Awhina Rutene left fans buzzing when she appeared to soft-launch her relationship with Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2025 co-star Billy Belcher. Now she’s given some insight into where her relationship with the MAFS groom stands.
“We’re close, we laugh a lot, and we’re enjoying hanging out,” Awhina told Chattr coyly, notably not denying their romantic relationship.
She added that the pair has plans for the upcoming weekend. “It’s my kid-free weekend.”
Awhina and Billy first sparked speculation about their relationship in February, when they were papped cosying up. At the time, she told Chattr that there wasn’t anything romantic between them.
“Billy and I are just really great friends. It was my birthday and with everything that was airing on MAFS, it was very raw to him. So we were in communication, and it was a friendly catch-up, getting ice cream,” she said.
Fast forward to June, and Awhina and Billy shared a joint carousel of photos together on Instagram, looking very much like they were on a date. The post was captioned, “I’ll keep this one”.
Awhina’s twin sister responds to Adrian’s claims that she hooked up with Billy
In typical MAFS fashion, the drama escalates, because Awhina’s ex, Adrian Araouzou previously told Chattr that her twin sister, Cleo Rutene, had a fling with Billy after the season was filmed.
“From my understanding, Cleo and Billy had something going on just after the show, so it’d be weird if that was the case,” he said in an interview after the February photos of Billy and Awhina were published.
However, Cleo told Chattr she’s never been romantically involved with Billy.
“Adrian is a liar – me and Billy are friends and caught up as friends when filming was happening to discuss MAFS and talk about the experience,” she said.
Oooft, the MAFS drama just never stops. On the upside, it sounds like we’ll be getting more Billy and Awhina content after their weekend together.
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