MAFS star slams ‘narcissistic' bride and says relationship with groom is ‘purely transactional' and ‘won't last forever'
Awhina Rutene, who was a participant in the most recent series of the Aussie programme, had a turbulent time on the show which aired in the UK earlier this year.
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Paired up with Adrian Araouzou on the hit Channel 9 and E4 series, things were not rosy for the couple with it ending on bad terms by the end of the experiment.
She has now gotten close to British hunk Billy Belcher from her season.
But following her show exit, Awhina has faced even more rocky moments - though this time it has been with a bride from her series.
Jacqui Burfoot was paired up with Ryan Donnelly on the show, but later found love with Clint Rice who had been paired up with Lauren Hall.
When cast members, including Awhina, regained control of their Instagram accounts back in May, she spoke out about Jacqui and her thoughts on her romance with Clint.
Jacqui and Clint announced their engagement back in April, after a whirlwind romance that began during the show.
Clint proposed to Jacqui during a viewing party for the show in Sydney.
Now, speaking to The Sun in an exclusive interview, Awhina has opened up about her feud with Jacqui and Clint.
When asked about a recent Instagram story by Clint that said Awhina and Billy's relationship was a PR stunt, Awhina told us she can't see their content as they have all blocked each other.
She then went into detail about their ongoing feud, revealing to us: "They're [Jacqui and Clint] upset with me because I did a Channel 9 approved interview when they got engaged.
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"So again, I did everything the correct way.
"Narcissists will control the narrative by making their.... they took their social media back while everything was airing.
"And Jacqui was posting up to 22 times a day when people didn't have a voice," she said.
Awhina then explained how Jacqui had been "making posts against Rhi" every single say when she couldn't respond as she was not on social media at the time.
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She then explained how in her Channel 9 approved interview, she slammed Jacqui and Clint's engagement as a publicity stunt.
"I said, if you're getting engaged at a Married At First Sight party by a podcast, where you were essentially sponsored by the jewellery company, you've got Paparazzi there.
"You've got reporters. You've got people buying tickets. It's a publicity stunt.
"I'm not saying that their relationship is fake. It's very much a very real relationship.
"You can see it's a transactional relationship. They're both benefiting from it.
"But again, it's a transactional relationship. And eventually the funds will dry out, and I'm not talking money.
"I'm talking... That transaction isn't going to last forever.
"The whole process is being sponsored and shared online," she concluded.
The Sun reached out to Jacqui and Clint for comment. They told us, "We don't engage with bullies."
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