‘WE’RE MOVING IN TOGETHER!’
With the experiment heading into its final weeks, Mitch and Ella look forward to what’s next
Long-distance love isn’t an easy ask. So Mitch Eynaud tells Woman’s Day he’s willing to pack up his world and move from his home on Queensland’s Gold Coast to Melbourne in order to make things work with his Married At First Sight Australia bride Ella Ding.
“When you share something as special as we have, you’ll do anything,” admits Mitch, 27, a former model. “Our relationship is in a great spot. It’s a bond I haven’t shared with anybody before.”
Despite admitting to struggles with insecurity on screen, Ella, also 27, agrees the couple are in a good place. “I do feel secure with Mitchell now,” she insists. “Chemistry is the glue for us.”
Things have certainly come unstuck when it comes to the group, though. Ella admits relationships hit “a new low” when a racy picture of makeup artist Domenica Calarco, 29, began circulating among the brides and grooms.
The brunette star says she “wasn’t impressed” the photo hadn’t been shared with her but says it “makes sense”.
“I would have gone straight to Dom and prepared her going into the dinner party,” Ella declares.
“And obviously no one else had that intent to give her a heads-up.”
Ever the realist, Ella confesses she sees conflict on the horizon for her and her groom once they’re back in the real world.
“Mitch and I will have our differences outside the MAFS bubble,” she admits. “It will come down to compromise on both ends.” But Mitch insists the pair are “already planning our future together”.
INFLUENCER GOALS
And while love is the main prize on offer for this year’s participants, if Ella and Mitch can spin their 15 minutes into lucrative influencer careers, that will be the icing on the wedding cake!
The pair say they’re inspired by the post-show success of season six couple Martha Kalifatidis, 33, and Michael Brunelli, 31, who are still going strong in both their relationship and their influencer careers.
“They are a super-happy and successful couple, and that would be awesome if we could grow and build a business together post-show, while still having each other’s backs and having a strong relationship,” Mitch tells us.
“Becoming an influencer wasn’t something I considered before going on the show – love is the priority,” says Ella, although she admits, “I’ve said to myself that if love fails, then maybe I’ll put effort or more energy into exploring what opportunities show themselves that align with me.”