Whatever happened to Polynesian Deb? Married At First Sight bride who only wanted to date an Islander resurfaces after years in hiding with a VERY surprising new career
She’s the bizarre Married At First Sight bride who dumped fan favourite John Robertson because she only wanted to marry ‘a Polynesian man’.
And now, almost four years after her infamous stint on reality TV, Deborah Brosnan has emerged from hiding with a surprising new career.
The 56-year-old is now a published author, having released her first children’s book late last year.
Remember me? Married At First Sight’s Deborah Bronson, who dumped John Robertson in season four because he wasn’t Polynesian, has resurfaced. (Pictured in 2017)
Deb released Fairyland… It’s Not What You Think! High Above the Clouds in September, after taking a whopping 20 years to finish the book.
The novel is based on her experience working as ‘The Indian Fairy’ at the Eumundi Markets in Queensland, which she has done since 1996.
For the past 24 years, Deb has dressed as a pink fairy at the markets, where she sells merchandise and does face painting with children.
Wordsmith: The 56-year-old Deb released her first children’s novel ‘Fairyland… It’s Not What You Think! High above the Clouds’ in September. (Pictured at a promotional event in March)
‘It’s been more than two decades now and children and parents from all over the world still faithfully return to visit the fairy, listen to stories, have faces painted and photos taken,’ she told the Noosa Times in September.
‘I guess the Indian Fairy has helped to keep children away from technology thus creating an innocent world of make-believe, dress-ups, mystery, stories and fun in a good old fashion way.’
The former Gold Coast model shocked viewers on the fourth season of Married At First Sight in 2017 when she requested to be matched with a ‘Polynesian man’.
Magical! Deb’s novel is based on her experience working as ‘The Indian Fairy’ at the Eumundi Markets in Queensland, a gig that the former reality star has had since 1996
She was less than impressed after being matched with single dad John Robertson, a typical Aussie bloke who is Caucasian.
‘When I first went up there, I was a bit confused,’ she told producers after meeting John at the altar.
‘I didn’t know if he was my husband or not,’ she added.
‘I was expecting a Polynesian person from the islands, so I was a bit taken aback that he wasn’t that.’
‘A dear friend of more than two decades’: Deborah shared a photo on Facebook with her close friend at her book launch party in March
Prior to her wedding, Deb had specifically told the show’s relationship experts that she wanted a Polynesian husband and wouldn’t settle for anything less.
‘I like [men] to be different, to be exotic,’ she told Dr Trisha Stratford during the matching process.
‘In the past I have had one relationship, with someone that was from the South Pacific islands, the Polynesian islands.’
Flashback: The former Gold Coast model dumped fan favourite John Robertson on season four of Married At First Sight because she only wanted to marry ‘a Polynesian man’
Deb and John split after a disastrous honeymoon, making them one of the first couples to leave the experiment that season.
John later returned to Married At First Sight the following year, where he was successfuly matched with journalist Melissa Walsh.
The couple found love and made it to the end of the experiment, but decided to split afterwards because they were both unwilling to compromise by moving to be together.
Not a fan: Deb was less than impressed after being matched with single dad John, a typical Aussie bloke who is caucasian