The real reason why Married At First Sight’s Brent Vitiello and Ella Ding WON’T date

Brent Vitiello and Ella Ding have sparked rumours they’re more than just friends after they were both partnered with other people on Married At First Sight.

But it seems the pair won’t be rushing into an exclusive relationship anytime soon.

Brent, 34, is preparing to travel to America, while Ella, 28, is still recovering from her break-up with Mitch Eynaud, reports Yahoo Lifestyle.

‘Brent is planning on spending some time in America soon and exploring possible work opportunities there,’ an insider said.

‘Now their season [of MAFS] is airing in the States, he’s slowly gaining an American following and has connections in LA and New York he is planning on meeting with.’

MAFS Australia started airing in the U.S. on the Lifetime network late last month. 

Meanwhile, Ella doesn’t want to rush into a new relationship following her split from Mitch, who dumped her after filming the reunion in January.

It comes after Ella and Brent took their friendship to the next level by meeting each other’s parents as they hosted a joint birthday party at Eros Sydney on Saturday.

Photos obtained by Daily Mail Australia show Brent and his parents, Lana and Rino, posing alongside Ella and her mother, Belinda, for a group picture.

On Tuesday, Brent did little to quell speculation they were dating when he told New Idea the pair had grown ‘really, really close’ since filming wrapped.

The venue manager revealed he and Ella both agreed they should have been matched in the experiment, but stopped short of confirming they were dating.

‘Me and Ella have spoken. We are really, really close,’ Brent said.

‘We’ve had the conversation that if we had been matched, things would’ve turned out amazingly and we were a lot more suited.’

He said they hadn’t taken things beyond a friendship just yet because Ella was still healing after her split from ex-‘husband’ Mitch Eynaud.