CHERYL & JONESY’S BLAZING ROW
The spurned bachelor needs time to cool off
In the plot twist everyone saw coming, doomed couple Andrew Jones and Cheryl Maitland quit the
Married at First Sight
Australia experiment for good last week – and just as we suspected, the former “lovers” aren’t even on speaking terms!
“Cheryl and I haven’t been able to remain friends,” reveals Perth firefighter Andrew, 38, who says his biggest regret was not getting out of the Three series sooner. “I should’ve got a flight home immediately after meeting Cheryl’s father in the Gold Coast. This show took its toll on me. It was full-on. I was emotionally drained and pretty low.”
Both parties received a barrage of public backlash as their rocky romance turned sour on TV. While Andrew was forced to shut down his Instagram account and spent a lot of time holed up at home, Cheryl has no sympathy for her backstabbing ex.
“Poor him, playing the victim again,” says the 25-year-old hairsalon manager. “I don’t feel the same. It does get overwhelming, but you just have to embrace it.”
Despite admitting the experiment was “overwhelming”, Cheryl says she’s in a good place – in fact, she’s hinted more reality TV and starting a family are on the horizon.
“I wouldn’t say no to being Australia’s next Bachelorette,” she says, “but I’d love to have kids before I turn 30. I have a really large family – there are seven of us – so being around kids of my own and being an interactive mum is important.”