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MAFS star Jamie says Dave is The One (right now): ‘I wanted a nice guy to have kids with’

Married At First Sight’s Jamie Marinos is back in her hometown for a real life wedding. And she’s making sure everyone spots one little detail.

MAFS bride Jamie Marinos is in Adelaide

The thought of saying “I do” to Dave Hand for real has a nice ring to it for Jamie Marinos.

Or at least that is what it sounds like, after The Advertiser met with Married At First Sight’s pocket rocket for a kiss-and-tell interview.

Back in her hometown of Adelaide for another couple’s nuptials, Jamie is still wearing the wedding band Dave put on her finger when they tied the knot on Nine Network’s hit reality TV show.

Popping into The Advertiser, the 29-year-old makes a point of showing off the wedding ring; she loves it and isn’t taking it off – even though it gave her dermatitis.

Married At First Sight 2025 contestant Jamie Marinos at The Advertiser. Picture: Anna Vlach
Married At First Sight 2025 contestant Jamie Marinos at The Advertiser. Picture: Anna Vlach
Jamie is still wearing her MAFS wedding ring. Picture: Anna Vlach
Jamie is still wearing her MAFS wedding ring. Picture: Anna Vlach

Now living in Melbourne, Jamie says MAFS filming – including the reunion special, in which fans find out who is still together in real life – has “totally ended”.

Many MAFS fans say Jamie and Dave – who appear to genuinely like one another – will go the distance and form a lasting relationship in the real world.

But Jamie cannot tell us (for contractual reasons, obviously); we have to watch it play out on the small screen.

That said, Jamie does drop what is either a huge hint that they are a real-life couple, or a red herring.

Jamie Marinos in Adelaide. Picture: Supplied
Jamie Marinos in Adelaide. Picture: Supplied
Jamie Marinos on MAFS. Picture: 9NOW
Jamie Marinos on MAFS. Picture: 9NOW

At the “big Serbian wedding”, of friends Natasa and Dusan, Jamie followed tradition and wore a corsage designed to let everyone know she was not just “taken” but married.

“It’s like a singles event,” she jokes, adding that is was “quite nice” to be still seen to be Dave’s wife.

In what could be another indication that she and Dave have not parted, Jamie reminds us that they both live in Melbourne, saying MAFS producers made it “easy” for them (to see a future together) from the get-go.

MAFS couple Dave Hand and Jamie Marinos. Picture: 9NOW
MAFS couple Dave Hand and Jamie Marinos. Picture: 9NOW
Married At First Sight 2025 contestant Jamie Marinos. Picture: 9NOW
Married At First Sight 2025 contestant Jamie Marinos. Picture: 9NOW

Jamie also notes how they complement one another, saying, when she has a meltdown, “Dave is there to pick me up”.

“The crying, tantrums, yelling, laughing, ick-ness … all of it is me,” she says of the spectrum of emotions on display, adding: “I came in with a very open heart.”

Jamie adds: “Dave is emotionally mature and calm … I wanted a nice guy to have kids with … At this time (on the show), it’s babies next year (in my mind) … I’m putting myself in a mini-van!”

Originally published as MAFS star Jamie says Dave is The One (right now): ‘I wanted a nice guy to have kids with’

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/south-australia/mafs-star-jamie-says-dave-is-the-one-right-now-i-wanted-a-nice-guy-to-have-kids-with/news-story/3f4803917781377f3881de7602884acd