Melbourne Cup Carnival 2023: Martha Kalifatidis stuns at Derby Day

Martha Kalifatidis has been pictured at Derby Day on Saturday, her first appearance after making a “sad” admission to her fans.

Martha Kalifatidis joined in the merriment at Derby Day on Saturday, after revealing earlier this week the “sad” reason she was posting less on social media.

The former Married At First Sight star and her fiance, Michael Brunelli, were among the dozens of glamorous attendees at champagne brand G.H. Mumm exclusive marquee inside the Birdcage at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.

The couple looked suave in all-black, with Kalifatidis in a draped bustier dress and matching pants. She accessorised with a diamond tennis necklace.

Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli at the G.H. Mumm Derby Day party. Picture: Supplied

The 35-year-old, who parlayed her exposure from the reality show into a successful career as a fashion and beauty influencer, has amassed a following of more than 700,000 followers on Instagram.

Since welcoming her first child with Brunelli, son Lucius, in February, however, Kalifatidis said on Wednesday she now worried about sharing things her audience might misconstrue.

“[Michael] said, ‘You never post organic raw stuff, your real life. Everything is so curated and you don’t post the way you used to’,” she said in a video.

The observation, Kalifatidis admitted, “struck a chord” with her because it was “true”.

Kalifatidis shared the 'sad' reason she’s stepped back from sharing more 'organic' life updates on social media. Picture: Instagram

‘I miss this place and I miss talking to you guys … It does break my heart a little bit,’ she said in a video. Picture: Instagram

“It’s kind of sad, because I miss this place and I miss talking to you guys … It does break my heart a little bit,” she said.

“I also feel like … no one cares now that I’m a mum? ‘No one cares about you, shut up and be a mum’ – is that the dumbest mentality? I feel like it is. [But] it’s just what I think.”

‘All I want to talk about is my baby. Does anyone care? Probably not as many people as I think.’ Picture: Instagram

Kalifatidis pointed out that she “would never say that about my friends” who are also parents.

“And yet I say that about myself. We are f**ked up as a human species. Why are we so horrible about ourselves? I’m going deep, I’m unpacking – I needed this,” she said.

“All I want to talk about is my baby. Does anyone care? Probably not as many people as I think.”

She ended the update by vowing to start sharing more candid posts again in the future.

Kalifatidis was joined by a string of familiar faces at the G.H. Mumm enclosure on Penfolds Victoria Derby Day, including Pip Edwards and Nadia Bartel.

The champagne is the official beverage of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, a title owned since 2010, and kicks off each race day with the iconic “tap tap” moment.

Originally published as Melbourne Cup Carnival 2023: Martha Kalifatidis stuns at Derby Day