Former bride speaks out on Married at First Sight shoot

Media articles around Married at First Sight have hit a premium this year as press are keen to pump out stories on the #1 show on television.

On the Daily Mail there is a cavalcade of stories about the show and contestants, spanning everything from honeymoon hotels to spoiler speculation on couples who have split (and even yarns quoting TV Tonight programmer interviews). Interestingly, there’s not too much on MKR.

News Corp included a story on the alleged past history of a bride’s brother (Daily Mail went one better with paparazzo shots of him shirtless on a construction site).

Meanwhile news.com.au also has a story on a former bride from 2017 who alleges she was prevented from leaving a shoot after a long night of filming.

Scarlett Cooper claimed she was pursued by a producer and cameraman when she fled from filming, in manic scenes sounding like an episode of UnREAL.

She called the police who arrived about 1.30am who eventually took her home.

The incident made news in 2017 which you can read about here.

Cooper’s contract included a non-disclosure agreement that extended for months after the show, but has since expired. It’s not clear why she is speaking out about it again now, other than being free to do so…

You can read more on her claims here.

“All production shoots, including the one here in question, comply with and follows all applicable licensing regulations and legal requirements,” an Endemol Shine Australia spokesperson said in a statement.

Only 1 couple from all previous MAFS seasons remains together.