As this season of Married at First Sight Australia 2025 (MAFS) limps towards the finish line of final vows, it’s time to start reflecting on the equally joyous and tiring mess of a show that has taken over our lives the last couple of months.
From the disastrous pairing of Tim Gromie and Katie Johnston (doesn’t that feel like YEARS ago) to Paul Antoine’s controversial wall punch and Lauren Hall and Clint Rice’s explosive retreat week, the 2025 season has kept us all on our toes.
One character this season has never strayed too far from the drama, and that’s Miss Jacqui Burfoot. From her wedding day, when she was left shivering in the cold before her husband dropped her on her head, to her ill-fated texting scandal with another groom and her rap sheet on all the ways Ryan Donnelly could improve, Jacqui has provided TV moment after TV moment, willingly or not.
MAFS’ Jacqui wins over fans as season draws to a close
While fans were left absolutely confused by Jacqui’s antics early on, many MAFS fans have begun to appreciate her chaos as the season comes to a conclusion.
“Am I the only person who finds Jacqui utterly entertaining?” one person commented on Instagram during the partner-swap week. “She’s bonkers, but a scream … much-needed laughs!”
That, teamed with the latest homestays episode, saw Jacqui win over a new legion of fans as she tearfully proclaimed to the camera that visiting Ryan’s home and seeing how he lived reminded her of “the elderly”. The left-of-centre comment left many fans in stitches, as Jacqui seemed genuinely distressed by the lonely way Ryan lived in his apartment and wasn’t trying to intentionally be funny, but the comedic timing and editing didn’t go unnoticed.
“The visit to Ryan’s house is the greatest piece of Australian television ever – I’ve never laughed so hard,” one person commented on MAFS recap TikTok, with someone else saying, “I’m so sorry they could never make me hate Jacqui.”
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“Jacqui’s response was hilarious. She compared him to an old single isolated, lonely man… and she wasn’t wrong,” another person added, with another commenting, “I had actual tears rolling from laughing so hard.”
MAFS’ Jacqui may be confusing, but there’s no denying she’s carried the season
While MAFS fans are still wildly confused by some of Jacqui’s antics, no one is denying that she’s brought her fair share of chaos to the series and therefore spiced up the season dramatically. Even if you aren’t a fan, you can probably appreciate that the last few weeks would’ve become quite lacklustre without Jacqui.
“She is the epitome of ‘am I the drama?'” one MAFS fan said on a TikTok of Jacqui spilling behind-the-scenes tea. “I believe every word she says,” another commented.
And as for Jacqui’s tears during every other episode? Some fans now understand it.
“To be far if I was matched with Ryan I would cry also,” one person stated on TikTok.
And tbh, I do agree.
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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