Where are MAFS Australia's Lauren and Jonathan now?
29 April 2024, 18:30
What happened with Married At First Sight Australia couple Lauren and Jonathan? And where are they now? Here's what we know about the status of their relationship and a look at their MAFS journey.
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Lauren, 32, and Jonathan, 39, met for the first time on their wedding day on Married At First Sight Australia, and despite the bride being an hour late, they hit it off instantly.
With health emergencies, dinner party blow ups and rumours of a secret boyfriend, Lauren and Jono continued to work on their relationship right up to the final week where things took a turn and things become extremely heated during their final vows.
In one of the most shocking moments of season 11, it was revealed that Jonathan had been texting Ellie Dix, 32, behind his wife's back. This led to an almighty argument between the couple, which culminated in Lauren dumping her husband on their final scenes together.
Upon being reunited during the tense reunion episode, Lauren has wished Jonathan and Ellie the best, and has even defended Ellie against cruel internet trolls.
Are Lauren and Jonathan still together?
No, Lauren and Jonathan are not together following Married At First Sight Australia.
Since the show ended in Australia, Ellie and Jono have confirmed their romance despite him insisting it was just a friendship during the final couch session with the experts.
It appears there is no bad blood, however, with the pair continuing to post pictures from their time in the experiment as it unfolds on TV.
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Let's take a look at Lauren and Jonathan's journey on MAFS:
Lauren and Jonathan's wedding day
Lauren made quite the entrance on her wedding day, arriving an hour late after a bouquet, car and fake tan disaster.
Despite this, the pair appear to have instant chemistry with Jono admitting to like Lauren's slightly outrageous personality.
Jono's step-sister Steph was not impressed, however, and admitted to having concerns over the match.
Lauren and Jono hit the rocks on their honeymoon
Despite being happy on their wedding day, Lauren started to worrying Jonathan is "too nice" for her during their honeymoon.
She said: "He's lovely, but I just feel like he's probably too nice for me. He needs to be a bit more vulgar, make it more interesting."
When she aired these concerns to her new husband, she warned him: "I feel like I'm going to rip you apart, and it's not going to be good."
Lauren and Jonathan clash during intimacy week
While the couple had no problem connecting sexually, when it came to becoming more emotional and taking part in the tasks the couple started to disagree again.
While they both agreed the eye-gazing task was "cringe", Jono's desire to complete it anyway infuriated his bride.
"I'm so sick of the, 'OK, OK.' I'm not going to do this experiment with some serial killer who has the same response to everything," Lauren said.
Later, Jono explained: "I spent 20 years trying not to be reactive trying to be calm and it's not what Lauren wants."
Jonathan fails to stand-up for Lauren
Lauren and Jonathan hit their hardest time during the experiment when he failed to stand-up for her when fellow groom told him to "muzzle his woman".
In the commitment ceremony following this dinner party, expert John Aiken supports Lauren and calls Jono out for not standing up for his wife.
He told him: "If someone said that to me about my wife, I would not back down. I would come out full throttle, all guns blazing."
Lauren and Jonathan try to put it behind them
Despite trying to move on from the "muzzle" comment and the fallout that came with it, Lauren admitted at a commitment ceremony that she had lost interest in her husband.
"I've got to be completely honest, I've got pretty much zero romantic feelings at this point," Lauren said.
They both decided to stay, however, and agreed to continue working on their romance.
Texting scandal revealed
Towards the end of the experiment it was revealed that Jonathan had been exchanging text messages with fellow MAFS contestant Ellie.
This came as a total shock to Lauren who thought their relationship was on the up, and things continued to worsen for the pair.
As tensions continued to rise, Lauren and Jono did make it to final vows, where the bride read out a scathing note dumping her partner.
Jonathan, Ellie and Lauren reunite
They say three's a crowd and that was certainly clear when Jono and Ellie debuted their relationship at the final dinner party.
This awkward moment saw Lauren devastated by the betrayal and led to her and Ellie engaging in a war of words. Despite this, Lauren went on to defend Ellie after the bride received hateful messages online, while also wishing her and Jono well.
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