‘She’s playing her part well’: Married At First Sight’s Josh Pihlak CONFIRMS his split from Cathy Evans in a brutal Facebook post – as his family call her a ‘paid actress employed by producers’
Married At First Sight’s Josh Pihlak all but confirmed his split from Cathy Evans in a brutal Facebook post on Monday night.
The 28-year-old truck driver also blasted the show’s producers by saying he had been ‘f**ked in the backside’ with his edit.
Josh’s mother, Mandy Manning, later commented below his post to accuse Cathy, 26, of being a ‘paid actress employed by producers’.
It’s all over! MAFS’ Josh Pihlak ‘confirmed his split’ from Cathy Evans and slammed the show’s producers in a brutal Facebook post on Monday. Pictured: Josh and Cathy on October 15
Josh vented on Facebook after viewers watched him side with his mother as she argued with Cathy during homestays on Monday night.
‘What a terrible edit, f**k it I’m calling [my] mum,’ Josh began.
‘F**k me dead on a Devon sandwich. [Producers] left out the [entire] lunch and I had the old hugs and kisses back [from Cathy afterwards]. MAFS [has] f**ked me in the backside. Should’ve went on Survivor. I’ll never do a TV show again.’
‘I’ll never do a TV show again’: The 28-year-old said he had been ‘f**ked in the backside’ with his edit on the show, suggesting that key scenes were cut out to portray him in a negative light
No holding back! His mother, Mandy Manning, commented on his tell-all post, claiming that Cathy, 26, is a ‘paid actress employed by producers’ – which she has previously denied
Telling! Earlier in the week, Josh changed his relationship status to ‘single’ on Facebook
Mandy then commented that Cathy was the ‘actress from hell’.
Another family member wrote: ‘We did well to keep our gobs shut until now! Cathy is playing a victim! The tears, definitely trying to get on Home and Away. She’s playing her role well, sort of.’
When a MAFS fan said that ‘we now know they break up for good’, Mandy replied: ‘She was a paid actress hunny, employed by producers.’
It comes after Josh changed his relationship status on Facebook to ‘single’ earlier this week.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
The final straw? Josh vented on Facebook after viewers watched him appear to side with his mother as she clashed with Cathy during an awkward hometown date on Monday night
Happier times! Josh and Cathy were initially dubbed the ‘golden couple’ after their wedding
Cathy’s acting past exposed
In 2014, Cathy Evans graduated from Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland with a degree in performing arts and dreamed of making it as an actress.
She moved to Sydney to launch a showbusiness career and had professional headshots taken.
The 26-year-old launched her own YouTube channel in March 2016, but it’s unclear what acting roles, if any, she landed before appearing on MAFS.
Last week, Cathy denied she was acting on MAFS, telling the NZ Herald: ‘I can confirm I’m not an actor. I’ve changed careers many times [since university].’
‘Time to take over Australia’: Cathy had high hopes of making it as an actress after moving Down Under in 2015 and having professional headshots taken (pictured)
On Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight, Cathy faced off with Josh’s mother during a hometown date in Newcastle.
Cathy felt that Josh had ‘thrown her under the bus’ as soon as they sat down for lunch, despite him reassuring her beforehand that he would support her.
She became upset after Mandy brought up previous issues the couple had faced in the experiment and Josh failed to defend her.
‘I get it, that’s your son. My valid reasoning is not enough for her because her son takes first priority,’ Cathy said afterwards.
‘And she was bringing up things that are just going to reignite feelings of anger and resentment for Josh.’
Tense! On Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight, Cathy faced off with her ‘husband’ Josh Pihlak’s mother Mandy (left) during a hometown date in Newcastle
Unhappy wife! Cathy felt that Josh had ‘thrown her under the bus’ as soon as the family meal began, despite reassuring her beforehand that he would support her