chattr that he and Rachel had a lot of in-depth conversations about their future that didn’t make it to air.

“Rachel and I had those discussions behind closed doors. We had discussions about life arrangements and kids. What happens when kids come along? You know, property and stuff like that. We have these conversations, and you sort of reflect on going, geez, my life as I knew it is going to change, possibly forever,” he shared.

“We had these conversations into the early hours of the morning, and these conversations were good as well. You actually bond over them. They’re heavy at first, and you sort of bond and go, and it actually brings you closer at the end of it.

“We sort of aligned, and we compromise, and we’ve got a plan and then and it’s just going back. How are we going to implement that plan?”

Steven explained that they made a post-MAFS plan to do long-distance for six months before either of them made the interstate move, as Rachel is based in Melbourne and Steven in Sydney.

“The plan was long-distance for six months, see where it goes. It might be nine months a year, whatever it is, we’re always going to do the six months in a state and try to keep in contact as much as possible, doing long distance.”

“So that’s what we agreed on… There was a rumour going around that I was going to move to Melbourne. That’s not true. I was never moving to Melbourne. Rachel even said it on Home Stays that we’re doing six months [long distance]. That’s exactly how the plan was, yeah. So there was none of this on moving to Melbourne. I don’t like Melbourne. It’s not for me, and I was never going to move there!”

He added that if the six-month long-distance went well, then Rachel was open to moving to Sydney.

“It’s about compromising for each other….If everything works out, she said she may move to Sydney for a little bit, and then we’ll go find a place together.”

Steven said no spoilers about their relationship fate have been true so far

There’s been a lot of spoilers circulating about Steven and Rachel’s relationship, with many inside sources claiming that they split shortly after Final Vows — and MAFSFunny reporting that he “ghosted her”.

However, Steven told Chattr that wasn’t the case and teased that none of the leaks about what’s happened between them since filming wrapped has been accurate so far.

“This whole bull c**p that I ghosted her, never happened!” He said, cryptically adding, “There are a lot of rumours. I don’t think anyone has gotten the truth. The reunion will spill the truth.”

“If there’s anything I can say, it’s that [what comes out at the Reunion] is confusing. It’s going to be confusing [for viewers]. I really hope everyone can try to figure it out, and I hope they show as much as they can.”

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Did MAFS’ Alissa just hard launch her new Ninja Warrior star boyfriend?

8 April 20268 April 2026 by Sakara Bell

Even though Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2026’s Alissa and David’s break-up only just aired on national TV, it looks like the bride didn’t stay single for long, as she’s appeared to hard launch her new boyfriend.

According to New Idea, the reality bride has been seen getting close to Ninja Warrior star Nathan Ryles, 32, and the pair has allegedly been hanging out multiple times since filming wrapped. And by the sounds of it… this isn’t just a casual vibe.

Insiders are claiming Alissa is “completely smitten,” with whispers she’s even been calling Nathan her “soulmate” — which, naturally, has raised a few eyebrows given how fresh everything is post-MAFS.

“She’s besotted with him,” a source revealed. “She’s even calling him her soulmate. It’s the worst-kept secret in Adelaide.” While some people have asked whether this has been the end goal all along for a higher profile and bigger opportunities. “It’s raised eyebrows,” a source told the publication.

Alissa hard launches new relationship

After weeks of swirling rumours, it appears Alissa and Nathan have now hard-launched their relationship after appearing together in a collaborative post on New Idea’s social media. In the post, the two are seen sharing a kiss during what appears to be a romantic beach walk, posted shortly after Final Vows aired.

Safe to say… this is no longer just rumour territory.

The dating rumours had been following Alissa to the experiment

Before Alissa ever “married” David, rumours were already circulating in her hometown of Adelaide that she was still involved with her ex, Will Giles, according to New Idea. And once she entered the experiment, those whispers followed her in.

“It wasn’t something the cast made up,” a source told the publication. “A lot of it was already circulating back home.”

“People were receiving DMs about her before filming had even properly begun. There were questions about previous relationships and whether everything had truly been left behind,” a source said. “Some people even believed they’d find their way back to each other.”

However, those close to Alissa insist she was single when she entered the experiment, but was open to rekindling things with Will if MAFS didn’t work out.

The plot thickens with more information about Alissa and Nathan

MAFS Funny podcast host Joshua Fox has also weighed in, claiming Alissa has moved on with her rumoured Ninja Warrior star boyfriend, Nathan Ryles.

According to Josh, a source told him that shortly after leaving the experiment, Alissa began dating Nathan, who has appeared on Ninja Warrior multiple times.

While he admitted he doesn’t have concrete proof, Josh pointed to one detail that raised eyebrows. “In November, when MAFS stopped filming, Alissa started liking this guy’s posts on Instagram, and noticeably, his shirtless ones,” he said.

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Filip and Stella reveal which MAFS co-stars they’ll invite to their wedding: ‘My top three picks’

8 April 20268 April 2026 by Danica Baker

Filip and Stella’s adorable Married at First Sight (MAFS) Final Vows engagement melted hearts across the nation, and now—four months on—the loved-up couple have started planning their wedding, including which of their co-stars will make the guest list.

In an interview with Chattr, Stella and Filip dished that they’re going to hold their wedding in Croatia, with Stella adding that it will be a small, intimate ceremony, joking that they “already invited half of Australia to our first wedding.”

But while the guest list may be limited, the loved-up couple still plan to include a handful of their MAFS co-stars — though notably, not everyone made the cut.

“I don’t know if they’d make it to Europe, but of course we would invite [some cast members],” Stella told Chattr. When pressed on who those brides or grooms may be, the couple revealed their may be more male cast members than female!

“Honestly, I’d invite most of the lads, and then I’ll leave the women up to Stella,” Filip said.

“Rachel, Alissa and Bec would be my three top picks to be there with me,” Stella revealed.

Would Stella and Filip have a televised wedding?

Stella and Filip met on national TV — something that Stella called “fate” after originally auditioning for MAFS in 2021 and not being cast — so would they consider televising their real wedding?

Filip admitted he hadn’t even thought of it, but said he’d prefer to keep their actual wedding more low-key.

“I don’t think I’d have a televised wedding, I think it’d be a lot more personal. As Stella said, Australia have seen the first one, so I think something small and intimate and personal would be up our alley.”

Stella agreed with Filip that she wouldn’t want to broadcast their whole wedding, saying that it would feel more like a TV production than their own special day.

“We lived through the televised wedding like you have to wait around, yeah, there’s no music, there’s no vibe. We want vibes. We want lifestyle. We want joy!”

However, Stella did say she’d be open to sharing a highlights reel on a future episode of MAFS.

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