Relationship expert? Today Show host Karl Stefanovic has a fiery exchange with Married At First Sight villain Michael Goonan over his treatment of ‘wife’ Stacey Hampton
Married At First Sight star Michael Goonan left Today host Karl Stefanovic furious on Monday by making rude remarks about his ‘wife’, Stacey Hampton, during a fiery exchange on the breakfast show.
The two men went toe to toe when Karl, 45, questioned Michael about his wild nights out, which have upset Stacey during their experimental marriage.
The cocky company director, 28, angered Karl by calling the law graduate a ‘controlling girl’ and saying his partying was just a way for him to ‘rebel’ against her.
Relationship expert? Today host Karl Stefanovic had a fiery exchange with Married At First Sight villain Michael Goonan during an interview on the breakfast show on Monday
‘If you say, “I want to go out for a drink,” she is like, “No, you are not doing that,” to the point [where] I was rebelling a bit,’ Michael said.
But Karl was having none of the excuses, and took Michael to task over his questionable behaviour on the show.
‘When you say “controlling” you mean a woman who just wants you to spend time with her,’ Karl said bluntly.
Oh dear: The cocky company director, 28, angered Karl when he labelled Stacey a ‘controlling girl’ and said his partying was a way for him to ‘rebel’ against her
Michael said the expectation was that he would ‘wait like a puppy dog’ until Stacey was ready to go out, which he wasn’t prepared to do.
The interview went from bad to worse when the reality star compared the couple’s apartment to a ‘jail cell’ and said he ‘wanted to go out’ to have fun.
‘It’s not that bad!’ Karl interrupted.
Angry: Karl was having none of Michael’s excuses, and took him to task over his questionable behaviour on the show. Pictured with Allison Langdon
‘You are trapped to a point,’ Michael replied. ‘You do want to go out. You want your freedom.’
‘Mate, you came on a show to find love. And you’re supposed to spend time with the person you’re married to,’ Karl snapped back.
Michael has been involved in a cheating scandal on the show, recently kissing his co-star Hayley Vernon during a night out.
He ended his interview by admitting he had let Stacey down by betraying her.
‘I feel like I let her down big time,’ he said.
Tears: During Sunday night’s commitment ceremony, Stacey broke down in tears after Michael made her spend another week with him by voting to stay
During Sunday night’s commitment ceremony, Stacey broke down in tears after Michael made her spend another week with him by voting to stay.
He had previously told her he would vote to leave, thereby giving her the freedom to quit the experiment if she wanted to, but changed his mind.
Married At First Sight continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine
Rocky romance: Michael and Stacey look set to split after a tumultuous few weeks