Married at first sight couple Ellie Dix and Ben Walters have gone into damage control after reports emerged that their union is about to implode.
A behind-the-scenes video of the couple dining together in their hotel room was leaked to Instagram on Tuesday following their disastrous start to Intimacy Week.
Reality accounts MAFS Funny and The Wash co-posted the footage, which was “apparently recorded the week they filmed (Tuesday night episode)” and claims that Ellie and Ben are not having problems in their relationship.
It all started with the tour guide, 39, filming himself as he contemplated whether his girlfriend, 32, “hated” him after they clashed over their desire to have children.
The camera then panned to show the registered nurse sitting with him at the dining room table in his hotel room eating dinner.
Married at first sight couple Ellie Dix, 32, and Ben Walters, 39, have gone into damage control after reports emerged that their union is about to implode.
“I don’t hate him,” Ellie said. ‘You know, the way these producers make it sound is like a big drama.
‘And when they ask me questions in my one-on-one interview, “How do you feel about Ben?” I remember saying, “I like Ben. I like where we are. We’re in a really good place.” And look at us, having dinner together.
‘What I’m trying to say is that you might just hear a snippet of me saying that it made me feel angry. But that was last night. I was angry.’
A behind-the-scenes video of the couple dining together in their hotel room was leaked to Instagram on Tuesday following their disastrous start to Intimacy Week.
Ellie then said that Ben was also angry about their conflict over future family goals, but viewers wouldn’t be able to see it because the producers didn’t ask him how he felt.
“Yes, it’s a side of the story, but I don’t disagree with the story,” Ben said.
“They’re just on my side,” Ellie replied. —I didn’t rule out Ben. All it takes is a little (editing) here and there.’
Reality accounts MAFS Funny and The Wash jointly posted the footage, which was “apparently recorded the week they filmed (Tuesday night’s episode)” and claims that Ellie and Ben are not having problems in their relationship.
The video ended with Ben saying: “If we really hate each other…” before leaning in to give Ellie a kiss on the lips.
But fans didn’t believe it and criticized the couple in the comments of the video.
“They can’t put words in your mouth… that’s not how editing works,” one wrote.
“I just see someone trying to do damage control to their image,” another cynical viewer wrote.
“She’s with another husband, what’s the point of this video?” added another, referring to the revelation that Ellie hooked up with another boyfriend during the experiment.
Ellie and Ben were on tough ground during Intimacy Week when she was left disappointed after he made fun of her during a romantic dinner on Tuesday night.
After returning to his roomm, Ellie revealed in a video diary that Ben had mocked her after she told him she believed he was on the show for the right reasons.
“Ben and I decided to go out to dinner and we were chatting about our expectations after the show,” she began.
‘Then he asked me if I think he’s here for the right reasons or if he’s here trying to promote a podcast. And I said, ‘Yeah, I think you’re here for the right reasons,’ and he actually made fun of me and was very sharp.”
It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed MAFS will be rocked by a scandal involving Ellie and Jonathan McCullough (both pictured).
Ellie was left disappointed after her ‘husband’ Ben mocked her while they enjoyed a romantic dinner together on Tuesday night.
Ellie admitted that the incident made her feel “really horrible” as Ben was “putting her down.”
“Honestly, it struck a chord and made me feel really stupid. I thought he was just putting me down,” he continued.
‘Why do you start that conversation and then make me feel so stupid? I feel really upset. The way he treated me was really horrible and I don’t want to tolerate that.”
‘Now I’m wondering if he’s here for the right reasons because I don’t want to waste my time. I’m not here for airtime. Now I do have a little doubt,’ she said.
It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed MAFS will be rocked by a scandal involving Ellie and Jonathan McCullough, who is paired with Lauren Dunn.
Ellie and Jonathan will announce their relationship during the show’s reunion.
After returning to her room, Ellie revealed in a video diary that Ben had made fun of her after she told him that she believed he was on the show for the right reasons.
Their clandestine relationship allegedly began with secret text messages exchanged during filming of the show after Ellie broke up with her partner Ben.
A source told Daily Mail Australia that it will all play out at a future commitment ceremony.
“Lauren had no idea Jono was keeping in touch with Ellie and she found out during filming, and boy was she not happy,” they said.
“She was completely stunned and felt humiliated in the end, but everyone else is happy for them.”
The source added: ‘Jono and Ellie kept in touch after she left the show, but the romance only intensified once Jono ended things with Lauren on Final Vows. Their real-life meeting a few days later revealed undeniable chemistry.
Ellie admitted that the incident made her feel “really horrible” as Ben was “putting her down.”
Jono and Ellie will surprise their co-stars by entering the reunion as a couple, hand in hand.
Ben Walters, Ellie’s husband on the show, was reportedly equally taken aback by the development, sources close to the show revealed.
‘Ben had a feeling something was up. He wasn’t surprised, rather he felt hurt because he really had feelings for her.