MAFS bride Jacqui doubles down in rogue posts after explosive dinner party
Jacqui has issued a backhanded apology if “any men took insult” to her behaviour following last night’s dinner party, as she broke down in a series of posts.
Embattled Married At First Sight bride Jacqui has doubled down after Wednesday night’s explosive dinner party, which saw the entire group take issue with her treatment of ‘husband’ Ryan.
The controversial reality star, who was targeted by the cast after several revelations emerged last night – including that Jacqui had voiced concerns about Ryan’s financial income and told him he had a “small brain” – has gone rogue on social media despite her strict contract with Nine.
At the dinner party, Jacqui and Ryan’s dirty laundry was aired as they let the group in on their disastrous ‘homestays’ week, in which Ryan’s group of friends got in a heated argument with Jacqui regarding the honesty letter she wrote him last week, with part of it reading, “I’m not convinced you have enough financial skills and I’m concerned that I will be the primary breadwinner.”
The cast members tried, but failed to hold Jacqui to account for her wrongdoings, urging her to acknowledge why Ryan may have been upset with her.
And while five months have gone by since the episode was filmed, it appears time hasn’t changed Jacqui’s stance, with the Sydney-based lawyer defending her behaviour in a barrage of posts posted across Instagram and TikTok.
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“To be fair on the group, they were not there, so didn’t know what happened. I didn’t say Ryan didn’t earn enough. I said I was concerned about his acting career not being stable and predictable and it would force him to be a primary caregiver and he wouldn’t be happy with that,” she wrote on her Instagram stories.
“I’m sorry if any men projected and took that as an insult.
“Yes I do want to be with a man who works hard/late, treats women very well & prides himself on a clean home.”
She went on to issue a spoiler, referencing her well-documented, new relationship with fellow MAFS groom Clint, a wealthy, retired golfer from Tasmania.
“Lucky I found myself one, and he is so so so great. LADIES NEVER LOWER YOUR STANDARDS!”
In another post, Jacqui claimed her TV marriage with Ryan was “horrible”, and led her to feel as though she deserved to be treated a certain way.
“Imagine spending 3 months with him and being desensitised thinking maybe I deserve to be spoken to like this?! It was so f***ed,” Jacqui said.
“I only put my foot down after his mate physically got up and started intimidating me. It was cut from the edit but hopefully the truth gets out via reunion or in court.”
Elsewhere, Jacqui shared an unseen selfie video she took from an Uber after fleeing the heated lunch with Ryan’s friends, in which she could be seen sobbing as she explained what “really went down”.
“I explained (to Ryan’s friends) that he had planned to be an actor, and basically I said he’s lying, and they’re like, ‘Why are you calling him a liar?’
“Things got heated and Adam (friend) started yelling at me. It felt like a verbal assault. It was just really rude.”
Jacqui and Ryan are both expected to write ‘leave’ at Sunday’s commitment ceremony.
Little is known about when Jacqui officially began a relationship with Clint, who left the experiment several weeks ago after his TV marriage to Lauren fizzled.
The scenes currently airing were shot in early October, and judging by selfies shared on Jacqui’s Instagram page, she was dating Clint by the December.