Married at First Sight star Sara Mesa was asked about her infamous “cheating” scandal by best friend Tim Calwell during Tuesday night’s episode.
The nutritionist, 29, found herself embroiled in drama when her best friend Eden Harper told her husband Tim, 31, that she had met her ex-boyfriend behind his back.
The couple have tried to move past the scandal in recent days, with Sara trying to regain Tim’s trust after apologizing for lying about his whereabouts.
However, they encountered another obstacle during Tuesday’s Homestays episode when they visited Tim’s house in the Sunshine State and talked to his friends.
Sara was intensely questioned by Tim’s best friend Ben, who wanted to know why she lied about seeing her ex-boyfriend in a group with their other friends.
Married at First Sight star Sara Mesa was asked about her infamous “cheating” scandal by best friend Tim Calwell during Tuesday night’s episode.
While telling Ben the story, Tim and Sara also clashed over their views on the situation as she insisted she didn’t want to keep rehashing the same fight.
Sara also became irritated with Ben and blamed him for interrupting her when she was trying to defend herself, with Tim’s friend insisting they needed to know the “context”.
Ben told the camera: “I felt like there was some unresolved tension when they were talking about what happened, they have different views on the situation.”
He asked Sara why she decided to lie about meeting her ex-boyfriend, wondering why she wouldn’t be more worried about getting caught in the lie.
“I left it out so as not to hurt him,” Sara insisted.
But Ben quickly responded: “Did you think you’d get through this?” “, prompting Sara to say: “I knew deep down it was wrong.
Sara was intensely questioned by Ben, Tim’s best friend, who wanted to know why she lied about seeing her ex-boyfriend in a group with their other friends.
Ben then replied, “That sounds like a nightmare” as Tim sat silently in the middle of this awkward, rapid-fire exchange.
Speaking to Ben, Sara said: “I don’t mind your judgment, but I just don’t like it when you interrupt a story, that’s all.”
However, Ben doubled down on his point: “We need context. »
But Sara replied: “I’m telling you the context but you interrupt me. You finish the story (Tim), he won’t interrupt you.
She then appeared exasperated as she commented that she needed to “have a drink”, before Tim and Ben had a private conversation about the drama.
Later in the episode, Sara and Ben had a romantic date on a boat, but once again failed to put the ‘cheating’ scandal behind them as the same issues returned.
Later that day, Sara and Tim went on a boat date, but once again failed to put the ‘cheating’ scandal behind them as the same issues returned, with Sara bursting into tears .
Tim said he was concerned about the trust in their relationship, but Sara became defensive and said they needed to move on, accusing Tim of having the same argument over and over again.
“I need you to sympathize with me, not defend your position,” Tim said, criticizing her for being defensive when she was the person at fault.
“I’m telling you it’s a concern of mine and you’re telling me not to talk about it.”
However, Sara retorted: “I feel like you’re throwing me under the bus a bit, we’ve talked about not talking about it anymore, it’s not helping us.”
Tim replied: “I’m sharing something honest with you that really concerns me.”
This prompted Sara to say, “I’m well aware of what happened, I don’t see how we’re going to move forward if we can’t just move on.”
Choking back floods of tears, Sara then said: “We’ve talked about it so many times, I’ve tried so hard, Tim.”
Despite the tense scenes, Tim noted that he felt “heard and understood” for the first time as they worked through their differences during the tearful argument.
Tim insisted that he just wanted to be able to voice his concerns and feel heard, to which Sara reiterated that she wanted out of the drama.
“I know this will never happen again, I’m sorry. I show you every day that I want to be here,” she insisted.
Tim then replied: “I definitely noticed the energy change, you tried” before kissing Sara as they resolved their differences.
Speaking to the camera, Tim remarked that he felt like they had a “breakthrough” amid the tension because he felt “heard and understood” for the first time.
Sara’s best friend Eden previously revealed text messages in which Sara revealed her “secret” meeting with her ex-boyfriend, leaving Tim devastated.
Sara recently opened up about the aftermath of her infamous “cheating” scandal, detailing the emotional turmoil and public backlash she faced.
Sara recently opened up about the aftermath of her “cheating” scandal, detailing the emotional turmoil and public backlash she faced.
“Watching all this has been really difficult,” Sara told Daily Mail Australia of the huge backlash.
She admitted that reliving her experience made her confront aspects of her behavior that she wasn’t proud of.
“It made me really sad, especially because of the way I treated Tim. I have so many regrets… It’s like mirroring a lot of things I need to work on in myself and in my relationships,” she explained.
Reflecting on her actions, Sara expressed remorse and a desire to have handled things differently, saying she would have told Tim about the encounter if she could have gone back in time.