James Weir recaps Married At First Sight episode 31: MAFS husband’s ugly house sickens wife

A MAFS husband opens the door to his ugly dwelling. He’s completely unaware of how his wife — and Australia — will react. James Weir recaps.

A Married At First Sight wife experiences an emotional breakdown when she’s forced to spend 24-hours at her husband’s real-life house that’s, well … ugly.

Tuesday’s episode gives a confronting glimpse inside a bachelor pad where filth has been allowed to fester for years. The dwelling – void of natural light and fresh air – has even been rejected by burglars who, upon breaking and entering, thought the joint had already been pillaged.

Endemol Shine Australia, the production company behind the controversial Channel 9 series, tells news.com.au that Henry the vacuum has been offered counselling services after being brought in to assist with the mess.

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“I’ve got all my souvenirs [on display],” Ryan brags to Jacqui about his abode as they make the two-hour trek to Sydney’s inner-west.

His pride and joy? “An antique samurai sword.”

“I wanna make sure Jacqui sees me in my most natural environment,” he says. “I’m gonna show her the best of what I’ve made for myself. I did work very hard to get this place. As a homeowner in Sydney, I’m really proud of it.”

The car pulls up in the driveway of a modest brick residence. And when the front door swings open, we’re hit with an immediate assault on the senses.

Nice décor! Picture: Channel 9.

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Ryan strides confidently through his castle.

“Come on through,” he invites Jacqui. “ … This is the main area …”

He flicks on the light. The harsh white fluorescent bulb illuminates a dining table piled with a large computer monitor, “antique sword” and various other pieces of crap.

The samurai sword in all its glory. Picture: Channel 9.

“Got the vision board over there,” he nods across the room towards the classroom-style whiteboard.

It’s void of any vision.

Ryan is a very busy bee. Picture: Channel 9.

Next room on the tour?

“This is basically Ryan’s Room,” he says walking into what we assume is the sleeping quarters (the bed appears to be hidden under a pile of rubble).

A 90s-style computer desk is littered with junky knick-knacks – high school sport carnival medals, loose change, a mini Christmas tree.

Producers should’ve done some integrated product placement with Pledge dusting cloths.

Stunning. Picture: Channel 9.

How’s Jacqui feeling about this slice of paradise?

“It was eye-opening to see his home,” she tells us, immediately bursting into tears.

“I just think he has been alone here for seven years and he isn’t even aware of how lonely he is. It really reminds me of the elderly. Because a lot of elderly live in homes where they’ve been alone for seven, 10, 15 years.”

Totally. And old people also tend to have a lot of ugly crap.

“I just feel bad for Ryan,” she cries.

We then get distracted by Ryan’s CD tower and zone out.

Remember when owning a really nice CD tower was the height of sophistication? Picture: Channel 9.

Ryan goes out grocery shopping – presumably to purchase more rubbish to hoard – and Jacqui takes it upon herself to reorganise. She uses the whiteboard to make a to-do list.

Our key takeaways? Ryan only has one pillow, his couch stinks, and there’s a Dragon Ball Z poster above his bed.

Insightful. Picture: Channel 9.

In a bid to escape the dump, Jacqui jumps at the chance to join Ryan and his friends at the pub.

“I think I’d like today to be as enjoyable as possible,” she smiles hopefully.

When they arrive, Ryan’s mate Carla is two Midoris deep and immediately zones in on Jacqui for demanding Ryan abandon his glitzy career in the high-stakes stormwater industry.

We love a proud Midori queen. Picture: Channel 9.

“Your answer is not valid!” Carla declares.

“You’re talking over me!” Jacqui retaliates, talking over Carla. “Stop being rude!”

Ryan’s friend Adam decides now would be a perfect time to talk over both of them.

“You’re tryin’ to talk over me and shut me up!” he tells Jacqui.

“You’re being rude!” Jacqui yells.

Adam continues to fume in defence of his mate. “You’ve been absolutely gypped on this experiment, bro.”

“That’s really rude to say,” Jacqui shrieks.

“I’ll say it again!” Adam booms. “I think he has been absolutely gypped on this experiment by being put with you!”

And just like that, Jacqui fake cries again.

Never in a million years did she think she’d be looking forward to isolating in Ryan’s dark, dank, dusty home.

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Originally published as James Weir recaps Married At First Sight episode 31: MAFS husband’s ugly house sickens wife