Married At First Sight fans have been left furious after a couple were allowed to re-enter the E4 dating experiment together despite being involved in a cheating scandal. This week viewers saw Whitney Hughes and Matt Murray pursue a romantic connection even though they were paired with and married to other people.
During Tuesday night's episode (September 27) chaos erupted at the latest dinner party as the truth about the 'wife swap' was revealed in front of the other contestants, including Whitney's husband Duka Cav and Matt's wife Gemma Rose. After the heated dinner party, Matt and Whitney were then spotted sharing a kiss on a bridge and later spent the night together.
Following the revelation both Matt and Gemma and Whitney and Duka decided to leave the show as couples, but things took a turn when Matt and Whitney asked the experts if they could continue the experiment together as a new pair.
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Despite the cheating claims, Thursday night's episode (September 29) saw the experts allow Matt and Whitney to remain on the show.
The experts, including Mel Schilling, Charlene Douglas and Paul C Brunson, were seen gathered together to debate if Matt and Whitney should be allowed back.
Their decision was then shared with pair and the other contestants during the commitment ceremony, which was when viewers saw the entire truth about Matt and Whitney's secret relationship come to light.
Despite the new couple insisting they had done nothing wrong, the experts wasted no time in calling out them out for how they dealt with their affection for one another and how they treated their partners Duka and Gemma.
Matt told the experts he knew the way they handed it was 'wrong, but at the same time it felt right' and that 'it wasn't a planned thing.'
Paul C Brunson then made viewers think that the pair would be leaving as he told them: "I can't endorse you coming back into this project, I just can't."
But the expert then added: "So I have a question for you, how are you going to convince me otherwise?"
Matt responded: "I understand lines have been crossed but I think something really good can come off the back of something really bad, with Whitney agreeing: "We are so new, I think it will really help us."
Mel then said: "We have checked out the science and you are a strong match on paper, but the way you went about this we are not happy with this.
"We are very disappointed in the way it happened, but we can see there is something real here, the science backs it up and we are willing to allow you back into the experiment as a new couple. Not a married couple but as a dating couple and we really hope you honour that opportunity and make the most of it."
But many viewers weren't happy with the experts decision and slammed the show for allowing Matt and Whitney to continue the experience.
@WayneWheatley44 tweeted: "Last night's episode of #MAFSUK was a joke. I refuse to watch anymore episodes after the decision to allow Matt and Whitney to continue. What does this say about your show in the future? If your not happy try someone else's partner?"
@mamlm1985 said: "Allowing them to continue makes an absolute mockery of this show and glorifies infidelity. The other couples also voiced this and were ignored."
@simplybella_s questioned: "Why are they allowing Matt and Whitney back to the experiment?" as @MbunjwaSaziso said: "I am disappointed that you would allow Matt and Whitney to do what they did and allow them to stay. So let’s just call it Wife Swap then. Staged much."
@svethewhales added: "Do I think Whitney and Matt should morally be able to stay? No. Am I glad they are staying because it’ll make good entertainment and this is literally a tv show? Yes."
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