Married At First Sight’s Madeleine Maxwell has broken her silence on why she never made it to Sunday night’s explosive reunion.
The psychic medium left fans puzzled with her absence during the highly anticipated reunion, leaving her ex-husband Ash Galati to front the rest of the group alone.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia about the no-show, Madeleine said she simply didn’t ‘align’ with Married At First Sight and didn’t want anything to do with the show after her dramatic exit earlier this season.
‘I chose not to go to the reunion because I did not feel in alignment with the production itself,’ said the former Home and Away actress, cryptically.
‘The production itself was something that was contradictory to what they sell Australia.’
Ash had previously warned that fans wouldn’t see Madeleine at the two-episode reunion special during an interview with Daily Mail Australia last month.
‘I come back alone, which was a blessing in disguise,’ Ash confessed, shedding light on his feelings towards the unexpected turn of events.
Despite the rocky journey and Madeleine’s sudden disappearance, Ash expressed a sense of relief at her choice.
‘I was expecting her to come back. I followed things through till the end. I had an obligation to come back to myself, to the show, to the other couples. So I did the right thing and I showed up. But she didn’t.’
The mystery deepened as Ash admitted, ‘As far as I know, no one’s heard from her.’
‘As soon as I left the experiment I blocked her number. But, if she wanted to, she could reach out, but she’s probably forgotten about me.’
The couple failed to form a connection and their ill-fated marriage reached breaking point after a dramatic honeymoon where they struggled to get to know one another.
Scenes from their honeymoon saw Madeleine breaking down in tears upon seeing a herd of cows and telling Ash she had been contacted by ‘spirits’ during their dinner date, leaving her groom confused.
Ash has now revealed even more ‘wild’ moments from their honeymoon that didn’t make it to screen as he gave a candid insight into his MAFS journey.