Married At First Sight bride pulls out of wedding with groom who has STD
Married at First Sight Bride pulls out of marriage after groom reveals he has an incurable STD
Melissa Sheppard failed to find love on Season 10 of Married At First Sight Australia, but it wasn’t her first time getting noticed on the matchmaking show.
The reality TV star, 41, was set to star in a previous season of the Channel Nine series, reported Yahoo lifestyle on Thursday.
But she quit just ten days before walking down the aisle when producers told her the groom she was matched with had an incurable STD (sexually transmitted disease).
‘We were so far at the end of that [producers] were like, “You have to go through with this, you just have to sign this form in case you contract something,” she said.
“They said, ‘You don’t have to sleep with him,’ and I said, ‘No, I know, but what if I did?”‘
Melissa Sheppard, 41, (pictured) failed to find love on Season 10 of Married At First Sight Australia, but it wasn’t her first time standing out on the matchmaking show
The star was set to star in a previous season of the Channel Nine series, but she dropped out just ten days before walking down the aisle when producers told her the groom she was matched with had an incurable STD.
Melissa revealed that all contestants undergo a series of medical health tests before appearing on MAFS, including tests for sexually transmitted diseases.
Unfortunately, her groom came back with a devastating positive result for an incurable STD that producers had to tell Melissa about.
The hairdresser made the difficult decision to pull out of the series at the last minute as she was unwilling to risk her own health, which she claimed “p***ed off” producers.
“I just had to make a health decision if that was something I would be comfortable with going forward, and unfortunately I just had to pull the pin,” she said.
She went on to say that she “wasn’t comfortable” getting to know a potential romantic match who could pass on a life-changing illness to her.
Melissa starred in season 10 of MAFS where she walked down the aisle to “shy guy” Josh White who was intimidated by her sexual prowess. They didn’t last long.
The blonde bombshell was portrayed as the “horny bride” of the year, which she blamed on producers seeking revenge for backing out at the last minute.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
Melissa starred in season 10 of MAFS, where she walked down the aisle to “shy guy” Josh White, 41, (right) who was intimidated by her sexual prowess. They didn’t last long