Married At First Sight’s Ivan Sarakula CONFIRMS his reunion with Aleks Markovic after the show – and reveals the truth behind her ‘cheating’ scandal
Married At First Sight’s Ivan Sarakula has confirmed he reunited with Aleks Markovic off camera after they quit the experiment in controversial circumstances.
The 30-year-old real estate agent told TV Week on Monday they were in a good place after breaking up earlier in the season.
‘We had a little bit of a break to reassess and re-establish things – and there was still a question from Aleks about romance,’ he said.
Back together… but it didn’t last: MAFS’ Ivan Sarakula has confirmed he reunited with Aleks Markovic off camera after they quit the experiment in controversial circumstances
Ivan then confirmed he and Aleks had decided to ‘pick things up’ again because they ‘missed what [they] had’.
While the couple did indeed reconcile in late December after breaking up the previous month, Ivan forgot to add an important postscript to the story.
They split again just after Valentine’s Day – this time for good – and it was reportedly Ivan’s decision to call time on their relationship.
Speaking out: Ivan told TV Week on Monday they were in a good place after breaking up earlier in the season – but he failed to mentioned they’d actually split for a second time in February
A source told Daily Mail Australia earlier this month: ‘It was Ivan’s decision to end things and he dumped Aleks out of the blue. He didn’t want to be with her anymore.
‘She was blindsided and is still upset. The rest of the cast are so confused, but Aleks and Ivan are respecting each other’s privacy and keeping things to themselves.’
Elsewhere in his TV Week interview, Ivan set the record straight on rumours Aleks had cheated on him during filming with a Ferrari-driving Serbian man.
Having his say: Elsewhere in his TV Week interview, Ivan set the record straight on rumours Aleks had cheated on him during filming with a Ferrari-driving Serbian man
Ivan accused his co-star Mishel Karen, who had started the rumour about Aleks cheating, of ‘exaggerating’ what happened to stir up trouble.
According to Mishel, Aleks hit it off with another man at an event for Serbian expats, but Ivan insisted nothing like that happened.
‘There were a few dudes who were a but starstruck about the whole MAFS thing,’ he said.
Stirring the pot? Ivan accused his co-star Mishel Karen (pictured), who had started the rumour about Aleks cheating, of ‘exaggerating’ what happened to stir up trouble
Ivan and Aleks quit the show in scenes that were filmed in November.
After leaving the experiment, Ivan flew to Perth to celebrate New Year’s Eve with Aleks and they officially got back together.
They returned as a couple for the show’s reunion, which was filmed in Sydney on January 15, but broke up five weeks later.
Rocky: Aleks and Ivan returned as a couple for the show’s reunion, which was filmed in Sydney on January 15, but broke-up for good five weeks later in February