‘They were seeing each other during filming’: Married At First Sight’s Amanda Micallef accuses ex-‘wife’ Tash Herz of dating someone else throughout the show
Former Married At First Sight star Amanda Micallef has claimed her ‘ex-wife’ Tash Herz was dating somebody else while filming Nine’s social experiment last year.
The personal trainer, 34, said on the Finding a Unicorn podcast on Wednesday that Tash had been romantically involved with Madison Hewitt – who had also applied for the show – throughout their short-lived ‘marriage’.
Tash and Madison had been an item before the show and publicly reunited in February while MAFS was still airing, but they split again earlier this month.
‘They were seeing each other during filming’: MAFS star Amanda Micallef has claimed her ‘ex-wife’ Tash Herz was dating somebody else while filming Nine’s social experiment last year
‘You know where the experts are going through and introducing each person for the first time, looking through your photos like a Russian roulette? Just before my photo was Tash’s ex-partner Madison’s photo,’ Amanda said.
‘Madison and Tash applied for the show together! They knew each other for six years.’
Amanda went on to claim she had received a message from Madison’s former housemate informing her that Madison and Tash were seeing one another.
It’s complicated: Amanda, 34, said on the Finding a Unicorn podcast on Wednesday that Tash had been romantically involved with Madison Hewitt – who had also applied for the show – throughout their short-lived ‘marriage’. Pictured: Amanda and Tash on their wedding day
She explained: ‘I received a message from Madison’s ex-housemate about six weeks into the show and she said, “I’m just letting you know that they were seeing each other during filming of the show.” Which explains why Tash was acting towards me the way she was.’
Tash and Madison went public with their romance in February, just days after her ‘wedding’ to Amanda – which was filmed in September – aired on Married At First Sight. They announced their split on June 1.
It comes after months of bickering between Amanda and Tash after their disastrous pairing on Married At First Sight.
On and off: Tash and Madison (right) had been an item before the show and publicly reunited in February while MAFS was still airing, but they split again earlier this month
Amanda has made her feelings known by blasting Tash and Madison on Instagram.
‘[Tash] is a disgusting person on many levels… every dog has their day. Waste of good air time,’ she wrote in February.
Madison, who has the Instagram handle ‘Pretzel’, responded to Amanda’s comments with: ‘I’d be bitter too if I was rejected on national television. Here comes the real Amanda. Sending my love.’
Amanda then replied: ‘[I’m] far from bitter… I don’t date vague boring fake brunettes. Good luck salty. I mean Pretzel. Clearly you’re fit to bend like one too.’
She deleted her negative comments several hours later.
Later that month, Tash took a swipe at her ex-‘wife’ for her negative attitude.
‘A powerful thing to remind yourself of, is people resort to negative behaviour usually when they feel a lack of control,’ she told her Instagram followers.
Not a match: It comes after months of bickering between exes Amanda and Tash after their disastrous pairing on Married At First Sight
‘Just because I understand this behaviour doesn’t mean I need to allow it in my orbit and nor should anyone.’
Despite initially appearing to being a good match, Tash and Amanda’s on-screen relationship quickly went downhill.
They had intense chemistry on their wedding day but Tash felt differently the next morning and later admitted she wasn’t attracted to her spouse.
No chemistry: They had intense chemistry on their wedding day but Tash felt differently the next morning and later admitted she wasn’t attracted to her ‘wife’