Married At First Sight’s Lauren Hall has been spotted looking down in the dumps after TV husband Clint Rice confirmed his relationship with fellow contestant Jacqui Burfoot.
The MAFS bride, 37, appeared tired and miserable on Monday as she unpacked boxes from a car at her business’s warehouse in Brisbane.
Lauren, who is currently paired with the pro golfer on the show, owns a corporate gifting business called Mayfair Lane Gifts.
The reality star opted for a simple white T-shirt and navy blue slacks ensemble, paired with sandals.
Lauren kept her makeup natural bar her heavily-placed concealer to hide her dark under eyes.
It comes after Lauren’s husband confirmed in an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Australia that he is currently dating fellow MAFS participant Jacqui, while also sensationally disclosing why he and Lauren left the show.
On Monday, Clint got candid about the couple’s attempt to leave the retreat in a helicopter after a series of explosive fights with their co-stars.
In the interview, his new beau Jacqui could be seen in the background, subtly confirming that the pair are together.
The MAFS groom claimed the retreat descended into chaos, with constant feuding and cast members ‘playing up for the cameras’ to maximise their screen time.
According to Clint, tensions had been brewing for weeks, but the retreat was the tipping point.
‘We couldn’t stand being around these people anymore,’ he admitted.
‘The fights were non-stop, and a lot of them were just for show. It was unbearable.’
With the retreat becoming ‘unlivable’, Clint and Lauren hatched a plan to leave in the most dramatic fashion possible – by helicopter.
‘We were done,’ he admitted.
‘We even looked into getting a helicopter to take us out of there. That’s how badly we wanted to leave.’
Although the plan ultimately fell through, the couple made the decision to completely boycott the next dinner party – an unprecedented move in MAFS history.
‘We told them, “We’ll do dinner, but we’re not doing that,”‘ Clint said.
‘So they set up cameras in our apartment instead.’
Despite making it clear they were finished with the show, Clint revealed that producers desperately tried to convince them to stay.
‘Multiple producers pulled us aside and begged us not to go. They tried everything,’ he explained.
Even Channel Nine’s executive producer John Walsh personally reached out.
‘He called us and said, “What if we send you some tracksuits and popcorn? Just come to the dinner party, chill out”,’ Clint laughed.
‘That’s how desperate they were.’
But the couple stood firm.
‘We were done,’ Clint said bluntly.
‘We left Sydney the next day and never looked back.’
With their dramatic departure and insider revelations, Clint and Lauren’s exit is set to go down as one of the most controversial moments in Married At First Sight history.