The secret 'rule' MAFS stars must follow during the dinner parties

The brides and grooms reportedly use it to their advantage and it's why we don't see everything that happens during the most drama-filled nights.

"Can I have a glass of wine?" It was a question asked by MAFS bride Sara during Wednesday night's dinner party that exposed the truth about what goes on during the filming of the controversial reality TV show. 

According to recent reports, the reality TV stars must follow a strict rule put in place by producers when attending each week's dinner party. 

When they say "no more booze" that means "no more booze". 

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We're not always seeing what really happens at dinner parties. Image: Channel 9

MAFS strict dinner part rule

Former MAFS bride Alyssa Barmonde exposed the rule, claiming that it was likely that Sara had already had the amount allowed for the cast that evening, prompting her to ask for more.  

The rule exists because if the brides or grooms drink too much during the dinner party, they risk slurring their words or saying something too controversial to air, and therefore puts producers in a pickle when it comes to the final edit. 

“They probably would’ve removed the wine at that point,” Alyssa shared on Behind The Edit's podcast, talking about Sara's request for another glass. 

“If you’re too drunk, they can’t use your footage. So if you’re slurring your words and you’re really messy, they can’t use that footage.”

Allowing a certain amount of drinks per star means they can keep them under control. 

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MAFS stars use producer's rule to their advantage

The rule might keep the stars from getting too drunk, but former contestants claim they also use it to their advantage.

During previous years, it reportedly wasn't unusual for stars to purposely slur their words or act drunk to make producers edit them out of a scene. No airtime means no way of making them out to be a villain or manipulating an edit. 

“You’re meant to have like, roughly two glasses, but they really just cut you off when you start not being able to do a voxie which is your chat to camera,” former TV bride Melinda Willis also confessed. 

“So if you didn’t want to do your chat to camera, you would just drink or act drunk and then if you couldn’t string your sentences together they’d be like, ‘Thanks so much’. And you know it’s not going to be used because they can’t use it.”

Ah, clever!

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