Married At First Sight’s Ivan Sarakula CONFIRMS his reunion with Aleks Markovic after the show – as he reveals the truth behind her ‘cheating’ scandal
Married At First Sight’s Ivan Sarakula has confirmed he reunited with Aleks Markovic off camera after they quit the experiment in controversial circumstances.
The 30-year-old real estate agent told TV Week they were in a good place after seemingly breaking up earlier in the season.
‘We had a little bit of a break to reassess and re-establish things – and there was still a question from Aleks about romance,’ he said.
Married At First Sight star Ivan Sarakula, 30, (R) confirmed he and Aleks Markovic, 26, (L) hooked-up post show during an interview with TV Week magazine on Monday
Ivan then confirmed he and Aleks had decided to ‘pick things up’ again because they ‘missed what [they] had’.
While the couple did indeed reconcile in late December after breaking up the previous month, Ivan forgot to add an important postscript to the story.
They split again just after Valentine’s Day – this time for good – and it was reportedly Ivan’s decision to call time on their relationship.
Truth: ‘We missed what we had,’ Ivan said. The real estate agent then confirmed the pair decided to ‘pick thing up’ again while out of the experiment
A source told Daily Mail Australia earlier this month: ‘It was Ivan’s decision to end things and he dumped Aleks out of the blue. He didn’t want to be with her anymore.
‘She was blindsided and is still upset. The rest of the cast are so confused, but Aleks and Ivan are respecting each other’s privacy and keeping things to themselves.’
Elsewhere in his TV Week interview, Ivan set the record straight on rumours Aleks had cheated on him during filming with a Ferrari-driving Serbian man.
Tense: Ivan went on to explain the cheating scandal: There were a few dudes who were a but starstruck about the whole MAFS thing,’ he said. Here: with Aleks (R)
Ivan accused his co-star Mishel Karen, who had started the rumour about Aleks cheating, of ‘exaggerating’ what happened to stir up trouble.
According to Mishel, Aleks hit it off with another man at an event for Serbian expats, but Ivan insisted nothing like that happened.
‘There were a few dudes who were a but starstruck about the whole MAFS thing,’ he said.
Over: Ivan and Aleks quit the show in dramatic scenes that were filmed in November
Ivan and Aleks quit the show in scenes that were filmed in November.
After leaving the experiment, Ivan flew to Perth to celebrate New Year’s Eve with Aleks and they officially got back together.
They returned as a couple for the show’s reunion, which was filmed in Sydney on January 15, but broke-up five weeks later.
Rocky: Aleks and Ivan returned as a couple for the show’s reunion, which was filmed in Sydney on January 15, but broke-up for good five weeks later in February