MAFS spoiler: Shock show shake up as Ella kisses another groom – then recouples with him
MARRIED At First Sight looks set to be hit by an explosive show shake-up as Ella Morgan chooses to ditch her hubby in favour of a show newcomer.
The 29 year old will spark up a connection with JJ Slater on the E4 dating series in scenes yet to air.
Ella and JJ’s connection will result in a shock cheating scandal that will see their respective partners leave the process.
Having been matched at the very beginning, Ella was paired with 37 year old Nathanial Valentino and whilst their appeared to be an initial spark, the couple have faced hurdles ever since and have waged war on one another as the episodes have aired.
JJ entered the experiment as a newcomer and has struggled to make a lasting connection with his new bride Bianca.
In scenes to be screened soon, Ella and JJ will kiss one another behind their partner’s backs.
A source told the Daily Mail of the shock recoupling: “Ella and Nathanial tried to take their relationship to the next level but agreed they were better off as friends.
“Nathanial was so disappointed by Ella’s actions, he thought they had a mutual respect for each other and kissing someone else in the process went against his values.
“Ella loved the attention she received from JJ because it’s what she missed in her marriage to Nathanial.
“After initially leaving the show when their marriages failed, Ella and JJ were given permission by the relationship experts to come back, which certainly ruffled feathers among the cast who have taken the process seriously from the beginning.”
In scenes set to air tonight, before the shock cheating scandal, Ella picks Essex lad and new groom JJ Slater, who entered the process last week with Italian beauty Bianca Petronzi, as the person she’d most like to kiss.
After a few seconds of deliberation, Ella, says: “I’m going to probably say JJ.”
Looking coy, JJ surprises the group as he picks her right back, saying; “I’m going to say, probably Ella.”
Ella cheekily adds: “It’s fine JJ, I know you fancy me. I can see it in your eyes. Your face says it all.”
It comes after Ella responded to Nathanial’s comments where he slammed the show for “pressuring” him to marry bride Ella – just a week after viewers saw them tie the knot on screen.
Nathanial, who identifies as Pansexual, said he made it clear what his deal-breakers were before he was matched with Ella, but believes they were ignored.
He said: “Pretty much from the start it was a complete sham. I told producers that I wanted to marry a man, or a woman with a very masculine energy, because that’s normally who I go for.”
Speaking out at the Pride of Britain Awards, Ella hit back: “I’ve always said I want to spread love and positivity. Obviously there are things I’m upset about hearing and seeing and I’ve stayed silent because for me that says a lot.
“Me not saying anything shows who I am as a person. I’m not going to start spreading negativity. I won’t lower myself to that level.
“But there is two sides to every story.
“There’s things that happened that will unfold over the next few weeks … When the time is right I will speak up.”