Married At First Sight UK bride Sacha Jones was left heartbroken after husband Ross McCarthy dumped her within days of the series ending.
Ross, 32, told Sacha, 29, he had fallen in love with her following their TV wedding on the E4 show with the couple’s marriage going from strength to strength during filming.
Despite the former Miss Birmingham uprooting her life by moving from her hometown Walsall to Manchester in commitment to her marriage, Ross abruptly ended the relationship with little explanation.
To make matters worse, Ross, who was the first deaf contestant to appear on the dating programme, went public on Instagram with his new girlfriend, to the shock of both Sacha and E4 producers.
A TV source told MailOnline show bosses lambasted the father-of-one for his unkind behaviour in protection of Sacha, who believed their marriage would be long-lasting.
An insider said: ‘Sacha had an incredible experience filming Married At First Sight UK and she truly thought her marriage with Ross would work.
‘She moved to Manchester to be with him but after just two weeks he went cold and ended their romance for good.
‘Sacha was devastated and now watching their journey back as the show airs makes processing their breakup even harder.
‘Producers weren’t happy either… Ross gave away that he and Sacha were no longer together by posting photos with his new girlfriend – he had no problem flaunting his romance despite the fact it would hurt his ex-wife’s feelings.’
Sacha and Ross married after meeting for the first time at the altar and their bond was quickly established.
The painter and decorator was patient with Sacha who told him on their wedding day she is celibate, opting to sleep on the sofa.
He even won over Sacha’s father by going to a gym session with the bodybuilder, which was significant given the close relationship she shares with her family.
After moving into the show’s apartment together, Sacha purchased a sign language book to learn more about how to communicate with Ross, who was born deaf and wears two hearing aids.
During Tuesday night’s instalment, Stephen Nolson’s marriage to Hannah Norburn hung by a thread as her romance with Orson Nurse started to blossom.
MailOnline exclusively revealed that Hannah and Orson have an affair behind the backs of their respective partners, causing uproar among the cast.
In tonight’s show, Stephen announces he is ‘done’ with the relationship after debriefing with his male co-stars about Hannah’s ‘flirtatious’ behaviour.
Stephen describes their marriage as ‘toxic’ after feeling ‘disrespected’ by Hannah, who held hands with Orson in an attempt to make her husband jealous.
On Wednesday, Orson admits: ‘I’ve had a conversation with Hannah, I had a conversation with her last night… I’m telling you Stephen, it wasn’t that deep.’
Stephen replied: ‘This is an experiment based on meeting someone and marrying them at first sight, it’s not a f***ing swingers club.’