Married At First Sight’s Josh White has broken his silence after his ex ‘wife’ Melissa Sheppard came under fire for her terrible behavior towards him.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 40-year-old director of client publicity pleaded with viewers to be “nice” to Melissa, even after she made shocking and insensitive comments about the couple’s sex life at the couple’s engagement ceremony. Sunday.
‘Hello everyone. The Married at First Sight events happened a few months ago and Mel and I had a chance to heal from our experiences,” she said in a video.
‘What you saw in the experiment is not unlike real life, where two strangers from different backgrounds come together to try to learn more about each other and about themselves in the process.
“I think we had some really beautiful moments, but we also had some reflective moments, and I think both will be quite long-lasting.
Josh White of Married At First Sight has broken his silence after his ex ‘wife’ Melissa Sheppard came under fire for her appalling behavior towards him.
‘I have always maintained that the pressure of the experiment affects people in different ways. But let me be very clear on one thing: what happened in the experiment happened between me and Mel.
Josh explained that taking aim at Melissa doesn’t make him feel any better about what happened on the show.
Please don’t attack Mel. It doesn’t make me happy. It doesn’t give me any satisfaction. He doesn’t get me high at all,’ she said.
‘We are real people. We have real feelings. And we all came to the experiment looking for something.
Josh added in the caption of the video: “I ask you as an audience to be respectful and kind to Melissa.
There is no need to attack her at all. I understand that people will want to do it, but that doesn’t make me feel any better and just perpetuates a cycle that we should all reflect on.”
He also told fans that he’s been doing “good” since leaving the experiment.
Earlier Monday, Melissa doubled down on her criticism of Josh during an interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show.accusing him of being a ‘different person’ in one-on-one interviews with the producers and revealing unflattering details about his sex life.
Earlier Monday, Melissa doubled down on her criticism of Josh during an interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, accusing him of being a “different person” in one-on-one interviews with producers and revealing unflattering details about his sex life.
Listeners were stunned when Melissa, who is in damage control after being portrayed on the show as insensitive and obsessed with sex, alleged that Josh was “not the same person on camera” as he was behind closed doors.
He also told radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson that the couple never kissed, despite having ‘sloppy’ sex multiple times in the experiment, also stating that they did not engage in oral sex.
‘It was really sloppy and messy… I wouldn’t say it was hot, heavy and intimate. It wasn’t how I imagined having an amazing sex life with someone,” he said.
Listeners were stunned when Melissa, who is in damage control after being portrayed on the show as insensitive and obsessed with sex, alleged that Josh was “not the same person on camera” as he was behind closed doors.
‘There were no kisses. It was very transactional. It was just physical, that was pretty horrible.
The single mom also said her portrayal of an overly demanding lover was unfair and that all she wanted was sex “two or three times” a week.
Melissa explained that while things started off great with Josh on their honeymoon, their relationship went downhill once they moved in together.
‘Josh is a very different person compared to me and he would go to [film] these vox-pops. I felt like I was sleeping with a secret murderer,” added the hairdresser.
Melissa told radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson that the couple never kissed, despite having ‘sloppy’ sex multiple times in the experiment, also stating that they did not engage in oral sex. (Left: Melissa in the studio; Right: Radio host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson)
The single mom also said her portrayal of an overly demanding lover was unfair and that all she wanted was sex “two or three times” a week.
‘He was just running away. She would be so nice to me to my face and then behind closed doors. [would] It broke down and I had no idea.
“I don’t feel like I’m 100 percent honest.”
Melissa’s radio interview comes after she stated on Instagram that “it’s impossible to save a relationship unless both people are equally committed” and that her ruthless behavior on MAFS was a response to Josh’s lack of effort.
Melissa’s radio interview comes after she stated on Instagram that “it’s impossible to save a relationship unless both people are equally committed” and that her ruthless behavior on MAFS was a response to Josh’s lack of effort.
‘It takes a concerted effort to make it work. One person trying will never be enough… Remember the sun always shines after the rain,’ she said.
Despite being called out by viewers for her ’embarrassing’ treatment of her husband on TV, Melissa refused to back down, sharing another cryptic quote that read: ‘You don’t always have to tell your side of the story. ‘. Time will tell.’
Many fans were taken aback by Melissa’s statement, with some accusing her of shifting the blame onto Josh when she was clearly wrong.
MAFS viewers were horrified during Sunday’s commitment ceremony after Melissa belittled Josh in front of pundits and other couples.
When one of the insiders asked why things were going downhill in their romance, Melissa said, “Josh is very conservative and I respect him.” But then it’s like he suppresses me and then I feel like I’m the alpha in the relationship.
The experts were visibly shocked by Melissa’s emasculating comment and wanted to know why physical intimacy was so important to her.
“I feel like he’s not a great man,” he told them.
“I don’t feel protected by Josh, and I feel like I’m protecting him and I don’t feel protection, love, support or anything from him.”
It’s not something I’m used to. I’m used to a single man, you know, I want a manly man…’, he continued.
MAFS viewers were horrified during Sunday’s commitment ceremony after Melissa made shocking and insensitive claims about the couple’s sex life. When one of the insiders asked why things were going downhill in her romance, she said, “Josh is very conservative and I respect him.” But then it’s like he suppresses me and then I feel like I’m the alpha in the relationship.’
The experts were visibly shocked by Melissa’s emasculating comment and wanted to know why physical intimacy was so important to her.
Melissa went on to reveal that having sex with Josh “felt like a transaction,” a bombshell that sent shockwaves through the cast.
“I have to say that intimacy now, during intimacy week, it was just sex,” Melissa began. It was just a transaction. Like, I didn’t feel like it was genuine.
“It wasn’t kissing, loving how I imagined having an amazing sex life with someone. It was just physical. We were very drunk and it was really awkward.
Melissa’s behavior was also called into question, with accusations of “controlling” actions towards Josh.
“Now I want to speak my truth and talk about some of it,” Josh explained.
“I think there is a major problem in this relationship about control.
Melissa’s behavior was also called into question, with accusations of “controlling” actions towards Josh. She then saw a heartbroken Josh wiping tears from his face throughout the entire conversation.
‘In this relationship, Melissa has tried to restrict my access to television.
You have tried to restrict my access to my mobile phone. She’s trying to put limits on how long I can read my books.
‘She’s trying to tell me when I can go out, where I can go out, who do I talk to, when do I talk to them.
‘And last week you heard a talk about the fact that she’s going to limit intimacy.’
In a dramatic turn of events, Aiken allowed Josh to leave the show, citing his mental and emotional well-being as the reason for his departure.
Melissa was left to fend for herself, and the consequences of her actions have left the other contestants questioning her motives.
Josh chose to write ‘out’ after returning to the couch. In a strange turn of events, Melissa wrote ‘stay’ after she crossed out ‘leave’.