Married At First Sight’s Connie Crayden has thrown her support behind co-star Luke Eglin, after Poppy Jennings made explosive allegations about their break-up.
Speaking to Hit FM’s Get Up with Krysti and Bodge on Wednesday, Connie said she was ‘Team Luke’ in the aftermath of the alleged incident.
‘With my experience of knowing them in the experiment, I’m Team Luke,’ she said, implying that she doesn’t believe Poppy’s version of events.
Support: Married At First Sight’s Connie Crayden (pictured) has thrown her support behind co-star Luke Eglin, after Poppy Jennings made explosive allegations about their break-up
‘He is a good guy,’ she added.
Meanwhile, outspoken participant Hayley Vernon came out in support of Poppy in a comment left below a MAFS Funny Instagram post.
‘She and we all know what actually happened,’ Hayley wrote.
Her comment has since been deleted after the MAFS Funny administrator decided to limit the responses.
Opinion: ‘With my experience of knowing them in the experiment, I’m Team Luke,’ Connie said, implying that she doesn’t believe Poppy’s version of events. Pictured: Luke and Poppy
Earlier on Wednesday, Poppy’s friend Susie spoke to The Kyle and Jackie O Show about the allegations surrounding Luke.
She claimed that a particular incident – which Daily Mail Australia cannot report for legal reasons – had caused Poppy to abruptly leave the experiment.
Luke reportedly acknowledged the incident took place at the time, and Poppy is now speaking with lawyers to determine what she can say publicly.
‘We all know what actually happened’: Meanwhile, outspoken Hayley Vernon (pictured) came out in support of Poppy in a comment left below a MAFS Funny Instagram post
Susie claimed: ‘[Poppy] needs to have an understanding of what she can and can’t say. She has been told by producers that she can’t come forward because of what has gone on, and how controversial it is to the show.
‘It’s all about the show, no one is really caring about how she is feeling. Something happened to her that made her feel uncomfortable, and everybody has just brushed it off like it’s not important.’
According to Susie, Poppy had informed producers of an alleged incident with Luke, but they told her she could not speak about it.
Speaking out: It comes after Poppy shared a viral Facebook post on Tuesday in which she claimed that she ‘wasn’t allowed to speak’ about the incident that led to her departure
Susie continued: ‘She definitely told producers, and they just said, “Poppy, you can’t come forward with this as it’s way too controversial for the show.”
‘They’ve made her out like she’s left him for no reason, and she just doesn’t like him and misses her kids. This is not correct at all.’
Before Susie’s interview with Kyle and Jackie O, Luke had downplayed the incident in a statement to The Daily Telegraph.
‘Too controversial for the show’: According to a friend, Poppy had informed producers of an alleged incident with Luke, but they told her she could not speak about it
The 39-year-old FIFO worker and father-of-two said: ‘I am not going to make any comments because, honestly, the best way to react is not to react.
‘To be honest, Poppy is a good person and the best of luck to her. I am not going to comment on anything because it is not worth it, it really isn’t.’
It comes after Poppy shared a viral Facebook post on Tuesday in which she claimed there was more to her departure than just missing her children.
Moving on: Luke, a 39-year-old FIFO worker and father-of-two, told The Daily Telegraph, ‘I am not going to make any comments because, honestly, the best way to react is not to react’
‘I was uncomfortable with all the things about this person I was matched with that didn’t add up!’ she wrote.
She also claimed there were incidents that happened during filming that were ‘too controversial’ to be shown on television.
‘Why is Luke crying when I left? What really happened that he was crying over! You don’t know because I wasn’t allowed to say! It’s too controversial!’ she added.
‘He’s scared s**tless I will tell the truth. I was afraid to speak up! But f**k this s**t, I’m going to tell everything! It’s not what you see, it’s what you don’t see! Go and ask Luke why I was so uncomfortable? Why the f**k did I really leave?
‘He’s petrified I’m going to talk. He knows he’s f**ked up. Those tears from him are for his reputation and job!’
Claims: According to Poppy, there were incidents that happened during filming that were ‘too controversial’ to be shown on television. She added, ‘He’s scared s**tless I will tell the truth’