Married At First Sight UK fans have slammed a ‘fake’ star who they claimed is just pulling a ‘stunt for more TV time’.
Richelle, 48, declared she was ‘done here’ on Tuesday while on her honeymoon with husband Orson – leaving him to break the sad news alone at the group’s first dinner.
But investments worker Richelle made a dramatic return to the E4 experiment during Thursday’s episode, as she walked into the apartment and issued her husband a gushing apology, leaving Orson emotional.
‘Listen, I’m so sorry. I’m so, so sorry’ she told him, with Orson, 41, saying he had resigned himself to the idea she was finished. ‘Richelle what are you doing to me?’ he asked.
But viewers were not convinced by the emotional reunion, branding Richelle ‘fake’ and claiming she was ‘playing a game’ to get more air time.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, during the episode, viewers wrote: ‘Richelle’s return left Orson completely shocked, but do you buy it? Feels like she’s just back for the spotlight.
‘Imagine going on a tv programme to find love….but not wanting the cameras there!!! Come on Richelle,’;
‘I believe orson is legit. Richelle, a fool you didnt know the camera would be in your face! Wtf,’;
‘Does Richelle actually want a husband?! She does seem uncomfortable,’; ‘Orson is such a lovely guy, I hope Richelle stays & doesn’t mess him around,’;
‘I feel like Richelle is playing a game with Orson, to see if he actually likes her…’;
‘Richelle will definitely come to the dinner party. She just wanted to make an entrance, and all eyes were on her. Drama queen.
‘I don’t trust this Richelle at ALL! She called him fake but nope, I think it’s her that’s fake 10000%,’;
‘So Richelle back is she? 1. She’s probably only doing it for TV exposure 2. Orson – you’re a ‘mentalist’, as Alan Partridge would say, if you take her back, After the way she treated you, tell her to ‘sling ‘er ‘ook’.’
The drama came just two nights after Tuesday’s episode saw Richelle reach breaking point and dramatically declare that she was ‘done here’.
She looked to be the second to bow out of the experiment just a few days after saying I do.
Earlier this week, fellow participant Charlie seemingly confirmed she’d split from her wife Eve following their disastrous honeymoon.
And the show has come under fire for the experts questionable matchmaking, including ignoring crucial preferences such as whether their partner would have children.
In the latest blow, the tense scenes saw another relationship begin to fall apart.
On the last day of their honeymoon, Richelle had asked to spend time apart and the new couple hadn’t seen each other all day.
The bride didn’t take well to the ‘sob story’ that her husband had been cheated on five years ago and thought he still wasn’t over it.
The pairing reunited in the evening and tried to see eye to eye, but the conversation quickly went downhill.
Orson explained: ‘Being on this honeymoon I feel like I’ve learned stuff about you.
‘The most important think I’ve learned about you is that you love your space and that’s why I try my end-ever best to make sure you get plenty of it. Is there anything that pops out to you that’s maybe important that we’ve missed?’
Richelle responded with: ‘Um yeah, I mean there’s loads. You don’t generally ask too many questions.’
She added: ‘I know so much about you and I feel you don’t even know half about me.’
‘This is true,’ admitted Orson, who went on to ask the make or break question: ‘So how do you feel about me?’
Tense scenes saw Richelle admit: ‘It’s very hard for me to be able to decipher this early on how I truly feel and my concern is that I’ll never fully let down my guard or relax.’
The businesswoman got emotional and walked away from her groom without warning, leaving him sat alone.
In a confessional, she said: ‘I just want to withdraw. Press the eject button. I think I’m done here guys.’
Things went from bad to worse when the end of the episode saw a sneak peak of all of the couple’s meeting for the first time at a dinner party.
Another bride asked Orson, who turned up alone, ‘What’s happened? Where’s Richelle?’ to which he replied: ‘Well, she left’.