The hotly-anticipated trailer for the upcoming season of MAFS dropped over the weekend. And, while it certainly caused a lot of excitement, it’s been revealed that the couple that features heavily in the clip isn’t actually part of the experiment.
In the trailer, a blonde man waits at the altar as his brunette bride walks down the aisle. When they come together the cameras show them turning from black and white into colour. However, a source told Yahoo Lifestyle Australia that this particular couple are hired actors.
“Channel Nine doesn’t want to reveal which couples are matched together so to prevent spoilers they hire actors for the kissing shots,” they said.
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Just last year, the channel did a similar thing with the MAFS promo trailer when they hired X Factor finalists Jess and Matt Price. In the clip Jess and Matt can be seen sharing a romantic kiss on a rooftop with fireworks behind them.
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Shortly after the trailer aired the couple shared their experience on Instagram.
“We’re tragic MAFS fans, so when Channel Nine hit us up saying they needed a real-life couple to kiss on camera (coz Covid) and asked if we’d be up to putting on our Hollywood acting shoes to re-enact some 50 Shades wedding vibes for their epic new promo… We threw ourselves into the deep end,” they wrote.
“Big love to the incredible crew that brought this together and for all the ridiculous fun and laughs we had on set shooting this.”
The upcoming season of MAFS has finished filming and is expected to air in January. However, if last year is anything to go by, the cast wouldn’t have received a lot of money for starring in Australia’s most popular reality show. Last month, MAFS alum Olivia told her Instagram followers how much she was paid to be on the show.
“You get paid $1100 weekly,” she said.
“Out of that you have to pay for your rent, bills, food, hair, make-up, outfits (so many outfits because producers need to approve). Plus during COVID we weren’t allowed in stores so we had to pay delivery fees for everything, which adds up.”
Olivia added, “I came out of it with next to nothing.”
