Married At First Sight's Jules Robinson reveals how she lost $200,000 in seconds - after raffling off the wedding dress she wore on the show
Jules Robinson has opened up about the heart-stopping moment she lost her chance at taking home $200,000 on Channel Nine's new hit trivia show The Floor.
The mother-of-two was confident heading into her duel, taking on contestant Sheena in a category close to her heart – babies.
With two young sons at home – Oliver, 4, and Carter, nine months – Jules felt sure she had the upper hand. But in a brutal twist, the reality star was knocked out of the competition in just 45 seconds during a nail-biting round.
In an interview with 9Now, Jules admitted she hadn't expected the pressure to get to her the way it did.
'It is really hard. You think it's going to be really easy and then your mind it just….' Jules confessed.
'It was a very close game. I was so, so close to winning.
'But what can I say I do have baby brain, I've got a fresh baby. My mind just went blank, it went absolutely blank.'
Despite her confidence, Jules' hopes of taking out the grand prize slipped away in mere moments, proving that even the most prepared contestants can crumble under pressure.
It comes just weeks after Jules took to social media to reveal she was prepared to part with the wedding dress she wore to marry Cameron Merchant on MAFS.
Sharing a video to Instagram, the red-haired beauty said she had decided to put up her cherished outfit as the first prize for a fundraiser in support of the Northern Beaches Women's Shelter which offers assistance to homeless women.
'I'm giving away my Married at First Sight dress all for a very good cause,' Jules told followers in the clip.
She used the video to show off the features of the dress which is being raffled for $10 a ticket.
'I have had this dress all restored and made perfectly brand new again for some lucky woman to wear,' she said.
Jules went on to say the lucky winner could use the outfit as a 'ball gown'.
'I would wear this around the house if I could fit into it,' she joked, before adding that the Northern Beaches Women's Shelter, 'do amazing work in the community'.
Jules recently revealed her thoughts about the 2025 season of the reality experiment.
Speaking to Stellar, she said that the current crop of MAFS stars may have been trying a little too hard to reach the dramatic heights.
'When we were on it, what you saw was what you got, as in what happened then aired and there wasn't really any contrived episodes of people doing things for, I guess, attention or for reaction,' she said.
While admitting that she has been keeping up with the drama that has kept millions of Australians glued to their screens, Jules added that it had been, at times, difficult.
'This new season has been a bit hard to watch, I think – some parts of it,' Jules admitted.
'I can't put my finger on it. You keep watching but you're like, 'What am I actually watching?'
'At least there's a bit of love this year, a couple of relationships.'
Jules also revealed that the couple may be looking to expand their brood in the near future, admitting that she had been 'manifesting a little girl.'
'So next year, we decided we will try again,' she said.
'I think I am immortal, don't I? I go into everything with positivity - that's just how I see it. So, next year is the year.'
After almost six years together, Jules and Cam recently opened up about their experience on MAFS and revealed how it can leave participants a 'shell' of a person.
'The reason why we feel it did go so well for us was because we did so much work on ourselves as individuals prior. So the universe was like, "Okay, now you're ready for it"' Cam told Yahoo Lifestyle.
Jules added: 'We're forever grateful for our experience.
'It was tough, we both broke into tears in there, but we're really grateful for such a fun, amazing experience that led to all this.'
The 2019 Married At First Sight lovebirds have gone to strength-to-strength since the show aired, welcoming Oliver in October 2020.
They then added to their family, in July last year, with the arrival of their second son Carter James.
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