Despite exchanging heartfelt final vows, Married at First Sight UK pair Rebecca and Bailey have separated roughly a month following the programme’s conclusion.
The couple announced their split on social media earlier this week, and 33-year-old Rebecca has now revealed what truly occurred.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan published on 20 November, the aesthetics nurse disclosed that “things changed” after cameras stopped rolling, reports OK!.
Whilst the bride initially had reservations about her new spouse at the start of the experiment, worrying he wasn’t ‘alpha male’ enough for her, the pair eventually developed a bond.
Nevertheless, Rebecca explained: “Things changed for both of us when we left the experiment, and ultimately Bailey ended the relationship.”
View Image Bailey called things off after the experiment(Image: E4)
She added: “As Bailey stated in his recent statement, events that happened as soon as he broke up with me meant there was never any chance of us rekindling things.”
In a lengthy Instagram post, Bailey acknowledged he “didn’t handle the breakup well” but refrained from elaborating on what transpired after their separation.
However, the MAFS groom has dismissed suggestions that he was unfaithful to his television partner.
“I didn’t handle our break up well and for that I’m truly sorry to Bec, but I was completely loyal the whole way through our relationship,” he stated.
When questioned whether she remains on good terms with her former partner, Rebecca informed Cosmopolitan: “We’re now four months on since our relationship ended, and no I wouldn’t class us as friends.
“But I have no ill feelings towards him. What we shared was so special and I’ll always be grateful for that,” she clarified.
Unlike Bailey, the Liverpool bride didn’t announce their separation with a heartfelt message.
Instead, she shared a solo photograph on Instagram with the caption: “To answer all the questions…. Yes, he fumbled.”
Just days afterwards, Bailey appeared to respond to his former partner with another social media post.
“Well, that’s all she wrote,” he wrote on Instagram, before expressing appreciation for his time on MAFS.
In a final apparent jibe directed at Rebecca, the E4 groom concluded his post with: “Love, Alpha Bai,” seemingly hitting back at Rebecca’s worries that he wasn’t an ‘alpha male’.