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Seven's Stranded on Honeymoon Island gets bumped to later time slot amid dire ratings - as cast member goes rogue and reveals major spoiler
Seven's Stranded on Honeymoon Island only made its debut this week.
But the dating show is in all sorts of trouble as it faces dire ratings - while a cast member has taken to social media to reveal a major spoiler.
Matched with 29-year-old executive Emily, business analyst Tom Brown, 30, appears to have wasted no time moving on after the show completed filming in 2023.
Posting to his Instagram, Tom has shared steady updates on his new relationship with fiancée Morgan Mitchell, who competed on this year's Australian Survivor.
He's even shared the news that he's fathered twins - Honey and Maya with Morgan last month, after the couple were engaged in July 2024.
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Tom's decision to share relationship details is considered a no-no in reality TV world, especially while a show is on air with storylines yet to play out.
His posts have included pictures of himself holding one of his newborn twins, while Morgan holds her sister and takes a selfie.
Another photo shows the couple posing with a 'twin pram'.
Meanwhile, Stranded on Honeymoon Island has been bumped to a later time slot after its underwhelming debut on Monday.
This means Seven's hopes of replicating the success of Nine's Married at First Sight with its own raunchy dating series are sinking fast.
The show managed an average of 539,000 viewers nationally with its premiere episode, but by Tuesday fans had already deserted the romantic castaways by the thousands.
Only 376,000 fans tuned for the second two-hour episode.
Now, TV Tonight reports that Seven has moved the show from its prized 7.30 pm slot to 8.30 pm next Monday - but will screen Tuesday's episode at 7.30 pm.
The industry blog also states that episodes planned for July 7 and July 8 remain scheduled for 7.30 pm.
A combination of MAFS and Survivor, the long-awaited show follows 12 unlucky-in-love singles who are stranded on a remote island with no hope of escape for 21 days.
Narrated by high-profile radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson, the format is based on a hit Danish concept and adapted locally by Endemol Shine Australia.
It comes after Stranded On Honeymoon Island's Amy Dickinson has opened up about her wild ride on Seven's new reality dating experiment.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday, Amy, 30, revealed that she was left 'petrified' after being matched with motorsport presenter Mike, 37, and knew almost immediately that their honeymoon was going to be anything but blissful.
'I called it Nightmare Island immediately,' she admitted.
'As soon as I got to the island, I kind of realised what I'd got myself into… I had a little panic attack.'
Despite feeling an instant spark with another contestant during the chaotic two-minute speed dating round, Amy was blindsided when she was paired with Mike - and the red flags started waving before they even reached their bamboo hut.
'In his vows, he made a comment about hoping his future wife could make a better sandwich than his mum,' she revealed.
'He claimed he wrote it when he was seven, but that was obviously a lie. I don't like liars – and I definitely don't like misogynists.'
The influencer, who joined the show hoping the experts would have better taste in men than she does, said she's had her fair share of toxic relationships.
When asked what viewers can expect from the series, Amy teased: 'Drama. Tears. Chaos. It's so raw.'
'It's like MAFS on steroids. With MAFS, you kinda know what to expect now - cheating scandals, wine throwing - it's textbook.
