MAFS UK dinner parties chaos to film as producers know what buttons to press

Married at First Sight star Matt Jameson confirmed the infamous dinner parties are as "hectic" as they look.

Matt appeared on the show in 2021 and was part of the first ever gay couple with Daniel McKee. The Leeds-born star hit it off with Daniel and the duo stayed together for nearly two years before going their separate ways in December 2022.

Despite their split, Matt looks back on his experience in a completely positive light and admitted he loved his journey with Daniel. He exclusively told Daily Star: "I had such a great journey and experience.

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"I was so hopeful that I would meet the man of my dreams and it did work for a while! Me and Dan aren't together anymore but we stayed together for two years and our experience together was brilliant."

When Matt became a contestant on MAFS UK, the show's format had been entirely revamped to match that of the Australian version. This introduced elements now iconic to the show such as dinner parties and commitment ceremonies.

It's no secret that the dinner parties are where most of the drama goes down, with contestants JJ Slater and Jordan Gayle comparing them to Jeremy Kyle during this year's series. But the gatherings were just as dramatic back then, explained Matt. "It's pretty hectic. You see an hour episode but it's a full day of filming.

"There's about a two hour break when you go off with your partner because you're kept separate to the other couples. You then go into the dinner party and it's very interesting to watch." Matt, who works in the charity sector, continued: "I remember watching our dinner parties back and it was actually out of synch.

"It didn't follow the actual events of the evening. They are as hectic as they look, there's lots of arguing and dodgy looks across the table. Not only were dinner parties introduced, but also other elements that ensured more conflict between contestants. The TV star added: "Then you have producers sending in the honesty box or other spanners in the work so then people get irate with each other.

"The producers know what they're doing. Every couple has their own storyboard and their own producer and they take information down and report back about what's happened that day. So they know what buttons to push with different couples by asking them specific questions."

Touching upon this year's series, Matt went on: "What I have noticed with this series is that none of them seem to be sticking up for each other. They're very on their own in their couples. They're just sat there and looking around, it doesn't come across like they're developing friendships."

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