‘Married At First Sight is SCRIPTED’ says Josh Pihlak’s mother – who blasts producers for her villainous portrayal during her fight with Cathy Evans
Cathy Evans went head to head with Josh Pihlak’s mother, Mandy Manning, during Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight.
But according to Mandy, things went down very differently to what was shown on TV.
While the program was still airing, she criticised her negative portrayal on Facebook by writing: ‘OK, here goes. Round three of the mother in-law from hell.’
Lashing out: Cathy Evans went head to head with Josh Pihlak’s mother, Mandy Manning (pictured), during Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight. But according to Mandy, things went down very differently to what was shown on TV
Unhappy: While the episode was still airing, she criticised her negative portrayal on Facebook by writing: ‘OK, here goes. Round three of the mother in-law from hell’
Blasting the show’s producers, she added: ‘Edit edit, read script, edit edit.’
Like his mother, Josh also took aim at his portrayal in a series of furious Facebook posts on Monday night.
The 28-year-old truck driver was upset that Cathy had been portrayed as the victim while he seemingly took his mother’s side.
The final straw? On Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight, Cathy faced off with Josh’s mother during an awkward hometown date in Newcastle
‘What a terrible edit’: Meanwhile, Josh also vented on Facebook after viewers watched him side with his mother as she argued with Cathy during homestays
‘I’ll never do a TV show again’: The truck driver blasted the show’s producers by saying he had been ‘f**ked in the backside’ with his edit
She’s not holding back! Mandy then commented that Cathy was the ‘actress from hell’
‘What a terrible edit, f**k it I’m calling [my] mum,’ he 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.’
Mandy then commented below this post, accusing Cathy of being a ‘paid actress… employed by producers’.
Hmm! Josh changed his relationship status on Facebook to ‘single’ earlier this week
It comes after Josh changed his relationship status on Facebook to ‘single’ earlier this week.
On Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight, Cathy faced off with Josh’s mother during an awkward hometown date in Newcastle.
Cathy accused her ‘husband’ of throwing her under the bus the moment they sat down for lunch, despite him reassuring her beforehand that he would support her.
Cathy’s acting past revealed
In 2014, Cathy graduated from Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland with a degree in performing arts.
She then moved to Sydney to launch a showbusiness career and had professional headshots taken.
The 26-year-old started 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)
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.’
Unhappy wife! During Monday night’e episode, Cathy accused her ‘husband’ of throwing her under the bus the moment they sat down for lunch, despite him reassuring her beforehand that he would support her