Around seven months have passed since Married at First Sight’s (MAFS) Couple’s Retreat took place, and Bec has revealed whether her and Rachel’s friendship has recovered from the feud that took place in Kiama.
While the women formed a close friendship at the beginning of the season, it all fell apart during the Couples’ Retreat when Bec made a joke about Rachel and Steven’s sex life in front of the group, which is now known as finger-bang-gate. However, the ladies appeared to start making amends at the last Dinner Party, and Bec told Chattr their relationship is now fully repaired.
“Rachel and I speak to each other three to four times a day. She was here in Adelaide with me for my birthday. I’ve stayed with her in Melbourne. She is the most amazing soul, and we love each other. We support each other,” she said.
Bec added that she and Rachel were bracing for the Couples’ Retreat fallout and had had plenty of conversations about how they’d handle the public’s reaction when it played out on TV.
“We knew that this was coming, and we’ve had such in depth conversations about what is happening and what is going to happen, and we’re just really happy that it’s, you know, it’s coming to an end now, but yeah, she’s my best friend, and I’m hers, and, yeah, it’s a beautiful friendship.”
Bec reveals how Rachel is doing, watching the MAFS Couples’ Retreat drama play out
Bec said that it’s been hard for Rachel to watch the Couples’ Retreat drama play out again as the episodes air for the nation.
“I think for Rachel, it’s reliving it again, you know, and it did hurt her. It hurt her to the core. And I think the fact that the comment was talked about for three days straight, and it was a time when she and I were so distant, and we’re at loggerheads that, you know, reliving it again is difficult,” she explained.
Bec also acknowledged that Rachel has struggled with the mixed reactions from viewers, particularly comments suggesting she overreacted.
“I think she feels like a lot of the public is divided. Some people are like, get over it. Some people are like, “We completely sympathise with you, Rach. And I think it meant something, and it was so important to her, and it really hurt her so much. So, it’s got to be hard to see people saying to her, get over it.”
She admitted that if she could take back the finger-banging comment, she would do so in a heartbeat.
“I, of course, regret what I said. I think, you know, in that moment, it wasn’t said, you know, with the intention to hurt. It was said with the intention to be funny. It’s such a retro term as well. I thought that, you know, it wasn’t going to hit as hard as it did, and I have huge regrets for saying it, because I never intended to hurt my darling, Rachel,” she said.
Married at First Sight (MAFS) 2026 airs Sunday – Wednesday on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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