Jaymon Bob arrived on the Australian Idol 2025 scene in Episode 2 of the auditions, and it didn’t take long for the judges to take notice. His cover of If Tomorrow Never Comes by Garth Brooks had them (and us) hooked from the first note.
What else do we know about Jaymon outside of Australian Idol — apart from the fact that the 22-year-old used to sport a very different look.Let’s dive in!
Jaymon Bob on Australian Idol 2025. Image: Instagram
He wants to inspire other young, Indigenous kids
Jaymon is a proud Aboriginal man from Darumbal Country, growing up in Rockhampton, Queensland. During his Idol introduction, he spoke about his upbringing.
“I’m very rich with culture. And I’m very lucky to have such a knowledge of my culture,” he said.
Now, he hopes to be a positive influence for young Indigenous kids, encouraging them to pursue what they love.
“I loved growing up as a young, Indigenous kid, and I’d love to inspire other young, Indigenous kids,” Jaymon added.
Country music played a big role in his childhood, but he’s also drawn to R&B and soul and hopes to explore those genres as he develops his sound.
He quit his job to pursue music
By day, Jaymon works as a handyman for a local business. However, his passion for music has been growing, and for the past two years, he’s been taking it seriously, and giving it a “red hot crack,” as he stated during his auditions.
Auditioning for Idol was a leap of faith, which he took for himself and his family. “I want to inspire other kids to chase their dreams and give everything a crack,” he shared.
Jaymon’s even been documenting his journey. In January 2025, he uploaded his first vlog to YouTube, Episode 1: I Quit My Job to Pursue Music, where he explains that he left a stable apprenticeship to chase his dream of a career in music.
And yes, he used to have long hair!
If you’ve only seen Jaymon on Idol, you might not know he used to have long hair.
A long-haired Jaymon Bob with his girlfriend. Image: Instagram
He’s since gone for a fresh, shorter look. But let’s be real, he pulls off both.
Catch Australian Idol 2025 on Sunday – Tuesday on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Considering how furious Ryan was when he found out Jacqui had texted Jeff Gobbels— which Jacqui now claims everybody knew about — it feels a bit hypocritical, no? Pot, meet kettle!
“Ryan texted Sierah for about a week, it was the week before Sierah left,” Jacqui tells Chattr. “Sierah had been basically trying to gather allies, and told Ryan not to tell me that I was texting him. So he agreed, and he kept the secret from me for a week.”
At first, Ryan claimed that it was only a few messages sent between the pair, but when Jacqui asked to see them, she discovered that there were “more than a few”.
“He had been lying to me basically,” Jacqui adds. “He was doing it behind my back and I felt like it was an issue about him being a hypocrite and having double standards.”
Just like there was no romantic relationship between Jacqui and Jeff, she confirms that Sierah and Ryan didn’t have a secret romantic dalliance either.
“There was nothing going on between him and Sierah, so I didn’t really care [about that]. Everyone’s texting everyone [during the experiment],” she explains.
“But I was just pissed off that he was doing it in secret.”
Jacqui admits she’s ‘not okay’
This comes after Jacqui shared on her Instagram Story that she’s struggling with MAFS while it’s playing out on air.
“I’m gonna be honest, I’m not okay. I’m struggling watching [MAFS],” she said.
“It’s particularly hard because it’s just so edited out of context and I feel like… originally I was going along with Channel 9’s media plan, but then when they want you to speak about the show, you have to follow the storyline.”
Image: Instagram
Jacqui said she decided to go rogue to give viewers context as her storylines were heavily edited.
“I think I have to do that because I need to stand up for myself… I don’t want the whole of Australia thinking I’m absolutely nuts,” she continued.
Can’t wait for Jacqui to keep spilling more tea on Instagram as MAFS airs!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
As if Australian Survivor 2025 wasn’t already chaotic enough, AJ’s Hostage strategy has thrown the new Brawn tribe into disarray.
During the episode aired on March 3, the Brawn team were sent to Tribal Council, and AJ declared that the vote for him was “about hostages”.
“I want really nice fancy hostages to show the other tribe and throw other challenges,” he told host Jonathan LaPaglia.
The new Brawns tribe. Image: Ten.
In short, AJ explained that because the new Brains tribe has more original Brawn post-Tribe Swap, they strategically should want to throw challenges so that they can band together and eliminate the OG Brains from their team.
And, with the Brawns sat at Tribal, AJ began to execute his Hostage plan by banding his OG Brains together to vote out Ursula.
The new Brains tribe. Image: Ten.
Survivor’s Ursula believes that AJ’s Hostage plan could be successful
During a post-elimination interview with Chattr, Ursula said that while she thinks the poker player’s strategy is a “little immature”, she thinks that it could actually work in his favour.
“His main goal with having us as hostages is to encourage the new Brains to potentially throw challenges.
“If the new Brawns are sent to tribal council, AJ’s plan is to basically just start picking all of the original Brawn off. Then, come to merge that will leave the OG Brawns at a disadvantage because there’s less of them.”
If AJ’s plan were to succeed, the remaining OG Brawn players on the new Brains tribe — Myles, LauraMax and Zara — would be sent home when the new Brains throw the challenges, keeping their original team strong.
Australian Survivor’s Ursula getting her torch snuffed by Jonathan. Image: Ten.
“I do think [the power] has gone to his head a little bit, but I’m actually really excited to see how it all plays out.
“I think that he will gain most of the power,” she continued. “After last night, I think it may happen.”
It seems like Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 Jacqueline Burfoot is determined to expose her ex Ryan Donnelly. After revealing Ryan believes a woman’s body count should stay low on Instagram, she spoke to Chattr to give us the inside details.
According to Jacqui, Ryan told her that he had slept with “almost 200 people”.
“[He thinks] the more sex he has, it means he’s more successful as a man. And then I asked him, ‘Well, how would you feel if I’d had sex with that many people?’. And he said, ‘Well, we wouldn’t be having this conversation’.”
Jacqui’s body count was “important” to Ryan, and the double standard is wild.
“He said it was like a skeleton key. You know, ‘A man who can unlock any door is really powerful. But the same can’t be said of a woman’,” she recalled.
She claimed that Ryan believes if a woman’s body count is high, it makes her less valuable. It’s giving Harrison Boon, and not in a good way.
Jacqui and Ryan during the MAFS Couples Retreat. Image: Nine
Viewers won’t get to see this play out on screen, even though the bride did bring it up with producers on camera.
“To me, it was definitely a red flag… he had different standards for men and women,” Jacqui added. “It made me feel really gross, particularly because he was being really shady about it.
“I also felt like his beliefs were unreasonable.”
MAFS’ Jacqui reveals when she realised she didn’t like Ryan
Jacqui also spilled on Instagram that she realised she didn’t like Ryan after a joke he made during their honeymoon.
“He made a joke about getting women pregnant,” she said. “He goes, ‘These biceps get women pregnant’, and I never let it go for the entire experiment.”
Image: InstagramImage: Instagram
“He called Katie [Johnson] tragic and was making rude comments about Sierah [Swepstone’s] breasts, he was actually horrible,” she claimed. “His jokes continued, so I was really just trying to educate him about how to speak about women correctly the whole time.”
Yikes. It’s hard to believe that Jacqui and Ryan make it all the way to Final Vows!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Paul lost his temper when he heard that his wife Carina Mirable slept with famous rapper Quavo and punched a wall. Since that incident, he has been allowed to stay on the show after being grilled by the experts during the most recent Commitment Ceremony.
Carina told MAFS Funnythat as a result of his actions, Paul was banned from alcohol for the rest of the season and he had compulsory therapy sessions weekly.
However, there has been outrage from the public, past MAFS stars and experts — who believe that Paul should have been removed from the show immediately.
As a result, Indigenous not-for-profit organisation What Were You Wearing — who aim to end sexual violence in Australia — has started a petition on Change.org to hold producers and Channel 9 accountable.
At the time of writing, the petition has been signed by 8,710 people, and has been shared by past contestants such as Olivia Frazer.
“One of Australia’s most-watched reality TV programmes, Married At First Sight(MAFS) has a responsibility to uphold the highest ethical standards regarding domestic, family, and sexual violence. Reality television can shape public perceptions of relationships, making it critical that production prioritises participant safety, ethical storytelling and responsible media representation,” the petition reads.
The petition is steadily gaining support online. Image: Change.org
What Were You Wearing has outlined 11 points of action for producers and the network to consider, saying these reforms are “necessary” and urging immediate action.
These include:
Zero-Tolerance Policy for Abuse
Real-Time Intervention and Producer Accountability
MAFS viewers share their reason for signing petition
Along with signing the petition, many viewers have shared their point of view on the MAFS intimate partner violence storyline and shared why it impacted them.
“Too many women have died in this country from violence,” one person wrote.
Carina and Paul speaking after the violent incident. Image: Nine
“The people that go on MAFS deserve to be protected,” another added.
“Physical violence, intimidation and coercion is not okay and should never be normalised, and playing into this continues to put people’s lives (including children) at risk. Participants should have a right to leave if they don’t feel safe. This is so unethical,” a third remarked.
“Enabling abusive behaviour on one of the country’s biggest shows is unacceptable,” another said.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Yep, if you’ve got an eight-figure property budget, you could potentially rent your property out for the MAFS 2026 Couples Retreat — or, at the very least, sun yourself in the same cabanas as this year’s biggest reality stars.
Hinterland House was listed for sale in September 2024, with the real estate agent asking for “expressions of interest.” The price guide for the luxurious eight-acre Byron Bay property is a whopping 15 million dollars.
If that’s out of your budget, and you’re just looking for a sticky beak around the stunning holiday house, read on to find out everything you need to know about the accommodation where the MAFS 2025 Couple’s Retreat is filmed.
The entrance to the Couples Retreat. Image: Hinterland House.
How much does it cost to stay at the MAFS Couples Retreat?
Hinterland House is available to book as holiday accommodation. However, the official booking portal doesn’t have published rates.
According to First Class Magazine, in 2022, prices started at $5590 for a 3-night minimum stay.
What are the room choices at the MAFS Couples Retreat?
Hinterland House consists of one main house with four bedrooms and two cottages called Lighthouse and Sunrise. Each cottage has two bedrooms, meaning the entire estate can sleep up to 16 people.
Interestingly, there are exactly 16 participants left in the experiment, which makes the timing of the Couples Retreat intriguing.
The pool. Image: Hinterland House.
What other facilities are there?
The sprawling property, which was also used for the MAFS 2024 Couples Retreat, is set amongst 20 acres of macadamia orchards in Bangalow — about a 20-minute drive to Byron Bay town.
Hinterland House is practically built for entertaining. It boasts a 15 metre pool complete with two billowing cabanas, a deck that wraps around the entire back of the house, as well as three decks and an outdoor dining area on the front side of the house.
A booking at the estate comes with access to an in-house limo, as well as a private chef.
When is MAFS casting again?
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
ICYMI, there were a few major storylines during last night’s episode. The strangest one by far was Ryan Donnelly abstaining from sex because he wanted to save his testosterone for the gym, which the group riled him up about.
Jacqui claims that his behaviour was “GROSS ASF” during the group conversation, and says it was highly edited.
“Ryan and I’s conversation tonight was shocking. In reality, he went on and on and on again for 10 minutes,” she wrote on Instagram.
“I think they added my words from [my] voxy into our conversation because my voice DOES NOT match my lips at all. I just said okay for about 10 minutes… then Dave started telling Ryan to stop shutting me down and let me speak. Ryan literally put his arms in front of me to shut me up. It was GROSS ASF. Everyone saw it at [the] reunion.”
Jacqui’s Instagram Story. Image: Instagram
Clint was the one who wanted to leave the MAFS Couples Retreat
According to Jacqui — who is rumoured to be datingClint Ricenow — it wasn’t just Lauren Hall who wanted to leave the MAFS Couples Retreat. While she may have thought everyone was a “loser” and “boganic”, her husband Clint also wanted to escape.
“Clint’s conversation was highly edited. HE WAS THE ONE WHO WANTED TO LEAVE. Promise,” Jacqui spilled.
“The group just went off on their own narrative to start drama.”
Clint and Lauren trying to plan their escape from the Couples Retreat. Image: Nine
The explosive Couples’ Retreat fight cut from the episode
While the storyline that played out on TV finished after Lauren left Girls Night, the insider said she actually came back which is when the “massive argument” took place.
“Jamie, at one point, launches up out of her seat to yell at Lauren. It was getting out of hand and almost became a physical fight. One cast member even thought Jamie might throw a punch at Lauren, but it didn’t get that far,” the insider said.
Jacqui confirmed this in her Instagram Story, saying: “They cut out the second half of Girls Night — the part where a fight erupted… it’s WILD.”
It’s a surprise Lauren turned up to Girls Night at all, to be honest. Image: Nine
We’ll still get to see an epic showdown happen between Lauren and Jamie, as the second Couples Retreat fight was in the promo for tonight’s episode.
Our insider told Chattr that “the boys get involved” and we see Dave Hand and Jamie “yelling at Lauren and Clint”.
The Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 dinner parties are the ultimate battleground for drama and chaos. Tensions simmer, secrets are spilled, and the MAFS experts watch it all unfold.
MAFS groom ClintRice even recently revealed the dinner party drama isn’t always as real as it seems. In fact, he claims a lot of it is staged for the cameras.
“There were people who would hold onto an argument all day and wait until the cameras were rolling before they’d bring it up. That’s what made the dinner parties unbearable,” he said, adding that it was “all just fake fights for attention.”
But where does it all go down? Here’s what we know about where the MAFS dinner parties are filmed and the TV magic that goes into it.
Ryan and Jacqui at a MAFS 2025 Dinner Party. Image: Nine
Where are the MAFS dinner parties filmed?
Despite the glitzy on-screen aesthetic, the MAFS dinner parties are actually filmed inside a pretty bland looking warehouse in Lilyfield, in Sydney’s Inner West.
The Parachute Regiment Building, home of MAFS 2025 (left) and Dave & Jamie arriving for a Dinner Party (right). Image: Instagram, Nine
According to one Reddit thread, filming takes place at a site called the old Parachute Regiment Building on 91 Canal Road.
Yup, behind all that soft lighting and chic decor, it’s just a regular, old industrial space. One that also doubles as the set for the show’s infamous Commitment Ceremonies.
MAFS Experts (left) and Jamie (right) at a MAFS Commitment Ceremony. Image: Nine
Per Real Commercial, the warehouse is rented by production company Endemol Shine from October through January for approximately $7,000 a week.
The site, a former Army parachute regiment store from the 1940s, has since been transformed into an arts precinct. It consists of three main buildings (1, 5, and 19), plus a physical theatre rehearsal facility called The Red Box, which has a sprung floor, sound system, lighting grid, and rigging points.
It’s all smoke and mirrors, apparently
The reality of being on-set for the MAFS dinner parties is apparently far from as glam as it seems.
The space itself? Let’s say it’s more industrial than chic.
According to Real Commercial there’s reportedly only one toilet for all the contestants, most of the walls are fake, and there’s no air-conditioning, so it gets uncomfortably hot when filming takes place during the warmer months.
To transform the 1,200sqm warehouse into the romantic, candlelit setting we see on screen, the show’s production team brings in hired furniture, strategic lighting, and carefully chosen camera angles to disguise its true nature.
So basically, what looks like a lavish dinner party is actually a cleverly dressed-up storage space.
The magic of show business, baby!
Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Lauren is nervous about heading to Byron Bay with the other couples because she has decided she hates everyone on this show—and just about anything that exists.
She acts as if she is not also on the show that breeds influencers and clout-chasers, as if these people are somehow different from her.
But didn’t we all apply for this?
“It’s embarrassing to be associated with them and be included in the conversations they have,” Lauren says about her fellow co-stars.
To be fair, her disgust towards “Adrian trying to talk with his tongue” made me giggle, mainly because Adrian claimed the cast could understand him perfectly.
Clint tries to cheer Lauren up by asking what positives she could take from going on the retreat right before offering her his lint roller. Bless this man.
I promise not to do the dishes honey
As soon as the couples flock into the Airbnb like a bunch of wild animals, Jacqui asks the other girls whether or not their husbands prioritise the gym over their vagina.
HBCDHCBVHCBHKBCEWKI
The confused crowd demands more information, so Jacqui informs them that Ryan won’t have sex with her if he’s saving his testosterone for the gym.
Surely fkn not
Jamie tells Beth she loves Big Dave, right before it becomes the Ryan and Jacqui show again.
I love giant
Ryan has now decided that his sex life with Jacqui is not the type of conversation that should be had in a group setting. He’s got to be fucking kidding me. Not because I disagree, but because he is a raging hypocrite.
Remember when you told everyone about how good Jacqui’s head is?
He has pulled Jacqui away to tell her she’s been a very bad girl but she can’t take this (or him) seriously. So he ups the ante, telling her if she shares their sex life again then their excuse of a relationship is done.
Beth has joined the chat, telling Ryan it seems like he would rather save his energy for the iron than for Jacqui’s (insert a non-cringe name for vagina here). Ryan calls her classless because he is a donkey.
One would say lifting weights instead of satisfying your wife is classless but wateva
Lauren appears to be icked out, once again, over Clint’s choice in alcoholic beverage. Teejay has decided he deserves some airtime and jumps in to question Lauren’s alpha male needs.
Lauren tells Teejay that she wants to do the dishes for someone who is out “doing deals” and “hustling” — someone “she looks up to” and respects. Ouch.
can all these fkn losers stop talking
Veronica and Jamie suggest that perhaps Clint’s comfort with doing things not traditionally understood as masculine actually makes him the most masculine. I agree with this.
Lauren wakes up and decides she wants to leave, but not because of Carina‘s dying goose laugh. She also tells Rhi that it was CLINT who wanted to leave the experiment and that CLINT brought it up.
He can’t stand Carina’s laugh hey
Whatever Jacqui was doing to Ryan worked because she managed to have sex with her husband this morning. I guess there’s no weights at this Airbnb. I also guess there’s enough testosterone left for him to tell Teejay what Beth said to him about Jacqui’s…pussy? I think Beth said pussy. I cannot be sure.
I will ruin this warrior
Teejay reminds Ryan about his fellatio comment weeks prior before diverting the conversation to a collective understanding that Clint’s a catch. All the boys joining in to support this comment is so bloody wholesome.
Not so wholesome is Lauren rejecting the women’s advice. She thinks they’re all bogans, and therefore, their opinions don’t matter. I can’t tell if I want to remove a stick from her ass or save all her insults for a later date.
Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
We may be 37 seasons into The Amazing Race US, but who’s counting? The popular TV show is as exciting as ever, and we know exactly how you can watch it if you’re in Australia.
Of course, most American mainstream reality shows are televised on specific networks in the United States, so it can be difficult for Australians to stream them.
Luckily, some deals have been made so that we Aussies can watch the new instalment at practically the same time it airs in America.
Read on to find out how to watch The Amazing Race Season 37 in Australia.
Season 37 cast. Image: CBS.
Where and how to stream The Amazing Race Season 37 in Australia
Channel 7 has a broadcast deal to air the recent seasons of The Amazing Race, and Season 37 will be airing on the network.
“The new season of The Amazing Race US is being fast-tracked to 7plus from this Thursday, 6 March, with episodes dropping weekly at 6pm,” a Channel 7 spokesperson told Chattr.
The new season drops in America on March 5, so, considering the time difference, Australians will be able to watch it at almost the same time as their US counterparts.
Where to stream old American seasons in Australia?
7Plus has the most recent season of The Amazing Race US (Season 36), available to stream for free.
The gripping season saw teams take part in a Mexican rodeo, paraglide in Colombia and race rally cars in Argentina.
The nail-biting finale saw the final four teams set off on the last leg at Sosua Beach in the Dominican Republic before one pair was crowned the winners.
Host Phil Keoghan. Image: CBS.
Where to watch past Australian seasons?
Channel 10 has the rights toThe Amazing Race Australia, and Seasons 4 and 5 are available to stream on the platform.
The Amazing Race will return in 2025 for Season 6, which will air on Channel 10 and be available to stream on 10play once it’s released.
Stream The Amazing Race US Season 37 on 7Plus from March 6.
He hasn’t had much dramatic on-screen time yet on Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025, but it seems like new groom Clint Rice might see that turn around during the upcoming Couples Retreat!
A recent addition to this season, Clint was matched with Lauren Hall, who famously saw her first groom, Eliot Donovan, walk out on their relationship after just three days together. Clint and Lauren have had a few bumps in the road, but so far, they have been one of the less dramatic, more smooth-sailing couples this season.
However, it sounds like the Couples Retreat will throw that off course, at least in terms of how they get along with other couples on the show.
What happened at the Couples Retreat?
Clint and Lauren have had a drama-free match, but the Couples Retreat may change that. Image: Nine.
In an interview with The Daily Mail, Clint said he and Lauren actually tried to leave the Couples Retreat and were even considering hiring a helicopter to flee!
“We couldn’t stand being around these people anymore,” he said. “The fights were non-stop, and a lot of them were just for show. It was unbearable.”
He doubled down on his accusations, comparing how other participants would handle conflict to how he chose to. In the interview, Clint mentioned a moment when he was slammed by other couples for admitting he talked behind their backs, but he says that instead of people dealing with issues in private, they would hold onto drama for the Dinner Parties.
“There were people who would hold onto an argument all day and wait until the cameras were rolling before they’d bring it up. That’s what made the dinner parties unbearable,” he said, adding that it was “all just fake fights for attention.”
Clint and Lauren will be no-shows at an upcoming Dinner Party
The couple will opt out of the Dinner Party that follows the Couples Retreat. Image: Nine.
Clint says his hatred of Dinner Parties is the reason he and Lauren will boycott the upcoming post-retreat event.
“The dinner parties were an absolute circus,” he said. “Everyone was just trying to be the loudest, the most dramatic. It wasn’t about genuine conversations; it was just people performing for airtime.”
Clint’s revelations seem to support his co-star (and off-screen girlfriend) Jacqui Burfoot’s recent statements, too. Jacqui took to Instagram to clear up gossip around her behaviour on the show. In the post, Jacqui admitted to “playing it up (a little bit!)” for the cameras and accused the producers of turning her appearance into a “highly edited storyline”.
Given it definitely seems like Clint and Jacqui are living all loved-up in Tasmania these days, we’d say that while Clint clearly didn’t love aspects of MAFS, he probably doesn’t regret his appearance, given it led him to his new partner!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
While there was a small window of time when we thought Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 couple Morena Farina and Tony Mojanovski were going to overcome their differences and make their marriage work, last night’s Commitment Ceremony finally quashed any sense that this volatile couple were sailing off into the sunset.
At first, Morena was a no-show to the Commitment Ceremony, but while Tony told the experts his side of their story, she made a dramatic entrance, telling everyone she wasn’t about to let Tony have the last word on their relationship.
Morena Farina’s entrance in last night’s Commitment Ceremony shocked everyone. Image: Nine.
From there, she vented about Tony’s sudden desire to have children, his issues with her age, and how she felt silenced by him. In the end, both wrote “Leave” (well, Morena wrote “Good Riddance”), and their relationship was sent to the depths of MAFS hell.
What has Morena said since leaving MAFS?
In news that won’t shock viewers this season, Morena has been spilling tea left, right and centre about her experience on MAFS.
During an interview with The Daily Mail, Morena accused the producers of MAFS of threatening her career. “[They said] ‘You leave, you’re going to regret it. You leave, and your career is going to suffer. You leave, and you won’t work in Australia again,'” she alleged, adding that producers had met her kids, which further outraged her.
Morena and Tony had a wonderful wedding, but their happiness was short-lived. Image: Nine.
She went on to accuse the directors of the series in particular. “I used to say to them all the time… ‘How do you sleep at night?’ I really want to know how. Because you’re a human being too. I know you’ve got a job to do – do your job, but you don’t have to destroy people.”
That’s not where Morena’s fiery statements about MAFS end, though.
Were the police called?
Another explosive claim? Morena says she threatened to call the police, saying the producers were “holding me against my will” and that it took a lengthy conversation with the “big boss” to convince her to attend the final Commitment Ceremony.
“They told me, ‘Are you really going to let Tony get away with everything he’s done to you? You know he’s married. He wanted his wife to come into the experiment. He thinks you’re too old, calls you a sl**, even headlocks you,'” she said, adding that she agreed to have the chance to confront Tony on camera.
What did she say abouther MAFS treatment?
As if that wasn’t enough piping hot tea, Morena also alleged that production would purposely make conditions awful for participants to stir up drama.
“They either freeze you or overheat you,” she said. “They do it so you can become aggressive. You get soft drink and junk food, and that’s it.”
Morena has made some shocking statements about her treatment on MAFS. Image: Nine.
Sound familiar? Back in 2020, MAFS star Natasha Spencer told WHOMagazinethe cast was “treated like animals.” She accused production of putting them in tents for hours or warehouses without air conditioning and also alleged that food intolerances were ignored. Being gluten-free, she had to get chips from a nearby vending machine during long waits.
While it became abundantly clear that Morena and Tony were simply not suited for each other, we will miss their chaotic relationship on-screen – but we’re fairly sure Morena isn’t done telling all about her experience just yet!
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Easily the most confusing couple on Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025, Jacqui Burfoot and Ryan Donnelly have kept fans constantly guessing with their chaotic, hot-and-cold relationship this season.
The MAFS couple has easily had one of the most tumultuous relationship trajectories in recent years. To briefly recap, Ryan dropped Jacqui on the dance floor at their wedding, Jacqui felt upset by Ryan not offering her his jacket during their wedding photoshoot, Jacqui was hurt over being placed third during the Photo Ranking task, and this offence kept coming up again and again between the couple. Phew!
Not to mention the most recent controversy, in which Jacqui contacted another groom, Jeff Gobbels, about her issues with Ryan. This upset both Ryan and Jeff’s on-screen wife, Rhi Disljenkovic, although the incident led to a bonding moment for Jacqui and Ryan at the most recent Dinner Party, where Jacqui felt Ryan stood up for her in front of their castmates.
Why has Jacqui stayed in a couple with Ryan?
To say it’s been a rollercoaster would be an understatement, and many fans have wondered why Jacqui has continued to write “Stay” at Commitment Ceremonies, considering her ongoing frustrations with her husband.
In response, Jacqui took to Instagram and addressed the surprising reason she stayed on the show for so long.
In the Instagram Story shared to @jacquelineleejewellery, Jacqui alleged that the producer’s influence had her continuing to write “Stay.”
Jacqui has been spilling tea on Instagram all series. Image: Nine.
“I felt trapped,” she began in the post. “The experts were having a go at me every week saying that I think I’m better than [Ryan] or I’m being petty.”
She also said the experts and other participants dismissed her about issues like the Photo Ranking challenge and Ryan’s housekeeping.
“I discovered that if you are happy as a couple they leave you along [sic], so I literally just shut my mouth and stopped complaining and pretended,” she continued.
Despite appearances, Jacqui Burfoot says she “pretended” with Ryan Donnelly. Image: Nine.
Jacqui even said she considered walking out of the show, like fellow participants Jake Luik and Eliot Donovan did earlier this season. “I should have just left on a random day—but production won’t let you; they force you to stay until the next [Commitment Ceremony].”
This all feels very at odds with Jacqui and Ryan’s current relationship status on-air, where they seem to have overcome their grievances and found peace. Will Jacqui’s act reveal itself on the show in future episodes? You’ll have to tune in to see.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Speaking with MAFS Funny on their podcast, Carina reflected on how she felt at the time of the incident, the subsequent producer support, and how it has been to encounter the response from viewers now that the show is airing.
If you missed the last few episodes, Paul and Carina were one of the strongest couples in the MAFS experiment until a night out went awry. Carina explained that during a taxi ride back to their apartment, she admitted she had slept with a rapper playing on the car radio (reportedly Quavo). Paul didn’t appreciate this reveal, and his upset turned into an argument between the couple. Paul then explained that he wanted space, but Carina wanted to find a solution to their argument before they went to sleep. During this part of the argument, Paul punched their bedroom door.
All the MAFS couples condemned Paul’s behaviour during the subsequent Dinner Party, when Paul revealed his behaviour and remorse over his actions. The experts were also appalled by his actions and chastised him at the Commitment Ceremony. Carina accepted Paul’s apology on the show, and the couple remained in the experiment.
What has Carina said about Paul’s violent outburst on MAFS?
During the interview with MAFS Funny, Carina said that production’s duty of care was, in her opinion, sufficient.
“I was okay,” she said, adding that production checked in on her after the incident.
“They were very cautious; they sat us down and said, ‘Are you both Ok? Are you both safe?’. They said to Paul, ‘We can throw you out right now.'”
Carina went on to say that production then set expectations on Paul. “They gave us both the help that we were requiring. [Paul] was banned from alcohol for the rest of the series. They gave him therapy sessions every Saturday morning. There were a lot of things that had to come into play for it to be a safe environment.”
Carina also shared her opinion on Paul’s character: “He is a very good human. I understand everyone’s point of view; everyone will always have their own view, and everyone will always have their own opinion. But at the end of the day, I felt safe. It was up to me eventually because we are in this together. I haven’t seen any indication for me to be like, “Whoa, let’s run away.” There was none of that.”
Paul and Carina both decided to remain in the experiment. Image: Nine.
She also revealed that she’s still in contact with Paul. “Absolutely, we are in contact… Paul and I check in on each other every single day and make sure we’re okay.”
In terms of how she views what happened on the show, Carina’s opinion was that relationships go through tough periods. “This is literally life… We go through hurdles, you go through arguments or whatever life brings, financial difficulty, family difficulty, personal difficulty, mental health, all of that kind of thing… You go through that in relationships, so how are you going to move forward as a relationship and not just sweep it under the rug or throw the towel in.”
“You learn each other’s boundaries, and that’s exactly what Paul and I were doing; we were learning each other’s boundaries.”
While Paul and Carina remain on MAFS, viewers have been adamant that Paul should have been removed from the series after the violent outburst. Chattr spoke to a Couples Therapist Michelle Janssen, who agreed.
“It was an opportunity for MAFS to go, ‘We won’t tolerate this.’ We need to have a zero tolerance policy for violence.”
There has also been a police investigation launched into the incident.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
From the moment she hit the beach, Ursula Rose made it clear she meant business.
The 35-year-old from Canberra set the tone in her promo. “I’m not going to the island to make friends,” she declared.
Among a fierce lineup of tough-as-nails contenders, the OG Brawn Tribe member quickly stood out, calling herself a “challenge beast” and wasted no time proving it.
Outside of Survivor, Ursula is a devoted mum to two young daughters.
According to her Channel 10 bio, her main reason for heading to the beaches of Samoa to tough it out on Survivor is to be remembered as a fierce, strong, and courageous mother.
And with her daughters in swimming squads, the competitive streak clearly runs in the family — and it’s apparently alive and kicking at home too.
She’s tough as guts, but she’s got a fun side
Ursula knows she’s not everyone’s cup of tea, and she’s totally fine with that. As she put it in her Survivor promo: “I am blunt and honest, but if people can’t handle it, that’s on them.”
Rather than shying away from conflict, she leans into it.
“I thrive off people hating me, or if my back’s against the wall. It keeps me going,” she said.
But it’s not all grit and competition. Ursula also has a playful side. “I’m funny. I have a very dry sense of humour and am loud and bubbly when I want to be.”
Ursula. Image: Instagram
While Ursula proved herself to be a formidable player, her journey came to an end in episode 8 when her torch was snuffed, cutting her short of the title of Sole Survivor.
Australian Survivor airs at 7pm on Sundays and 7:30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays on Channel 10 and 10Play.
Australian Survivor 2025 has introduced us to a fresh crop of cunning contenders, including AJ Antonios. Between his strategising and unapologetic gameplay, it’s no surprise he landed on the original Brains tribe.
AJ isn’t here for fun, he’s here to win.
“I want to be remembered as the best Survivorplayer ever,” he told Channel 10.
“Not, not just in Australia. I really want to be the most fun, entertaining, strategic, everything. I want it all together. I want to be that Survivor player that is just undisputed the best.”
So, what do we know about the self-proclaimed future legend of Australian Survivor? Keep reading to find out more about AJ.
AJ and Myles. Image: Instagram
Australian Survivor’s AJ is a pro poker champion
AJ is a professional poker player, which is a skillset that’s pretty handy for a game like Survivor. After stepping away from the game for five years, he made his return in 2022.
He’s ranked 196th in Australia’s poker circuit, which might not sound super flashy, but $456,158 in live earnings is nothing to sneeze at.
AJ has been featured on The Australian Poker Mindset, where he was described as a high-stakes cash game player. He also appeared on the social-media poker series High Stakes Heroes.
According to Channel 10, AJ’s love for games and competition started young. As a teenager, he played trading card games like Yu-Gi-Oh! and quickly found he had a knack for strategic thinking. Now, he’s hoping those same instincts will translate to Survivor.
“I’ll say things like, you did so good! I loved that blindside! That was so smart!” he said to Channel 10.
“Of course it wasn’t smart. But I’m going to tell them it was.” Very… smart?
Where is he from?
AJ is from Sydney, NSW, and the city-slicker certainly has a penchant for the finer things in life.
“The hardest part about Survivorfor me will be sleeping outdoors,” he said.
“I’m used to really nice accommodation generally, so sleeping outdoors is going to be a little bit tough.”
That said, he’s not completely new to the outdoors. He was braving the wilderness before the beaches of Samoa, like 4am hikes in New Zealand, no less!
However, while the newlyweds were buzzing about their matchup at their ceremony, things started to go downhill shortly after.
So, where do Morena and Tony stand now? Fortunately for us gossip mongers, Morena’s hopped online and spilled a tonne of tea about her relationship. Here’s what we know.
Morena and Tony at Confessions Week. Image: Nine.
Morena and Tony’s pairing
Tony, 53, is a council worker from Port Kembla in Wollongong, New South Wales, who earned local hero status a few years ago when he attempted to save a teenager swept off the notorious Honeycomb Rocks.
Morena is a wedding MC who also works as a DJ. Prior to the season kicking off, Morena, 57, was confirmed by an insider to Chattr as the oldest bride to appear this season.
According to his Channel 9 bio, Tony wanted a partner that’s genuine, supportive and truly committed. Meanwhile, Morena was hoping to find a king who will treat her like a queen.
Morena and Tony at their wedding. Image: Nine.
Are they still together?
Unfortunately, the honeymoon phase is well and truly over for Morena and Tony.
The two finally called it quits on Episode 21, with one of the wildest Commitment Ceremonies to date.
Morena went MIA before the ceremony, leaving Tony to face the experts alone. It was looking like she’d be a no-show when she came charging through the doors, exclaiming “Did you really think I wasn’t going to come? Did you really think I was going to give him the last word?!”.
On the couch, Tony said Morena’s personality was “too much” for him. Morena came for Tony, claiming his aversions weren’t about her personality, but about her age.
There was some intense back-and-forth, with Morena mourning the lost potential of the HUGE “penetration” of a connection she experienced on their wedding day. An interesting way to put it.
Ultimately, however, they both agreed to leave, with Morena writing “Good riddance”on her commitment card.
What else went down behind the scenes?
Morena went rogue on her DJ social media account and posted spoilers galore about her and Tony splitting up. On top of that, she did a podcast withAbbie Chatfield during which she confirmed multiple bombshells about their time together — including claiming that Tony wanted to bring his wife onto the show.
Further confirming her departure from the show, Morena literally told Instagram account Mafs.reality that she wrote ‘leave’ at the Commitment Ceremony that will air on February 16.
Image: Instagram/Mafs.reality.
On February 6, former MAFS groom Harrison Boon posted messages that Morena sent him and claimed that she’d given him permission to share them. The messages said that her relationship with Tony began to come crashing down during the first Commitment Ceremony, which aired on February 9.
“I don’t care that I didn’t find love. Please spell that out. I don’t care that he is separated and dating. It took three years to get my divorce, so it’s okay,” Morena’s text began.
“What I care about is that he told everyone at the Commitment Ceremony, which is this week, that he loves his wife,” she wrote at the time.
Morena’s messages to Harrison. Image: Instagram
Morena appeared to suggest that production attempted to bring Tony’s ex-wife onto the show.
“He wants his wife, and he really thought he could come on the show and get his wife in the show. It would make good TV.
“What the hell? And then the production thinks, ‘Well, I’m gonna give it to her because she’s not doing what we want her to do’. I ruined their filming. This is why there was no footage on our honeymoon.”
Ooft. And, a previous report by Daily Mail suggested that Morena was blindsided when she discovered that Tony was still married.
“It all came crashing down when Tony dropped the bombshell” during their MAFS honeymoon, a source told Daily Mail.
Morena and Tony. Image: Nine
Another insider close to Tony added that it led to tension, with Tony reportedly feeling “pressured” by the situation.
“It got so bad that at one point, he wanted to tap out,” the source continued.
The publication even claimed Morena was spotted “looking downcast outside One Global Resorts last week, suitcases in tow” after reportedly quitting the MAFS experiment in tears.
Well from the sounds of it, it’s a good thing for both of them that that dumpster fire of a relationship is over. Good riddances all round!
Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Tonight didn’t go the way many people wanted it to go, myself included. Let’s recap MAFS episode 21. We’re more than halfway through.
Morena is missing but then charges through that huge door to make things dramatic. She recalls that the energy between her and Tony on the wedding day was a “penetration” until he discovered her age was an eggless one. Not just a big penetration, a HUGE one.
Jacqui and Ryan are bonding after Jacqui discovers Ryan knows what a data centre is. They tell the experts they’ve slapped body parts twice. Ryan says it was “refreshing,” which isn’t how I’d want someone to describe their sexy time with me.
It was like dipping into a pool on a hot day. Image: Nine.
Adrian has been whispering to Awhina throughout the ceremony, urging her not to say anything about his family. If he was so hellbent on keeping them out of the MAFS 2025 spotlight, why invite them in the first place? I’ve seen this show enough to know that friends often replace family in these situations.
Stop trying to control her you muppet. Image: Nine.
When they get to the couch, Alessandra reminds Adrian that the scene was filmed, and Australia will see that whether he talks about it on the couch or not.
John wants to know why Awhina likes Adrian, which is a very fair question. I think everyone would like to know the answer.
I can’t think of anything. Image: Nine.
17 hours later, she says he likes how he looks at her (sometimes) and likes how much he cares for his family. They both write stay, which is a surprise to me considering how much they seem to hate each other. Adrian’s face is very “I told you so” which makes me want to projectile vomit, preferably in a way that gets caught in his beard.
Veronica learns that trauma is trauma, and not everyone can communicate their experiences to her standard. “I’m learning,” she says. “I’ve made a mistake.” They both stay because it would be a shame to put that combined hotness to waste. Side note: Eliot sure does look like a frat boy tonight.
Is this a Commitment Ceremony or a UCLA interview? Image: Nine.
Lauren has walked in on Clint… doing the dishes. I thought for sure she caught him spanking the monkey (his dick) for her to be acting this weird about it. She’s not sure he’s “alpha male” enough for her, and Clint’s unsure what that even means.
Just get a dishwasher? Image: Nine.
Lauren confirms her idea that an “alpha male” is “a leader in the relationship”, and I’m not sure how kicking back while your wife does the dishes is….that? They stay.
Alessandra tells Paul she doesn’t give two shits about his fist’s wellbeing after he punched a door. She also believes he was judging Carina’s sexual past by reacting in that way.
Carina says the experience was disheartening and uncomfortable. She then says that this behaviour shows that he really must like her, that they’re passionate about one another and that it’s a real relationship. It hurt as much to write that as it did to watch it.
KICK HIM OUT. Image: Nine.
Mel jumps in to remind her this behaviour is never justifiable. “This is not normal behaviour, sweetheart. This is not how you show love.”
Paul pleads that this behaviour isn’t him, even though it was him and his hand that did the thing. John wants to know why he shouldn’t kick him out, and Australia would also like to know this, not from Paul but from the wider production.
DO BETTER. Image: Nine.
Why should he get to beg to remain in the experiment? Just remove him. Set an example. If they really want to continue this relationship, they can do so away from the cameras. They live in the same fucking state.
Mel says MAFS will provide services to help Paul emotionally regulate, but I’m going to need more information than that. The decision not to kick him out was the wrong move, and it could spell disaster for the show’s future.
Now that both The Brains and The Brawns have finally started to cement theirAustralian Survivor 2025 alliances, a Tribe Swap has been thrown into the mix.
The Brain and Brawn tribes met host Jonathan LaPaglia for what they thought was a Reward Challenge, but instead, they were told they’d be picking new buffs.
Each castaway selected a brown paper parcel with a new buff safely wrapped up inside. If the package turned out to contain a red bluff, they’re part of the new Brains tribe, and if they unwrapped a green one, they will form the new Brawn tribe.
The shake-up was particularly disappointing for The Graduate alliance on the Brains side, which consisted of Karin, Kaelen, Zara, AJ and Myles, as they’d all banded together at the last Tribal Council to eliminateAlly.
Unfortunately for The Graduates, they were split up; Myles and Zara joined the new Brains tribe and Karin, Kaelen and AJ were together on the new Brawn tribe. However, in a recent shake-up, Zara was voted to switch from Brains to Brawn.
The Academy carefully hand-picked a selection of films to nominate for The Oscars 2025 Best Picture category, which has doubled as our new ‘to watch’ list.
The 10 films range from a comedy-drama to a political thriller and even a musical fantasy — so there’s really something for everyone.
If you’re looking to get a big binge session in before the ceremony takes place on March 3 (Australian time), then you’re in luck. Read on to find out how to watch every movie that’s nominated for Best Picture at The Oscars 2025.
Every film nominated for Best Picture at The Oscars 2025
Anora
Anora is a comedy-drama about a young American sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, much to his family’s disapproval. It’s available to rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, the Foxtel store, Google TV, Microsoft, and YouTube.
The Brutalist
The Brutalist stars Adrien Brody, who’s also nominated for Best Actor. You can rent or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV, the Foxtel store, Google TV, and Microsoft.
A Complete Unkown
Biographical drama A Complete Unknown stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and chronicles his early days in New York City. It’s available to rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, the Foxtel store, and Google TV.
Conclave
Conclave is a political thriller about the secretive election of a new pope. You can rent or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV, the Foxtel store, Google TV, Microsoft and YouTube.
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two is another film nominated for a 2025 Oscar that stars Timothée, so it’s safe to say there’s a good chance his boo Kylie Jenner will be attending The Acadamy Awards with him.
It’s available to rent or buy on Prime Video, Apple TV, the Foxtel store, Google TV, Microsoft and YouTube. It’s also available to stream for free (with a subscription) on Netflix, Binge and Foxtel Now.
Emilia Pérez
The controversial Emilia Pérez is up for Best Picture. During the promotion of the film, past tweets from Karla Sofía Gascón resurfaced, including one where she allegedly referred to co-star Selena Gomez as a “rich rat”. You can buy or rent it on Apple TV, the Foxtel store, Google TV, Microsoft and YouTube.
I’m Still Here
I’m Still Here is a political biographical drama depicting Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) searching for her husband, former congressman Rubens Paiva, who disappeared during Brazil’s military dictatorship. It’s available to stream with a subscription on Apple TV.
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys is a historical drama about two Black boys enduring harrowing abuse at a corrupt reform school in 1960s Florida, exposing systemic racism. It’s available to stream on Prime Video.
The Substance
The Substance, starring Demi Moore, is about a fading celebrity who uses a black-market drug to create a younger version of herself. Buy or rent it on Prime Video, Apple TV, the Foxtel store, Google TV, Microsoft and YouTube. You can also stream it with a subscription on Stan.
Wicked
Box-office smash Wicked explores the untold story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), the Wicked Witch of the West, and her friendship with Glinda the Good Witch (Ariana Grande). You can buy or rent it on Apple TV.
Stream The 2025 Oscars coverage from 5:30am on March 3 on Channel 7 and 7plus.
