‘Adelaide is small – very small’: MAFS bride Stacey Hampton reveals she already knew rich TV ‘husband’ Michael Goonan BEFORE the show
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They pretended to be strangers when they wed on Married At First Sight.
But 2020 bride Stacey Hampton claims she was already well aware of who Michael Goonan was before saying ‘I do’ on the series.
The 26-year-old has admitted to having mutual friends with Michael, 28, in Adelaide, as well as knowing about his family wealth.
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‘Adelaide is small – very small’: MAFS bride Stacey Hampton (pictured) has revealed she already knew about rich TV ‘husband’ Michael Goonan BEFORE the show
Happily NEVER after: Stacey wed Michael during filming for Married At First Sight’s 2020 season in September, but they chose to split during the dramatic reunion – filmed in January
Stacey made the confession during an Instagram Live interview with radio personality Bryce Ruthven on Tuesday.
‘I already knew about Michael and his family and his money before going on the show, you need to understand that Adelaide is small – very small,’ she said.
Michael is the director of his family business, Adelaide Ice, which is South Australia’s largest ice manufacturing and packaging company.
‘I already knew about Michael and his family and his money’: Michael is the director of his family business, Adelaide Ice, which is South Australia’s largest ice manufacturing and packaging company
‘His friends are mutual friends with my ex’: Stacey and Michael pretended they didn’t know about each other on the show, but Stacey claims they had mutual friends in Adelaide
Shocked by her blasé reveal, radio host Bryce asked: ‘So you’d heard of Michael before going on?’
Stacey explained: ‘So his friends are mutual friends with my ex and that, yeah.’
When asked if they’d ever been close, the mother-of-two responded: ‘No, I’d never met him through.’
All staged? The single mother was supposedly alerted to the fact that Michael was a rich company director after her bridesmaid Carla (above) Googled him at their wedding reception
Fans will remember Stacey being particularly icy towards her TV ‘husband’ Michael during their wedding reception.
The blonde bombshell looked repulsed after meeting the happy-go-lucky man at the altar, admitting he’s ‘not someone she would want to date’.
Stacey continued to ignore him at the reception, but things changed when her bridesmaid Carla pulled out her mobile phone.
The single mother was supposedly alerted to the fact that Michael was a rich company director after her bridesmaids Googled him and showed her the results.
‘That shows me that they’ve got a lot of drive, if they’re in business,’ Stacey said with delight to her friends.
Following the revelation about Michael’s wealth, she claimed she may have ‘judged him too quickly’ and kissed him on the lips to prove she wasn’t been rude to him.
Since leaving the show, Michael has been dating ‘intruder bride’ KC Osborne.
New lover! Since leaving the show, Michael has been dating ‘intruder bride’ KC since March