MAFS bride left ‘in tears’ after questioning by experts, as producers press them for more drama at engagement ceremonies.
The producers of Married At First Sight have reportedly told the show’s insiders to quiz the couples “harder” to create more drama, which has ruffled some feathers on set.
John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla were instructed to ask more difficult questions in an attempt to boost ratings, a source said. Women’s Day.
However, this approach hasn’t gone down well with everyone, reportedly even bringing a girlfriend to tears.
MAFS experts John Aiken (center), Alessandra Rampolla (left) and Mel Schilling (right) were instructed to ask more forceful questions in an attempt to boost ratings.
‘The pressure was on this year. The producers were getting into the ears of the pundits, yelling from their couches, asking for more,” a source said.
“Commitment ceremonies are gone forever this year because the pundits had to keep refocusing their line of questioning to suit the producers,” they added.
Plus, the experts really wanted this year’s couples to work, so they took extra steps to make sure love blossomed.
This approach hasn’t gone down well with everyone, and reportedly even brought a girlfriend to tears. (Pictured: MAFS girlfriends Lyndall Grace, left, and Bronte Schofield, right)
‘Mel, John and Alessandra take their jobs very seriously. When a couple doesn’t work out, they are genuinely sad,” a source said.
Aiken, a psychologist and marriage counselor, revealed last week the most common question he is asked by MAFS viewers.
He told Benjamin Norris at the TV recharge podcast, he is constantly asked if Nine’s social experiment is ‘staged’ or ‘scripted’.
Plus, the experts really wanted this year’s couples to work, so they took extra steps to make sure love blossomed. (Pictured: MAFS couple Bronte Schofield and Harrison Boon)
While the show is heavily edited and post-production has a large role in crafting the stories, no aspect of MAFS is scripted or set up in any way.
‘”Does this show have a script?” That is the most common question I get,” she said.
‘The answer is very clear: no, it is not. The people in this experiment are real and they do these things. It’s a good representation of what they are like, even when the camera isn’t on them.
“That’s one of the reasons it’s so compelling.”
Married At First Sight continues Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine and 9Now
MAFS expert John Aiken (pictured), a psychologist and marriage counselor, revealed last week the most common question he is asked by MAFS viewers: “Is it scripted?”