MAFS stars at war as controversial bride hits back at expert branding her behaviour ‘shocking' on the E4 show
The bride, whose relationship with her spouse faltered pretty much before it even began, was
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A MAFS star has hit back at a show expert who admitted they were 'shocked' by their conduct
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Charlene Douglas told The Sun of her real feelings towards Richelle following her 2024 stint
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Richelle was slammed for her 'bullying' behaviour towards husband Orson Nurse
Married At First Sight regulars were quick to blast
After those at home were left stunned by the businesswoman's choice of language, which saw her brand husband
Nurse, 41, "that cretin"
and "not a strong man" relationship and sex expert
She told how s
Re-posting The Sun's article to her Instagram Stories she put: "Look at Charlene acting clueless like I didn't talk about it on the couch and DM her after.
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"These people," followed by a skull Emoji icon.
Yet Richelle, who was
She took issue with Charlene's claim the experts were on-hand for all contestants and wrote: "I'm pretty sure I told the experts at two CC's [commitment ceremonies] that I'd asked to see them and all now I'm still waiting."
The Sun has gone to Charlene's rep for comment.
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Previously, MAFS expert
exclusively told The Sun she is baffled by Richelle's treatment towards her husband Orson and admitted she was "shocked"
At the time, Charlene told us: "I have to say with Orson and Richelle I think, even now, I'm not fully sure what that's all about.
Mafs UK fans baffled by Richelle's 'bizarre accusation' about Orson after calling him a 'fraud'
"If I'm honest I do feel like, if someone is still triggered by a past relationship, the kind thing to do would be to meet them where they are emotionally and to be there for them.
"I don't know if Richelle maybe saw other things in Orson that we weren't privy to that kind of made her feel like, 'This man isn't very honest'.
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"I didn't see that. I saw in Orson someone that's very kind, very honest, very transparent but we're not with them 24/7 so I can't be sure.
"But it felt sad. I'm not going to lie, it did feel sad for me that Richelle made some of those comments."
Talking of Richelle, Charlene then added: "To be fair, on social media, I've seen that she has stuck by her guns with certain things but she has also said that maybe she could've said some things a bit differently.
Which Mafs 2024 couples are still together?
Still together:
Polly and Adam
Caspar and Emma
Kristina and Kieran
Alex and Holly
Nathan and Lacey
Ross and Sacha
Luke and Amy
Split up:
Ryan and Sionainn
Hannah and Stephen
Eve and Charlie
Richelle and Orson
"There were definitely some shocking moments in that conversation."
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At the time the show was aired, last autumn, Richelle accused bosses of misrepresenting her through selective editing and she threatened "the truth will come out."
She later posted a screenshot suggesting that three call logs had been deleted from a conversation she alleged was with a member of the MAFS team.
She added: "Lesson of the day: Always back up your chat history. Worts and all."
When contacted by The Sun, a representative for MAFS said: "MAFS UK episodes depict a fair and accurate reflection of the events that happened during filming.
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"All contributors have the support of a dedicated welfare team, including a psychologist, before, during and after filming the series."
Richelle was also first to let slip
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Richelle told how MAFS expert Charlene was 'clueless'
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Charlene told how she was 'sad' over the businesswoman's behaviour
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Richelle and Orson's relationship was over before it really started
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