Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Vernon is forced to work as a labourer mixing concrete after leaving her $150,000 finance broker job to film the social experiment
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Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon walked away from a $150,000-per-year job as a finance broker to film Nine’s social experiment last year.
But her dreams of reality TV stardom were cut short when producers kicked her off the show around mid-October – in scenes that aired on Sunday night – and she was forced to work as a labourer to make ends meet.
In the last two months of 2019, Hayley, 32, was mixing concrete on a Melbourne building site as production of MAFS continued without her.
Sacrifice: Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon (pictured) walked away from a $150,000-per-year job as a finance broker to film Nine’s social experiment last year
Married At First Sight was filmed in Sydney between September and December. Hayley’s departure came just six weeks into the three-month production period.
But despite leaving the experiment early, she didn’t mind getting her hands dirty and enjoyed the routine of daily work, according to a source.
A friend of Hayley’s told Daily Mail Australia: ‘After she finished filming in October, Hayley took a quick holiday and was then bored just sitting around all day. So a friend gave her a job on a construction site.
‘She loved it and loved the banter with all the boys. She was in her element.’
Life goes on! In the last two months of 2019, Hayley was mixing concrete on a Melbourne building site as production of MAFS continued without her. Pictured on November 3
Keeping busy: MAFS was filmed in Sydney between September and December. Hayley’s departure – which aired on Sunday night – came just six weeks into the three-month production period. Pictured during filming in October
On November 3, Hayley shared a photo to Instagram of herself in high-vis workwear.
‘Have I told you the story of the girl that fell in love with being a trady [sic] and is considering getting in the tools full time!?’ she wrote at the time.
Daily Mail Australia understands Hayley held down the job until around late January, and had quit by the time MAFS began airing on February 3.
Job: Daily Mail Australia understands Hayley held down the job until around late January, and had quit by the time MAFS began airing on February 3. Pictured during filming on October 15
Meanwhile, she recently signed with celebrity agent Max Markson, and is set to make a fortune through sponsored Instagram posts and personal appearances.
Max has signed several MAFS participants to his agency, Markson Sparks, and Hayley is proving to be the most controversial – and marketable – so far.
‘From a financial point of view, I tell them, “Your income is going to be from Instagram posts and it’s going to happen for you immediately for only a couple of months,”‘ Max recently said of working with reality stars.
Cashing in! Hayley recently signed with celebrity agent Max Markson, and is set to make a fortune through sponsored Instagram posts and personal appearances
According to Max, a MAFS bride can earn between $5,000 and $9,000 a week from sponsored posts and personal appearances, totalling a yearly salary of $300,000.
In a Married At First Sight first, Hayley was kicked off the show on Sunday’s episode, despite choosing to stay another week with ‘husband’ David Cannon out of spite.
She had voted stay just to punish David, after he had scrubbed a dirty toilet with her toothbrush in revenge for her cheating with another groom, Michael Goonan.
Married At First Sight continues Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine
She’s outta here! In a Married At First Sight first, Hayley was kicked off the show on Sunday’s episode, despite choosing to stay another week with ‘husband’ David Cannon out of spite