‘I was lying on the ground’: Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton reveals the grim bout of gastro that almost destroyed her TV wedding
The seventh season of Married At First Sight is currently airing in the U.S. on the Lifetime network.
And while the show has been a hit in the States, Stacey Hampton has received backlash from American viewers for her icy demeanour during her wedding to Michael Goonan.
Now, in a new interview with Reality TV & Me, the 26-year-old bride has revealed that a grim bout of gastro was behind her bad behaviour.
Struggles: Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has lifted the lid on the bad bout of gastro she suffered through during her TV wedding to Michael Goonan
‘We got married in Melbourne and I was staying in one of the hotels there,’ she explained.
‘I remember I was just so sick, I was lying on the ground. My hair was all gross and I was just vomiting and trying to eat.’
Stacey said that she was forced to call production, who sent some minders to her with medicine so she could make it through her wedding ceremony.
‘I remember I was just so sick, I was lying on the ground’: The 26-year-old was sprawled out on the floor of her hotel the night before her wedding
Married At First Sight has been a lightning rod for controversy in the US, where fans of the MAFS franchise have taken to social media to share their brutal thoughts on the Aussie cast.
‘Michael and Stacey seem like they want to win this like it’s a competition! Couple of weeks ago she said they were a power couple. She sees dollar bills and hes just sleazy big mouth!’ wrote one viewer.
‘Stacey is outta her mind being in love with Michael…’ wrote another.
‘My hair was all gross and I was just vomiting and trying to eat’: Stacey’s chilly behaviour on her wedding day may have been down to her illness
Later in her interview with Reality TV & Me, Stacey opened up about her turbulent TV marriage to Michael.
‘The way he was talking to me, I have never seen that side to a person…’ she said of sitting alongside Michael, 28, during the show’s final commitment ceremony.
‘Just like, “If you bring this up, I’m bringing this up, but don’t you dare say a word on the lounge, just sit there,” and that’s why you’ll see me very quiet.’
She added: ‘I was like, “Just get me the hell out of here, away from this psycho.”‘
‘Just get me the hell out of here, away from this psycho’: Stacey also slammed Michael in the same interview