Are MAFS Australia's Jacqui and Ryan still together?
31 March 2025, 15:00
Here's what we know about Married At First Sight Australia's Jacqui and Ryan, including whether they are still together.
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MAFS Australia's Jacqui entered into the experiment with the hope of finding her "perfect match", which she confessed was a go-getting guy who took the lead.
When the glamorous 29-year-old arrived at the alter faced with groom Ryan, 36, the consultant from New South Wales revealed she had mixed feelings about the man who dubbed himself a "warrior". Despite wildly different first impressions, the couple stuck at their union and made it through some of the most notoriously tough weeks in the show, which led to a lot of tears from the bride.
After making their way to Final Vows, Jacqui and Ryan made a decision on their relationship, with rumours that the bride may have been talking to another groom whilst in the experiment...
We've done some digging and discovered some clues pointing towards where the couple stand today and reveal whether Ryan and Jacqui are still together.
Are MAFS Australia's Jacqui and Ryan still together?
Their rollercoaster relationship was not to be as Jacqui confirmed the two had gone their separate ways since filming.
Despite contestants usually keeping their marriage status a secret until final vows, the MAFS bride scrapped the rules to reveal she and Ryan had split – and she already had a new man.
Sharing the news on Instagram, the New Zealand-born law graduate wrote: "I am ready to settle down and have babies (4-5 kiddos) ANNNNDDDDD I am currently in a relationship with a person who has exactly what I asked for — someone kind, considerate, a great man, and intelligent."
It has now been revealed that Jacqui is currently in a relationship with MAFS groom Clint Rice, who was previously married to Lauren Hall in the experiment!
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The Aussie version usually hijacks the bride and groom's Instagram accounts while MAFS airs, but Jacqui refused to let production take control of the narrative and created a new account to reveal some major spoilers.
The former model took to Instagram Stories to tear into the show, accusing crew of giving her the "crazy woman edit" and confessed she had recorded a series of vlogs to keep track of the events while filming.
"I actually have a diary cam taken during filming of me saying, 'I don't think they're going to air Ryan's behaviour because it's not appropriate for TV because it's way too rough and controlling and disgusting. I hope they don't just air me crying because I'm going to look f***ing insane'," Jacqui reportedly raged in the clip.
Jacqui and Ryan's MAFS Australia relationship
Wedding day
Their recent split will come as no surprise to fans who witnessed their loved-up highs, but explosive lows.
Jacqui, who described herself as having "the beauty and the brains", was instantly disappointed with project manager Ryan as he didn't live up to her standards.
On first look, she wasn't happy her hubby hadn't shaved for their big day – or that he wasn't blonde, describing those factors as "a turn off".
Ryan, on the other hand, was delighted with his bride, letting out a sigh of relief on seeing the former Miss New Zealand for the first time.
He confessed he felt "instinctive chemistry" between the two of them and was "so ready" to dive head first into the experiment, saying in his vows: "Jacqui, you've knocked me out of the park. You look amazing. You'll be the wonderful surprise I get to wake up to, hopefully for forever if we're very lucky."
But Jacqui wasn't convinced, telling the cameras: "It felt rehearsed if I'm being honest." And only moments later she was in floods of tears, frustrated that Ryan didn't lead her back down the aisle.
"He failed to take the lead, twice," she sobbed, explaining that he also didn't offer his jacket when she was cold.
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Photo Ranking Challenge
Intimacy Week threw up some serious drama for this bride and groom when Ryan placed Jacqui third in the infamous Photo Ranking Challenge.
When the law graduate asked her husband to compliment her more, he fired back saying: "I don’t need compliments in order to feel happy, okay? Because I’ve done a lot of work on myself. You haven’t put any of your standards aside.
"I am interested in balance. You haven’t been with a man like me before, and it’s really challenging you. But I’m not gonna change."
Probing Ryan to admit he was wrong for not placing her at the top of the hot list, he said he couldn't because "that would be a lie".
Couples Retreat
During an honest chat with the girls at the Couples Retreat, Jacqui revealed that husband Ryan followed a certain regime in the gym – and another in the bedroom.
"He really cares about training all the time," she explained to the group. "He only wants to have sex if he's not training.
"As in, he'll only have sex after training and never in the morning. It has to be at night, after training. Because he wants to save his testosterone – he says."
The rest of the MAFS brides were left in shock, with many of them questioning his unusual habits.
"Is this real? I've never heard of that, and can no one tell my husband because I don't need him saving his testosterone for the gym," Jamie Marinos joked.
Later that night, Ryan was confronted by the rest of the cast, which left him feeling frustrated at his bride for sharing his personal secret.
Following a heated discussion about revealing intimate details to others, he dished out an ultimatum, saying: "I'm only going to say this once, if it happens again this relationship is over."
Homestays argument
Things between Ryan and Jacqui continued to disintegrate during Homestays when the bride got into a fiery argument with her husband's friends.
After bringing up negative comments Jacqui has said about Ryan's career and financial stability, his friends Adam and Karla had a war of words with the MAFS star. This led to an awkward meet-up with friends, leaving Jacqui in tears.
Final Vows
There was no love lost between Jacqui and Ryan during their final vows, with the groom dubbing her a "high-maintenance nightmare", while said to him "in a world of red flags, you are the red carpet."
Speaking to Nine about her ruthless vows, Jacqui said: "For me, I just spoke my truth and my reality. In hindsight I could have spoken more out of emotion and talked about how I felt, but everyone had complained I was being too dramatic."
It was then confirmed that Jacqui and Clint had began a relationship, with all of the juicy details set to come out at the MAFS Australia reunion!
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