The cheating dramas and backstabbing have reached new heights in this season of Married at First Sight, and controversial groom Michael Goonan has contributed his share of trouble by kissing another bride, going overboard with the partying and coming between other couples.
WATCH: MAFS Stacey tells all in a now-deleted Instagram video which we got our hands-on
But even after all their ups and downs, his TV bride Stacey Hampton – now his ex-wife – says she’s trying to move on with dignity from their brief but intense relationship.
“I don’t regret it because true colours are always seen in the end and because of the experiment being fast-paced, we get to see them earlier,” the 26-year-old tells WHO exclusively. “I’m fine with Michael. I just hope he can start being a better dad.
“He never sees his son,” she alleges – a claim Michael denies. “I’ve even managed to speak to his son more than him post-show, as my kids miss him.”
Michael’s heavy drinking put a huge strain in his relationship with Stacey early on, and videos of the 29-year-old slurring his words during a recent night out sparked concerns from fans that he could have a drug problem.
The Adelaide business owner’s supposed womanising ways have also been an issue, amid recent claims he hooked up with intruder KC Osborne, who was friends with Stacey (after allegedly cheating with co-star Hayley Vernon during the experiment).
“[KC] never cheated with Michael,” Stacey tells WHO, setting the record straight. “It was post–experiment when she reached out [to me] to hook up with him and asked my permission, whereby I explained my heartbreak and emotional trauma from our break-up,” she continues. “And she still pursued him even after saying she wouldn’t.”
KC and Michael’s alleged romance is the latest couple–swapping drama on this season of MAFS and dancer KC is remaining coy about whether they’re now an item.
“We always got along super well and yeah, that’s all I’m going to say about that,” she says.
Meanwhile, after apologising to Stacey time and again and insisting he was in love with her, Michael now says, “I really only chat to one person on the show, who is amazing. I can’t give away all of my secrets but I can 100 per cent confirm that I am seeing someone from the show.”
According to former MAFS star Jessika Power, producers also wanted KC’s husband, Drew Brauer, to have his own cheating scandal.
“The new intruder, Drew, he’s spoken to me a few times and he mentioned that there were situations that he was put in by producers that he didn’t want to be put in,” Jess recently spilled. “They basically wanted a [wife] swap out of Drew and he said no.”
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