MARRIED At First Sight Australia star Martha Kalifatidis faced court last month after being slapped with dozens of parking fines.
The reality star racked up a huge $14,000 bill from 44 parking fines and 10 speeding tickets between 2012 and 2019, the Mail has reported.
Martha Kalifatidis faced a huge fine over dozens of parking tickets[/caption]
Martha and her husband Michael Brunelli got together on the 2019 series of MAFS Australia[/caption]
The 36-year-old denied being responsible for the majority of the fines, instead blaming ex-boyfriend Arthur Manidis, who she was with for five years.
“Hindsight is a beautiful thing,” She told magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz at Melbourne Online Magistrates Court.
“He always promised, like, he’s going to pay them… He’s going to go on a payment plan.
“But he spiralled and spiralled and it got worse and worse, and then we eventually just didn’t keep in touch anymore.
“So I didn’t even bother asking him anymore what was happening with the fines.
“Then we were in Covid, so I didn’t hear anything from anyone. We didn’t get letters or anything like that.”
Explaining why she didn’t let the relevant parties know Manidis was responsible sooner, Kalifatidis said she “wasn’t thinking logically”.
The star added that she hadn’t expected the situation to escalate in the way it had.
After listening to Kalifatidis’ defence, Ms Mykytowycz cleared the fines and reduced the fine to $2000 payable by May 20.
Last month Kalifatidis addressed pregnancy rumours a year on from the birth of her and husband Michael Brunelli‘s son Lucius.
She clarified that she and Michael, 34, are not expecting another child at the moment.
Alongside some sun-soaked snaps from their Thai holiday, Kalifatidis wrote: “Hi everyone. Im not pregnant (thanks for asking tho) I was just having some time off in Thailand. It was swell, missed you all.”
The mum-of-one had a tough pregnancy after being diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum at five weeks.
It’s a severe morning sickness condition, which was also suffered by Kate Middleton.
Martha said at the time: “It hasn’t been this exciting, wonderful time for us. I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining.
“We are so excited, we are so happy, it was a complete surprise. But at five weeks I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
“Which is severe chronic nausea and vomiting with no relief. It is 24-7. I literally didn’t get out of bed for two months.”
She and Michael got together on the 2019 series of MAFS Australia and are one of the few couple that are still together.
They join a small number of MAFS stars who have had children with someone they were matched with on the show.
Martha recently addressed pregnancy rumours[/caption]
She took to Instagram from the family’s Thailand getaway[/caption]
