MAFS' Jacqui and Clint spill on their first impressions of each other
Married At First Sight 2025's Jacqui and Clint sat down with Yahoo Lifestyle to chat all about their recent engagement and life after the show.
What were the first impressions of each other in the experiment?
Being an intruder going into the show, my audition was still happening when the original couples were actually already married.
So I saw a few spoilers of who were the brides and grooms were, and I did look through them and right, even then, Jackie caught my attention.
And I, I, obviously I was going to get married to someone else that I didn't know, so I was fully focused on my relationship in the experiment, but to be honest, when I saw the lineup, Before I went in there, that was when Jackie first got my attention for sure.
And then when you actually meet at the first dinner party or anything like that, I mean Jackie, what did you think?
I got really good vibes when I first met Clint.
It was like, this guy's cool.
Like I was surrounded by people who are very extra and extroverted and, um, outspoken, and Clint came into the experiment like modest, humble, like down to earth, and had a very cool, collected, calm.
Horror about him.
I actually said that at the dinner party.
I was like, Clint seems like the kind of guy I'd want to be friends with.
Like I said it, and I said it on Boxy, and I was surprised they didn't play it back.
Um, but I just was like, he's just, and he was into e-commerce, which is what I was into.
I was like, this guy would be awesome to be friends with.
Like, I'm sure that he's the first cast member that I actually could see myself hanging out with in the real world and like, talking about business or investment or like, like, just hanging out as mates.
Um, But then, of course, he was, I never thought I was good enough for Claton, if I'm being honest.
Like he'd built and sold a business, so I was like looking up to him being like, wow, you've accomplished so much in like 10 years of professional golf.
I was like, he is such an amazing, incredible human.
Like I thought I thought you were such a good catch.
I'm, yeah, but I haven't, I haven't even I haven't heard, like, I've just got started.
I've, I've just got started on my career, and Clint has had like a career as a professional golfer and then built and sold a business and is like semi-retired.
I was like, I. I haven't even started.
I've like done uni and, you know, started my career, but I haven't succeeded in it.
So I was like, there's no way he's gonna wanna be with me.
And I just assumed, because Lauren is amazing as well, right?
Like, Lauren, in terms of what she's achieved, she's this business owner and got very high standards.
So I was like, Oh yeah, like, Lauren seems like his kind of girl, and I just kind of sat there and I was like, Oh, well, I'll just work on my relationship.
But, um, it was, it wasn't, yeah, and then it, yeah.
So how humble she is.
Everyone watching the show thinks she's no one's at her level, but when you get to know Jackie, it's like, she's so humble and down there.
But yeah, then I was, yeah.
And I was, I was still so nervous about that, even when, like, Clint invited me down to spend time with him.
I was like, OK, like, Jackie, just keep it cool.
Like, there's probably just gonna be friends, and then, um, but then it was too.
And then we actually spent time together and I was like, absolutely perfect.
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