MARRIED AT First Sight Australia star Eliot Donovan has hit out at his portrayal on the show after quitting the series for having a bride that was “too old”.
The 35-year-old reality star shocked viewers when he left bride Lauren Hall, 37, shortly after their wedding, claiming she didn’t meet his ‘non-negotiables’.
Eliot and Lauren’s marriage was over before it began[/caption]
Eliot claimed that he was made to look bad on the series[/caption]
Fans questioned him when he came over better on social media[/caption]
Despite Lauren’s pleas to give the experimental marriage a chance, Eliot told her he found it ‘kind of pointless’, later listing her age as one of the reasons they wouldn’t work out.
Eliot has since been active on TikTok, prompting viewers to comment asking where his funny and entertaining side was on the show.
He later commented on one post, taking aim at the MAFS producers by saying: “No I was the same person they just cut out all the chill/funny bits to make me look like that.
“If you watch it again you’ll see nothing I say to her is really that bad. I didn’t even really care that much about the non-negotiables, they just pressed me on that and decided to make that my character.
“The way she spoke about her family, her ex Jono and the girls in the experiment gave me everything I needed to want to leave.”
On screen, Eliot was seen giving his list of ‘non-negotiables’ he wanted in a bride, despite relationship expert John Aitken saying they were a “compatible match” as they both had expectations from typical gender roles in a marriage.
But as Eliot announced he was leaving, he told Lauren: “I want someone who is younger than me, 25, someone who wants to have a family, someone that likes exercise like me.
“I want someone that is, like, not into superficial things.”
Lauren, stunned, accused Elliot of not even trying to get to know her.
“You’ve made an assumption. You haven’t actually put in any effort. We haven’t even had deep conversations,” she said.
“Like, you really don’t know anything about me.”
But Elliot refused to back down, replying: “I don’t need you to tell me what I want. Do you know what I mean? There’s no upside for me.”
With that, he walked out, leaving Lauren devastated.
The marriage, as a result, lasted less than three days.
Married at First Sight Australia airs in weekdays on E4 in the UK.
The star defended himself, saying that ‘nothing he said was that bad’[/caption]
Eliot made it clear he wasn’t interested during the wedding[/caption]
Lauren tried to convince him to stay in the experiment but he walked[/caption]
