MAFS viewers hit out at ‘cruel’ experts for pairing Holly and Andrew

Holly and Andrew’s relationship fell apart in ugly fashion on Tuesday night’s MAFS, as viewers hit out at Channel 9 for the “evil” pairing.

Married At First Sight viewers have taken aim at the show’s “experts” after a couple’s relationship broke down in spectacular fashion in Tuesday night’s episode.

Holly, 36, had confided in her Texan ‘husband’ Andrew, 39, about her desire to have children against a ticking biological clock, as part of a challenge where they were asked to open up about their “biggest fears”.

In stark contrast, Andrew’s confession was that he loved sex and had slept with more than 350 women.

“I’m not here to judge him,” Holly said of her husband, as initially it seemed the couple were understanding of each other’s stance.

But in the hours afterwards, Holly said Andrew distanced himself from her and left their marital bed to sleep on the couch.

Holly and Andrew's relationship fell apart on last night's MAFS.

Andrew felt Holly was putting pressure on him to have children.

“I have a daughter already. And I can sense that there’s an urgency with Holly to have a child. I feel like it’s almost too much pressure on me,” Andrew said in a piece to camera. “We’re still getting to know each other and I’m just not there yet with her … I’m just not sure that’s what I want.”

Holly insisted she wasn’t putting pressure on him, but went onto the experiment to hopefully find love and start a family in the future.

This was all too much for Andrew, as the pair broke out in an almighty argument which saw the Texan seemingly bail on his new wife and the experiment after just a week.

“I shared my deepest darkest fear and [it] backfired. I scared him. He’s running and blocking me out,” Holly said through tears. “He’s written me off … He didn’t even give me a chance.”

Given Holly had been upfront from the get-go with her deep desire to have children, viewers hit out at the show’s experts for pairing a couple who were clearly not on the same page:

The experts are evil for this match. Holly and Andrew are a huge NO #mafs

— Chels (@moodychelsi) February 8, 2022

The quicker Holly and Andrew call it a day the better. They aren't a good match and aren't ever going to be compatible. NEXT. #MAFSAU

— Rohan I (@the_impey) February 8, 2022

The relationship experts should be ashamed. They KNEW Holly wanted a long-term commitment and to have a child someday, and knowingly played on her fears + insecurities for extra drama by pairing her with someone like Andrew. Honestly, I’d sue for psychological distress #MAFSpic.twitter.com/2LDUQlWJAK

— seapunk aesthete 💮 (@BiancaNeveXO) February 8, 2022

Andrew and Holly has to be one of the worst pairings by the "experts" #MAFSAU

— TosyneO (@oyinchrissie) February 8, 2022

The experts are cruel, they knew Andrew is like this and matched him with holly. #mafsau

— lay (@h7ney) February 8, 2022

Obviously the producers behind #MAFSAU just paired up Andrew and Holly for the conflict! If he was that honest about sleeping with that many women and not wanting kids the producers and ‘experts’ (if they were genuinely caring) wouldn’t have allowed him on the show!

— Capitan (@izofOz_) February 8, 2022

Holly desperate for baby and settling down with partner and the ‘experts’ match her with Andrew who has had 350 sexual partners and likes a different one a week . So mean. #MAFSAU#MAFSAustralia

— winter (@wintersunshine1) February 8, 2022

The couple’s breakdown comes as no surprise after last week’s honeymoon episodes saw Andrew tell Holly their first time having sex was “not enjoyable”.

They had been participating in the Honesty Box challenge, with one question asking, “Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?”

For Holly, the answer was yes, but Andrew?

“Holly … I enjoy sex,” he said.

“I enjoy sex all the time. I enjoy it in random places at random times. And I like to explore that. I know I’m not bad at sex, I know I have the right equipment. But I feel like, when we were intimate, you weren’t there. You were not physically there. I didn’t feel intimacy, I didn’t feel connected to you. So it wasn’t enjoyable for me. I’ve had one-night stands where the partner was more into me than you were.”