THE TRUTH ABOUT SAM’S DISAPPEARING ACT

Sam faced harsh accusations that he lied about ditching his bride Elizabeth just hours after their wedding in order to attend the funeral of his ex-girlfriend’s mother in New Zealand. However, Woman’s Day can reveal that Sam was indeed telling the truth.

After allegations circulated that the Sydney-based tradie, 26, had fabricated the excuse in order to escape spending one-on-one time with Elizabeth on their honeymoon, his ex-girlfriend reached out to Woman’s Day to clear his name.

“When I told Sam that mum had passed away, his natural reaction was to attend the funeral out of respect for my late mother, myself and my family... we have a lot of history together,” says the ex, who spoke out on the condition of anonymity.

“He came straight over, arriving on September 23, and we attended the funeral on the 24th. He left to go back to Australia on the 29th.

“It’s appalling I even have to address that it actually happened and that he did not make it up – you would have to be sick in the head to make something like that up.”

The ex also provided us with a copy of Sam’s flight itinerary he sent her, her mother’s order of service card from the funeral and the text messages she sent Sam at the time of her mum’s death, all which back up Sam’s version of events.

However, the evidence presented does seem to indicate inconsistencies in the story played out on screen. While Sam was in NZ for the funeral, his itinerary shows he wasn’t there for the duration of the two-week honeymoon, but rather only a few days.

Woman’s Day’s source claims Sam’s unexplained absence for the rest of the honeymoon may have been a deliberate move to create drama for the show.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if Sam was kept away from the others until he made his entrance halfway through the first dinner party. He could have been prompted to say the controversial line, ‘Honey, I’m home,’ in order to create drama. It sounded quite unnatural and his late arrival certainly caused fireworks.”