Married At First Sight’s Ben Walters continues to share explosive claims about his TV girlfriend Ellie Dix after she debuted her relationship with fellow boyfriend Jono McCullough at their reunion party.
Ellie, 32, and Jono, 39, arrived at Sunday night’s dinner hand in hand and looking like a new couple, completely surprising their respective partners Ben, 39, and Lauren Dunn.
The tour guide now claims that his nurse “wife” had a boyfriend before appearing on the show and that she only broke up with him so she could participate in the experiment.
Talking with Yahoo LifestyleBen said the producers left the entire story on the cutting room floor during the Honesty Box assignment on their honeymoon.
“They left out scenes where I found out she broke up with her boyfriend to be on MAFS, even though Jack did the same thing all season long,” Ben explained, referencing his co-star Jack Dunkley, who dumped his ex-girlfriend Courtney Jade. just weeks before filming began in August last year.
Ben Walters (pictured) continues to share explosive claims about his TV girlfriend Ellie Dix after she debuted her relationship with fellow boyfriend Jono McCullough at their reunion party.
“The editing made her look like a hero throughout, then she became a cold-hearted woman when it mattered most.”
“If they had shown everything, viewers would have seen Ellie’s flaws from the beginning along with mine,” he continued. “In the end, negativity attracts negativity, making Ellie and Jono a match made in influence-seeking heaven.”
The tables really turned during Sunday night’s MAFS reunion episode when Ben handed over his villain status to Jono.
The drama began the moment Jono and Ellie walked through the door hand in hand, following his texting scandal behind his wife Lauren’s back.
Ben, who previously fell out of favor with viewers thanks to his harsh treatment of Ellie during their on-screen marriage, meanwhile emerged as a surprise hero of the night after confronting Jono at the table.
Ellie, 32, and Jono, 39, (both pictured) arrived at Sunday night’s dinner holding hands and looking like a new couple, completely surprising their respective partners Ben, 39, and Lauren Dunn.
Ben now claims that his nurse ‘wife’ had a boyfriend before appearing on the show and that she only broke up with him so she could take part in the experiment.
The part-time construction worker spoke out to reveal Ellie had said “I think Jono likes me” weeks after the experiment, but insisted there was no blood between him and his ex.
Turning to Jono, Ben added: “I just had a problem with you,” to which Jono surprisingly responded: “I don’t give a damn!” Shut up, I’m talking!’
Viewers were quick to praise Ben for criticizing Jono, albeit briefly, during the heated group conversation.
“It’s nice to see Ben motivated for the first time in months,” one wrote on X, while another added: “Ben finally makes me laugh.”
Others admitted they were wrong to paint Ben as the villain earlier in the season, with one commenting on
Meanwhile, Jono cemented his place as MAFS’ latest villain when he managed to divert attention from his relationship with Ellie by throwing boyfriend Tim Calwell under the bus.
The drama began the moment Jono and Ellie walked through the door hand in hand, following his texting scandal behind his wife Lauren’s back.
The tables really turned during Sunday night’s MAFS reunion episode when Ben handed over his villain status to Jono.
“I heard Tim say that he felt rushed in the final vows and that if he had that time he would have made a different decision,” Jono said, implying that the groom doesn’t actually want to be in a relationship with Sara Mesa. .
“Deviation, deviation,” shouted groom Timothy Smith as the other couples were stunned by the admission.
When the girlfriends began to wonder where Jono got this information from, he continued to deflect to Tim stating that it was all true.
Earlier in the episode, Jono had also taken aim at Lauren, stating that the blonde “had no right to be upset” about their new relationship.
“It was worth crawling through hell over broken glass to end up with this beautiful woman,” he said.
Later, Jono and Lauren came to blows, and Lauren furiously called her ex-boyfriend a “dog.”
“You’re the most unpleasant person I’ve ever met in my life, Lauren,” Jono responded.