Married at First Sight’s Julia-Ruth has alleged that showrunners pleaded with her to remain on the programme.
The dancer exchanged vows with musician Divarni after meeting him for the first time at the altar in this year’s series of the reality TV show.
Initially, the couple seemed to hit it off, but their relationship quickly deteriorated when Julia-Ruth wanted to keep their intimate relations under wraps.
Adding fuel to the fire, Julia-Ruth later confessed she found Steven, who was paired with Nelly, more attractive, causing further tension between her and Divarni.
After a tumultuous romance, the couple chose to exit the experiment, with Julia-Ruth hinting that producers attempted to persuade her to stay, reports OK!.
View 4 Images The dancer exchanged vows with musician Divarni after meeting him for the first time at the altar (Image: Channel 4)
During her guest appearance on The Receipts podcast, Julia-Ruth revealed: “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this but when I was about to leave after the last commitment ceremony, I had a producer come to my room and basically was like, ‘Is there anything you can do to stay a little bit longer?'”.
“I was like ‘absolutely not. I’m not doing this anymore. Unless you have a brand new husband, I’m not doing anything’.
“[The producer] was like, ‘Could you even write a letter and put it underneath Steven’s door and ask him to stay?'”.
“I was like, absolutely not. She basically just said, ‘is there anything I could do for you to stay a little bit longer?’.”
View 4 Images Julia-Ruth has confessed to exchanging messages with Steven and even holidaying with Joe(Image: Ellie Merridale/Channel 4 )
Channel 4 has been approached for a comment.
Since her departure from the show, Julia-Ruth has confessed to exchanging messages with Steven and even holidaying with Joe, Maeve’s ex-husband, where they became close.
In a comprehensive statement posted on social media post-filming, Julia-Ruth revealed: “I guess the cat’s out of the bag. The truth is, I’m just a woman who was trying to find love and connection. After everything that happened during the experiment, I felt incredibly isolated and reached out to some of the cast who were already out.
“Joe and I ended up taking a very spontaneous trip together, and honestly, it was amazing. I hadn’t laughed that much in months, he reminded me of who I am and how I deserve to be treated.”
View 4 Images Julia-Ruth has had her say(Image: TikTok/ @julee_aah)
She went on to say: “That said, things didn’t end the way I expected. We had planned for me to visit him again after our trip, but the day before I was meant to go, I was ghosted.
“I never got an explanation, and we haven’t really spoken since. It hurt, but I don’t regret the experience itself or getting to know Joe. What I do regret is that our actions caused hurt to others ( Maeve in particular ) and for that, I’m truly sorry.”
Julia-Ruth then clarified: “Just to be clear: both of our relationships had ended for different reasons before we connected.
“We had no contact during the experiment while we were married, we only spoke once we were both divorced and back at home. 3 husbands 1 series, that’s gotta be a first.”