The Married At First Sight stars are in hot water with Channel Nine after enjoying a drunken night out in Sydney after filming the reunion.
Despite producers reportedly not wanting the cast to attend ‘reunions’ before the show’s final results were aired, Daily Mail Australia can reveal that a group of the show’s girlfriends and boyfriends came out to celebrate Michael Felix’s birthday.
Present were Lucinda Light, Cassandra Allen, Timothy Smith, Tristan Black, Eden Harper, Andrea Thompson, Stephen Stewart, Jade Pywell, Ash Galati and Natalie Parham.
Jonathan McCullough and fellow girlfriend Ellie Dix also appeared.
There was no tension between Ellie and her jilted ex Ben, as they laughed about their ill-fated romance while he introduced the cast to his new German girlfriend, Aileen.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 6 The Married At First Sight stars are in hot water with Channel Nine after enjoying a boozy night out in Sydney before filming the reunion.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
The Married At First Sight stars are in hot water with Channel Nine after enjoying a boozy night out in Sydney before filming the reunion.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 8 Despite producers reportedly not wanting the cast to attend 'reunions' before the show's final results were aired, Daily Mail Australia can reveal that a group of the show's girlfriends and boyfriends came out to celebrate Michael Felix's birthday.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450632_438_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
Despite producers reportedly not wanting the cast to attend ‘reunions’ before the show’s final results were aired, Daily Mail Australia can reveal that a group of the show’s girlfriends and boyfriends came out to celebrate Michael Felix’s birthday.
Sydney producers had placed the cast in different hotels so as not to ruin the finale before the reunion which will air on April 7 and 8 on Channel Nine.
It was previously reported that bosses were “banning” reunions between the cast after a boozy viewing party as it “leaves fans wondering how genuine they are in their search for love.”
Despite choosing to go their separate ways, Lucinda and Timothy seemed to get along very well as they posed for photos together at Bar Lucia in Sydney’s Potts Point.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 10 Jonathan McCullough and fellow girlfriend Ellie Dix were also in attendance, showing off their PDA in front of their co-stars.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450632_722_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
Jonathan McCullough and fellow girlfriend Ellie Dix also attended, showing off their PDA in front of their co-stars.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 12 There was no tension between Ellie and her jilted ex Ben, as they laughed about their ill-fated romance while he introduced the cast to his new German girlfriend, Aileen.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450633_211_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
There was no tension between Ellie and her jilted ex Ben, as they laughed about their ill-fated romance while he introduced his new German girlfriend, Aileen, to the cast.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 14 Present were Lucinda Light, Cassandra Allen, Timothy Smith, Tristan Black, Eden Harper, Andrea Thompson, Stephen Stewart, Jade Pywell, Ash Galati and Natalie Parham.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450633_816_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
Present were Lucinda Light, Cassandra Allen, Timothy Smith, Tristan Black, Eden Harper, Andrea Thompson, Stephen Stewart, Jade Pywell, Ash Galati and Natalie Parham.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 16 Mike and his ex-partner Stephen also seemed to get along well.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450633_418_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
Mike and his ex-partner Stephen also seemed to get along well.
Mike and his former partner Stephen also seemed to get along well.
Ellie and Jono are still feeling the pressure on Married At First Sight thanks to their cheating scandal.
Last month, tensions came to a head on the show when Lauren Dunn finally confronted her husband Jono for texting fellow girlfriend Ellie after she left the show.
Lauren’s heart shattered when she discovered her boyfriend was secretly texting Ellie.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 18 Mike seen posing with Cassandra Allen](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpg.webp)
Mike seen posing with Cassandra Allen
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 20 Stephen appeared to get on well with girlfriend Jade Pywell and was seen holding her hand as they arrived at the party hand in hand.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450634_749_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
Stephen appeared to get on well with girlfriend Jade Pywell and was seen holding her hand as they arrived at the party hand in hand.
![The brides and grooms of Married At First Sight defy the producers as they secretly meet up for a drunken night at Bar Lucia before their early reunion. 22 MAFS' ex-girlfriend Alyssa Barmonde was also present and presented Mike with some colorful cupcakes.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/04/1712450635_983_The-brides-and-grooms-of-Married-At-First-Sight-defy.jpeg.webp)
MAFS’ ex-girlfriend Alyssa Barmonde was also present and presented Mike with some colorful cupcakes.
In one dramatic episode, Lauren demanded to see Jono’s iPhone, only to discover that he had texted Ellie hundreds of times after she abandoned the experiment.
‘You approached her. It’s not just about conveying information that happened the night before, but it’s more than that. My stomach dropped,” Lauren told Jono.
Jono eventually admitted that he had been secretly texting Ellie, but attempted to downplay their relationship as simply platonic.
Ellie and Jono will announce their relationship during the show’s reunion.