He chose to ‘leave’ his marriage to TV wife Natasha Spencer during Sunday night’s commitment ceremony.
And after Natasha forced him to ‘stay’ in the unhappy marriage, it appears Married At First Sight groom Mikey Pembroke was looking for a wife-swap.
Explosive texts, published in New Idea and Woman’s Day on Monday, expose a secret relationship between Mikey and co-star Stacey Hampton.
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Married At First Sight SPOILER: Explosive texts reveal plans for a couple swap as Mikey Pembroke (left) and Stacey Hampton (right) discuss secret hookup
The alleged messages, which are time stamped a month into filming in October, show a flirty exchange between the pair, as Mikey suggests a partner swap.
‘If they let you swap, would u (sic) do it?’ Mikey asked Stacey, as he went on to suggest he would ask the show’s producers what the correct swap protocol was.
In other texts, Mikey told Stacey how much he’d like to kiss her, and they appeared to discuss staying the night together and sneaking around.
In one message, Stacey asked ‘are you coming tonight?’ and later discussed how Mikey leaving in the morning without giving her a proper goodbye.
What happened there? In one message Stacey (above) asks ‘are you coming tonight?’ to Mikey and later discusses how he left in the morning without giving her a proper goodbye
‘If Natasha knew she would die’: Another telling clue something happened between the pair, was Stacey’s concern for Natasha Spencer (above) finding out
Another telling clue of a potential secret off-camera fling is one message from Stacey who wrote: ‘If Natasha knew she would die.’
When approached for a comment, Stacey insisted to Woman’s Day that her relationship with Mikey never became sexual or intimate.
‘Nothing happened between Mikey and I. No sexual relations. Nothing. I can guarantee that,’ she said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted a Channel Nine for comment.
‘There’s not much I wouldn’t hit after a few beers’: Mikey hinted last week, during a Nova radio interview, that another MAFS brides may have caught his eye while with Natasha
‘Nothing happened between Mikey and I’: Stacey told Woman’s Day that absolutely nothing sexual or intimate happened between the pair on-or-off camera, while Mikey previously downplayed a ‘cheating’ scandal
Last week, Mikey hinted to an affair occurring on the show while speaking to Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa.
When asked if he would make a move on Stacey in a ‘cheating’ scandal, he downplayed a potential affair, but didn’t rule it out completely.
‘You know what? Probably not. She’s not my kind of girl. Like, I did say I didn’t like high-maintenance girls that are a lot of work. But she’s still attractive,’ he said.
He then cheekily added: ‘[But] give me a few beers and I’ll go out and there’s not much I wouldn’t hit!’
He then explained there is now protocol when it comes to partner-swapping.
Unhappy marriage: During Sunday night’s commitment ceremony, Mikey chose to ‘leave’ the marriage, while Natasha chose to ‘stay’
He said that participants need to ask the producers for permission, and also need to ask the other person in the relationship if they’re okay with them moving in on their spouse.
But Mikey insisted that he didn’t steal anybody else’s ‘wife’, mainly because he ‘didn’t find a connection with any of the other girls’ in the experiment.
During Sunday night’s commitment ceremony, Mikey chose to ‘leave’ the marriage, while Natasha chose to ‘stay’.
This means they must remain together for another week and try and work through their issues.
Married At First Sight continues on Monday from 7:30pm on Channel Nine
Will they leave the show? Married At First Sight continues Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine