Alissa says she didn't know Bec 'from a bar of soap' before MAFS

Married at First Sight’s (MAFS) Bec Zacharia dropped a bombshell when she revealed during the second Dinner Party that she knew Alissa Fay from before the show, claiming that she had “dirt” on her fellow South Australian bride.

However, Alissa has rubbished Bec’s claims in an interview with Chattr, saying that the two shared no relationship prior to coming onto MAFS.

“She doesn’t know me. We have a few mutual friends. I’d only met Bec briefly once or twice at a mutual friend’s gathering, but we never had a relationship. I didn’t know her from a bar of soap,” Alissa said.

Alissa added that she doesn’t believe that Bec has anything on her and doesn’t agree with the way she handled the situation.

“Dirt. It’s funny, she thought she had dirt on me, but it wasn’t dirt. It was just mean. It was just her trying to tear me down and just gang up, which is just nasty,” she said.

Alissa said she felt the women had banded together this season, and when she and Stella showed no interest in joining them, they were turned on.

“I feel like, because Stella and I just never participated in the girl gang, like we never wanted to be part of it, because we’re not there to make alliances and be in a girl gang.

“We’re there to find husbands, and I feel like they didn’t like that. We weren’t going to join the girl gang. So we’re just going to stay in our own lanes, and I think that also was a threat to them.”

Alissa explains the divide between the MAFS brides

In the second Dinner Party, it was clear to see that there was a divide with Alissa and Stella on one side, and Bec, Gia and Brook on the other. However, Alissa explained that the divide ran deeper than just those involved in the Dinner Party feud.

“Stella and I called the girls [on the other side] a five-headed dragon; Brooke, Gia, BEC, Rebecca and Mel, and they were all in a group chat together prior to this dinner party, talking about tearing us down,” she said.

Alissa added that she built friendships with a few of the women who remain close to this day.

“So, me, Rachel and Stella are very close. Rachel’s actually my best friend, she’s gorg. Stella’s also very, very, very close to me, but Rachel is actually my closest friend throughout the season. And obviously, I’m friends with Julia as well,” she explained.