Married At First Sight UK has aired the first part of its reunion special as the couples got together for one more dinner party following the end of the experiment. The dramatic episode saw two brides clash and one groom faced a reckoning.
Following the final vow ceremonies this week, the experiment drew to a close. Abi and John, Rebecca and Bailey, Leisha and Reiss, and Davide and Keye were the four couples to continue their relationship on the outside.
Tonight, the reunion confirmed that Bailey and Rebecca are still going strong, while Leisha and Reiss had decided to part ways, with an upset Leisha saying she still loved Reiss. Davide and Keye were also still together, while Abi and John were also still loved up.
In a previous episode, Julia-Ruth told the other brides that she had slept with Joe and that Steven had been messaging her while they were on the show. Julia-Ruth was coupled up with Divarni, while Nelly was paired with Steven.
Kicking things off tonight, Nelly confirmed that Julia-Ruth had sent her receipts of the messages that Steven had sent. According to Nelly, Steven told Julia-Ruth: "You could've stolen me away from her".
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Speaking to the group before Nelly or Julia-Ruth arrived at the reunion, Steven said his excuse for messaging Julia-Ruth was "to piss Nelly off".
After Julia-Ruth arrived she challenged the groom on his admission and Steven told her: "It is shit. I knew me flirting with you was going to get back to her."
Responding to him, Julia-Ruth said: "I'm just everyone's scapegoat, everybody's been so used to using me as the target board and hiding behind me, it's pissing me off."
At the dinner table, Nelly questioned Steven about why he would message another woman to upset her, and he said: "I done that in an angry state and when you do things in an angry state you don't make the right decisions."
After it became heated and Steven insisted that he never intended to meet Julia-Ruth, Nelly stood up for the other bride, saying: "Don't ever use women like that. It's vile.".
"I'm never going to be made out to be crazy by someone like you," she added, before calling Steven "cruel" and "disgusting".
Reacting to the dramatic moment online, fans praised Nelly for standing up to Steven, with one fan saying: "So proud of Nelly she has found her inner confidence and I’m sure her next relationship will be so much better for it!!"
One fan said: "Nelly has found her VOICE!!!!" while another added: "Well said Nelly, beautifully handled. He's a narcissist and as she said before, his mask dropped."
"I love Nelly and Julia Ruth ganging up on Steven. I love how much Nelly has piped up tonight," said another.
Another viewer wrote: "I’m glad Nelly found herself and is healing. She knows her worth and what she deserves, beautiful to see."
"Nelly shouting "don’t ever use a woman like that" for a woman who tried it on with her husband is one of the many reasons why she’s a classy woman and Steven doesn’t hold a candle to her," said one viewer.
Married at First Sight UK airs on E4 in the UK. Married at First Sight Australia airs on Nine Network in Australia and E4 in the UK.
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