Viewers slam Ines and Sam’s ‘contrived’ MAFS affair

Following in the footsteps of Davina and Dean, Ines and Sam snuck away from the dinner party — but viewers weren’t impressed.

Ines and Sam have begun their affair on Married At First Sight, but viewers have been quick to point out the similarities between Davina and Dean’s cheating saga last year — and they aren’t impressed.

During Wednesday night’s dinner party Ines and Sam — who also claimed he was sick with the chickenpox — used their code word “cupcake” to sneak away from the rest of the couples for some alone time.

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Ines and Sam snuck off to an almost identical spot to Davina and Dean last season

Once alone the pair snuggled up to each other on a couch — which looked like the one that had last been used by Davina and Dean — while hugging and holding hands.

What followed next was some pretty cringe-worthy scenes, with the pair flirting over Sam’s chickenpox — yes, really.

“Do you have, like, chickenpox on your chest and stuff?” Ines asked

“I do,” he replied.

“Show me,” Ines said, touching Sam’s bare chest. “Oh, babe. At least we can be sick together.”

“Bed-ridden,” Sam said. “That would be dangerous.”

As their flirting ending with Ines kissing a sore on his head “better,” the pair also agreed to opt to stay in MAFS for another week so that they could pursue their illicit romance.

The pair planned to stay in the show for another week to explore their feelings for each other

The pair held hands

“I already know Bronson wants to stay. I’m stuck so I may as well just say stay, do you reckon?” Ines asked.

“I get what you’re saying, yes,” Sam answered. “I guess I have to do the same. It’s tough. It’s hard.”

But viewers weren’t impressed by Ines and Sam’s secret meeting, taking to Twitter to vent that it was “contrived” and they had not “one tiny iota of chemistry”.

Innes and Sam should just own it. Don’t hurt others just for the sake of ‘staying in the experiment’ #MAFS

— Jamie (@JamieCollins) February 13, 2019

Dean and Davina should have ‘licenced’ this plot line for royalties… #MAFS

— Dean Cabena (@DeanCabena) February 13, 2019

Contrived Storyline Alert!!!!#MAFSAU #MAFS pic.twitter.com/4flhTHjsUl

— Saul McGillicuddy III (@IiiMcgillicuddy) February 13, 2019

They could barely rmbr their lines. Ines and Sam need to pick up their game. #MAFS

— ViVi B (@ViVi_RFObsessed) February 13, 2019

At least the chemistry between Davina and Dean was real #mafs

— Margot (@Margot_Isabelle) February 13, 2019

ines and sam talk to each other like 13 year olds in high school asking to hold hands the next day #MAFS

— Tiana (@tianaryland) February 13, 2019

bombshell. They’re going to stay.. yawn... #MAFS pic.twitter.com/ESg6KUMGUI

— KSmith (@Ksmith153) February 13, 2019

The Ines/Sam storyline would be a lot more interesting if they even had one tiny iota of chemistry with each other 🙄 #MAFS

— Nat Sinclair (@nat_sinclair93) February 13, 2019

Ines and Sam’s secret meeting comes after the tradie’s new girlfriend gave an interview to Who magazine in which she claimed both had been encouraged by producers to cheat.

“I’ve known about Ines as he explained the show and what happened on our first date,” Akila Ahmunett, who has been dating Sam since December last year, told the magazine.

“At the time he didn’t know Ines at all so he just did what the producers wanted, but I know that he is very embarrassed and regretful of it all now.”

Married At First Sight continues Sunday night 7pm on Channel 9.