MAFS UK viewers SLAM Nathanial for telling Ella he ‘needs space’ and insist he never fancied her: ‘He wasn’t invested from the beginning!’
Married at First Sight UK slammed Nathaniel Valentine for his treatment of transgender bride Ella Morgan in Tuesday night’s episode.
The couple’s relationship hit a low point as they agreed to take a break after Nathanial caught Ella flirting with JJ and she felt like Nathanial didn’t really like her.
Nathanial, 36, who identifies as pansexual, invited Ella, 29, for a chat where he told her he wanted them to go their separate ways for now.
“There are a few things you’ve done, I wouldn’t expect people to treat me the way I wanted to be around,” he said.
‘Such as?’ Ella asked.
Unhappy: Married at First Sight UK’s Nathaniel Valentine criticized for his treatment of transgender bride Ella Morgan in Tuesday night’s episode
Split: Nathanial, 36, who identifies as pansexual, invited Ella (29) for a chat where he told her that he wanted them to go their separate ways for now
Nathanial said: “I just think I need some space and we’ll look at it again. I do not have time’
“The whole JJ thing, I don’t think I agree with that,” Nathanial said. ‘We are in this as a team. I just think I need some space and we’ll revisit this. I do not have time.’
“It’s okay, the feeling is mutual,” Ella replied.
“I had no fight in me,” Nathanial said to which Ella replied, “Me neither.”
Ella immediately got up and left the room and told the camera that she didn’t believe Nathanial ever really loved her.
“Nathaniel is the one who put us in this position,” she said. ‘I should have said he didn’t like me and just wanted to be friends.’
Viewers quickly took to X/Twitter to criticize Nathaniel for not being honest with Ella about how he really feels.
One user wrote: “Nathaniel didn’t try at all. Should have been ahead from the start.
Reaction: Viewers quickly took to X/Twitter to criticize Nathaniel for not being honest with Ella about how he really feels
“It’s embarrassing to watch him berate Ella and now use her flirting as an excuse for not wanting her when he never wanted her in the first place.”
Another added: “Nathaniel has been wasting Ella’s time since the moment their wedding ceremony ended.”
A third wrote: “Nathaniel can handle it.. just looking for any old excuse to blame Ella so he can walk away with a clean conscience. He wasn’t invested from the start.’
A fourth added: “Nathan should just break up with Ella because he’s hanging around waiting for Ella to make a mistake and use that as a reason to leave.”
Ella and Nathaniel’s relationship was already under fire three days into the eight-week series as they jetted off to Mexico for their honeymoon.
The pair had an argument after Ella told Nathaniel that she used to work as a stripper, which she feared had changed his opinion of her.
Trouble: Ella and Nathanial’s relationship was already under fire three days into the eight-week series as they jetted off to Mexico for their honeymoon
Emotional: The pair clashed after Ella told Nathaniel she used to work as a stripper, which she feared had changed his opinion of her
MailOnline previously revealed that Channel 4 was at the center of a ‘fake’ row after telling Nathaniel in advance that he would be marrying a transgender bride, but the reality star still acted as if the revelation was a shock.
Viewers have since criticized the show for the contestants’ families reacting on camera after being told for the first time that their loved one is marrying a stranger.
Relationship expert Paul Brunson told one Twitter user: “Families know the TV crew has arrived but don’t know what show it’s for.” So the surprise is authentic.’
A Channel 4 spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘We don’t comment on speculation.
“Viewers will have to tune in to find out what does or doesn’t happen as the series unfolds – with 33 episodes left.”