Major clue suggests MAFS' Jacqui was 'acting' at intruder wedding
Married At First Sight fans are convinced Jacqui Burfoot was 'acting' in Monday night's episode following her Logie-winning performance at Beth Kelly and Teejay Halkias' wedding. The 29-year-old model and consultant derailed the reception when she not only argued with her partner Ryan Donnelly about the many faults in their relationship but was also called out for messaging Rhi Disljenkovic's partner Jeff Gobbels behind her back.
While she had already teared up a handful of times at the reception, Jacqui began hysterically crying when Ryan said he no longer trusted her and refused to comfort her. Awhina Rutene then pulled the couple aside and told Jacqui that 'it's not your wedding' - even though it might as well have been because received more screen time than intruder bride Beth in the episode.
Arguably the most perplexing part of Jacqui's breakdown was when Awhina tried to stop her from fighting with Ryan because it wasn't the right 'environment' and she immediately snapped out of it.
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'[Beth and Teejay] are meant to see how great this can be for them,' Awhina said, to which Jacqui cut her off and replied, 'Yeah you're right, I agree. Let's go'.
Jacqui instantly stopped sobbing, wiped her tears from her eyes and strutted out of the conversation back to her table.
Viewers were baffled by Jacqui's extreme emotions and the sudden change in her demeanour, with many determining that she must have been 'acting' and 'fake crying' for the cameras.
'Jacqui is 100% acting! Nobody can be like that for real,' one person remarked, while another added, 'This is definitely some bad acting, surely it's not normal'.
'And the Academy Award goes to Jacqui and Ryan… well played guys,' a third replied, followed by someone else who said, 'Jacqui needs to have her own reality lifestyle program'.
'Jacqui is so funny! Hysterically crying and then a second later model face,' a different user commented, with another speculating, 'She's a really good actor and being paid to add a flare of cringy drama'.
'Jacqui and Ryan had a separate script (reality TV is way more scripted than people realise), but they were absolutely brilliant in their roles for ratings. Well done, casting,' one viewer shared.
A major reason why so many fans are convinced Jacqui is 'acting' is because she's previously admitted to 'playing it up' for the cameras during filming.
The outspoken bride went rogue last week and shared a post on her second Instagram account where she spoke about her 'edit' and revealed her intentions for going on the show.
'I am fully in this for a life partner - taking it seriously, but having heaps of fun, laughter & playing up for the camera (a tiny bit)!' she wrote.
She also added in an Instagram Story on Monday that she struggled to take the commitment ceremonies seriously after being matched with Ryan.
'I spend half the time desperately holding back my laughter and yeah I confess am often trolling the experts because it's all so boring,' she shared.
Rhi Disljenkovic tells Yahoo Lifestyle following Monday night's episode that while Jacqui's antics might be entertaining to watch as a viewer, they were 'exhausting' to deal with in real life.
She also admits that even after filming the series with Jacqui and watching the show on TV, she still has no idea if she was acting or being genuine.
'It's a good question and I really am unsure. I don't know. She's a really tricky one to understand,' she remarks.
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'I tried multiple times throughout filming to see where she was coming from, that's why I said I find Jacqui really hard to relate to. She can be a really nice person and we've had some good chats and there are times where I'm like, 'Oh we're getting on!'. But then the constant flip-flops and contradictions make it really hard.
'So maybe for the cameras she may have been a bit more performative or maybe exaggerated how she felt? I'm honestly not sure. I kind of feel bad saying that, but it's a tough one to understand.'
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