Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: The bizarre way producers riled up the cast at the reunion – leading to outrage on set and a shock walk-out
Married At First Sight producers went to extreme lengths to rile up the participants while filming Tuesday night’s reunion dinner party on January 15.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal that while alcohol was limited to prevent any physical fights, the crew found another way to get the stars hot and bothered.
They cranked up the heaters until the couples were physically sweating as they sat around the table, making sure things looked appropriately heated.
Sweatshop: Married At First Sight producers went to extreme lengths to rile up the brides and grooms while filming Tuesday’s reunion dinner party on January 15. Pictured: Ivan Sarakula
A source said: ‘The cast were told beforehand there could be no drink-throwing and alcohol would be limited, so producers had to find another way to rile them up.
‘Having all the heaters on really agitated them. By the end of the night, they were sweating their makeup off. They all complained, but the temperature didn’t change.
‘Hayley [Vernon] walked out near the end of the night and was told to go have a cigarette and get some air. She didn’t return and got a taxi back to her hotel.’
Flustered: The crew cranked up the heaters until the couples were physically sweating as they sat around the table, making sure things looked appropriately heated. Pictured: Mishel Karen
Burning up! The cast appeared hot and bothered on set. Mikey Pembroke (pictured) even had a coughing fit, but this wasn’t necessarily caused by the stuffy atmosphere
When asked why producers had limited alcohol, the source said they didn’t want a repeat of last year when Cyrell Paule and Martha Kalifatidis had a physical fight.
The insider explained: ‘They feared they could lose sponsors if things got as wild as last year with drinks being thrown – but they still needed to deliver drama.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
She’s gone! Hayley Vernon (pictured) left the shoot early because she couldn’t handle the heat. She chose to return to her hotel after being allowed outside for some air and a cigarette
During Tuesday’s reunion, most of the cast appeared to be sweating profusely.
As the episode progressed, they started to look red in the face and the women’s makeup starting to smudge on their faces.
Married At First Sight’s season finale airs on Sunday at 7pm on Channel Nine
‘They feared they’d lose sponsors’: A source Daily Mail Australia that producers had limited the cast’s alcohol consumption to prevent physical fights like last year. Pictured: Cyrell Paule