MAFS star Ryan Gallagher says the reality show could be on its last legs
Married At First Sight contestant Ryan Gallagher believes TV networks and producers will play it safe in the future, predicting the show that made him famous could be on its last legs.
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Former Married At First Sight contestant Ryan Gallagher predicts the show could face the chopping block in the wake of ongoing potential for lawsuits, saying TV networks will play it safe in the future.
The comedian has, however, called out contestants thinking of launching lawsuits, saying they knew what they were getting in to when signing up to appear on television.
“I think the networks will be hesitant to do anything risky,” Gallagher told Confidential while promoting BWS 100 Days of Summer campaign.
“They will play it safe and obviously the time has come to end the shows that are causing trouble and MAFS might have to stop, that is up to them, but MAFS would be one of the first to go if any of them did.”
Disgruntled reality stars have predicted further lawsuits against broadcasters and production companies off the back of House Rules contestant Nicole Prince being awarded workers compensation last week.
Gallagher, though, has no intention of jumping on the bandwagon.
“The thing with these shows is that it is actually reality TV,” he said. “If you say nasty things on TV, they are going to show that. I don’t have any animosity, I knew what it was when I went on there.”
Earlier this week, another former MAFS contestant Jessika Power also criticised those considering taking legal action.
“I was given one of the worst edits in reality TV history in Australia, I was put through hell,” she said. “But I think we are all adults and no one makes anyone say anything they don’t want to say. I was horrible on that show and they edited out all the nice parts of me.”
Fellow contestant Tracey Jewel, however, has claimed to be considering her options after being bombarded with telephone calls from lawyers in the wake of the landmark House Rules ruling.
Jewel suffered mental heath struggles including post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety after her stint on MAFS.
“To be honest, I’ve been inundated — with people calling me and lawyers wanting to take my case, I’m a bit overwhelmed but it’s all positive,” Jewel said.
“It is obviously early days (but) taking legal action is something that I might do. I obviously need to do my own research but (Prince’s case) has definitely opened a door to that being a possibility.”
Meanwhile, of his collaboration with BWS, which will serve 100 days of special deals throughout summer, Gallagher said he is careful with his alcohol intake.
“I don’t drink all the time. I’ll do like one weekend a fortnight or every three weeks I will go for a night out. During the week I never drink. I do train as well, I train a lot more than I drink.”