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Are MAFS Australia's Jacqui and Ryan still together?
9 May 2025, 15:04
Are Jacqui and Ryan from Married At First Sight Australia still together or have they split? Here's what we know.
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Jacqui and Ryan set off on their quest for 'the one' as they joined Married At First Sight Australia series 12, but were they destined to be or have they split up?
The pair had a wild time on the show, from texts behind each other's backs and lists to 'improve' to fights over explicit comments, it was quite the watch.
And now that MAFS Australia has officially come to an end we finally have all the deets on Jacqui and Ryan's relationship...
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Are Jacqui and Ryan from MAFS Australia still together?
The couple got off to a somewhat awkward start on MAFS Australia when Jacqui decided she was unimpressed by her new husband at their first meeting.
Specifically, she wasn’t best pleased with his lack of a clean-shaven face and also what she felt were ‘pre-planned’ wedding vows.
“He hadn't shaved, which is a big turn-off,” she told the show’s producers after the opening ceremony.
“When I actually think about it, his vows were pre-written. I don't know whether he was thinking about me or some other girl in his mind. He didn't pay me many compliments that seemed real in the moment.”
And things only seemed to get more awkward during their post-nuptials photoshoot, with Jacqui literally giving Ryan the cold shoulder as she dropped hints she wanted his jacket due to the chilly weather.
Eventually, she gave up on the hints and just asked straight.
In a piece to camera, the bride teared up as she told the show’s producers: “I can't make someone want to be a man. You know, either he is a man or he's not."
She continued: “There are just so many s--- men out there and I'm so sick of being single and independent. I don't want to be the one in the lead and it's hurtful when I have to do it.”
Fortunately, the pair did manage to kindle a spark later on in the show, but not without some obstacles along the way.
The first hurdle arrived when Jacqui revealed to another groom that she and Ryan were struggling to connect in the bedroom department. When Ryan got wind of the information, he gave his wife an ultimatum.
He told her: “If I'm going to trust you moving forward, the sex life should be between two people. I’m only going to say this once. If it happens again, this relationship's over."
Despite this setback, they then managed to recover things and moved all the way to week four, when they hit another bump in the road.
It was revealed that Jacqui had messaged another groom, after which she told her husband: “I'm going to be leaving this experiment today. Unless you come up with any practical solutions on how you’re going to improve your behaviour going forward."
Are Jacqui and Ryan still together after MAFS Australia filming?
No, Jacqui and Ryan couldn't be further from 'together' if they tried. While they made it to Final Vows they dumped each other with some strong words.
What's more is the pair are currently embroiled in a legal battle as they are both seeking restraining orders against each other. Jacqui is also now engaged to their co-star Clint Rice, who was married to Lauren Hall on the show.
Read more about MAFS Australia here:
- MAFS Australia’s Jacqui granted interim restraining order against Ryan
- MAFS Australia's Jacqui and Ryan's entire legal battle explained
- Who is MAFS Australia's Ryan's new girlfriend?
- MAFS Australia's Ryan says Jacqui tried to "destroy" his life as he goes to court to seek restraining order against her
- Inside MAFS Australia's Clint's proposal to Jacqui and the cast's reaction
