Married At First Sight: Jessika Power says Connie was FORCED to stay in the experiment

Former Married At First Sight star Jessika Power has come out swinging at the show that made her famous.

In an interview with New Idea on Thursday, she accused the reality show’s producers of forcing Connie Crayden to vote stay at Wednesday’s commitment ceremony.

Jessika, 27, said that that she didn’t buy Connie’s reasoning, which she compared to ‘one of the stupid excuses [she] made up on the couch’ last season.

She added: ‘Was that a producer-fed comment because they need you guys to stay in the experiment?’  

An emotional Connie elected to stay with ‘husband’ Jonethen Musulin at the commitment ceremony on Wednesday, despite him telling her the night before he wasn’t attracted to her.   

As Jonethen announced his decision to leave the experiment for the third week in a row, a distraught Connie excused herself, saying she needed to ‘have a moment’. 

After regaining her composure, Connie revealed she had made a ‘very last minute decision’ to stay in the experiment until the end, leaving Jonethen stunned.

Jessika said she was also surprised by Connie’s decision to stay with Jonethen, which made her think there was some outside interference. 

‘Jonethen has made it very clear to Connie he’s not attracted to her. He doesn’t want to be with her He’s asked to leave the experiment and she continues to keep him there,’ she said, pointing out the absurdity of the situation.

Jessika said Connie was wasting everybody’s time, especially given the fact it’s obvious she won’t have a lasting relationship with Jonethen.

‘He doesn’t want to be with you. You’re a really, really great girl, and you have so many good qualities, you’ll be able to find somebody on the outside,’ she said. 

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel Nine for comment.