Married At First Sight girlfriend Natalie Parham has opened up about the last time she spoke to her boyfriend Collins Christian after the couple left the show.
The Melbourne physiotherapist, 32, sensationally ditched the experiment for a second time during Monday’s episode of the dating reality series as she and Collins went home for good.
Now, the girlfriend has revealed the last text she shared with the 28-year-old.
‘I reached out to him to see how he was doing and how he responded to certain articles that were appearing. And I got a one-word answer,” Natalie told The Pulse with Seany B and Emma G.
“I was really hoping that would open up the conversation channel and he could just ask, ‘Hey, Nat. How are you… How’s your mom?’ I heard she has cancer.”
Married At First Sight girlfriend Natalie Parham (pictured) has revealed the last time she spoke to her boyfriend Collins Christian after they both left the show.
She continued: ‘I put the ball in his court and he never took it back. So I felt really sad about that.”
Natalie then revealed the “one word” response Collins gave her after she kindly reached out: “Cheers.”
‘I wrote this long message, well, quite long. It was a paragraph… reaching out and saying, I’m here for him. And I just got the word ‘applause’ in response,” he added.
Collins and Natalie quickly left the show and returned home less than two days after the final commitment ceremony was filmed.
The Melbourne physiotherapist, 32, sensationally ditched the experiment for a second time during Monday’s episode of the dating reality series as she and Collins went home for good.
Now, the girlfriend has revealed the last text she shared with the 28-year-old.
Sources close to the production told Daily Mail Australia that Natalie was struggling immensely during filming and was missing her family.
“Natalie was homesick after losing her dad and just wanted to get out,” a source revealed.
‘Collins was just making his head and Natalie wasn’t coping.
“Nat finally reached the boiling point and production agreed to let her go home.”
According to the spy, the couple ended on “bad terms” and things don’t get much better at the reunion when they have an argument on camera.
“Collins is still spiteful and continues to blame her for stealing her chance,” the source said.
Daily Mail Australia spotted Natalie storming out of the Skye Suites with her suitcase on August 17 before heading to the airport.
“Things got really ugly quickly and they both just went their separate ways.
“Collins didn’t even want to be friends with Natalie afterwards, it’s really shit.”
According to her friends, Natalie always felt that Collins was acting for the cameras and was a completely different person when the cameras weren’t rolling.
The decision to allow Natalie to leave came despite Collins’ decision to remain on the show.
Program guidelines and overall concept take a backseat when a participant’s mental health or well-being is at stake.
Sources close to the production told Daily Mail Australia that Natalie was struggling immensely during filming and was missing her family.
According to her friends, Natalie always felt that Collins was acting for the cameras and was a completely different person when the cameras weren’t rolling.
Natalie had previously expressed her desire to leave during the initial dinner, but was convinced to stay at least until the next commitment ceremony to fulfill her part in the show’s narrative.
However, when it became clear that he would have to stay another week, production leadership intervened.
It was noted that participating in the show is inherently challenging, but considering Natalie’s recent personal loss and her emotional state, continuing on the show would have been unreasonable.