The TRUTH about Mishel and Steve: Bombshell photos prove the Married At First Sight couple weren’t ‘working on their relationship’ behind the scenes and instead lived separate lives
Married At First Sight’s Mishel Karen and Steve Burley lived like strangers while filming the show in Sydney last year, Daily Mail Australia can reveal.
In October, the couple were pictured passing each other on the street as if they were strangers.
Daily Mail Australia’s exclusive photos cast doubt on how much time the pair actually spent working on their ‘marriage’ when the cameras weren’t rolling.
Separate lives: Married At First Sight’s Mishel Karen (left) and Steve Burley (right) were pictured passing each other in the street ‘like strangers’ while filming last year
Mishel was seen leaving their apartment and heading out for lunch on Clarence Street in Sydney’s CBD on October 28.
She looked stunned when Steve walked past her, returning with his own lunch.
They shared an awkward-looking exchange before heading in opposite directions and appeared to have no chemistry whatsoever.
Bizarre: On October 28, Mishel headed out for lunch as Steve returned to their apartment with his own food, both blissfully unaware of how their partner was spending the day
Fancy seeing you here! It casts doubt on how much time the pair actually spent working on their ‘marriage’ when the cameras weren’t rolling, and how genuine the reality show is
An onlooker said: ‘It was like they were old acquaintances bumping into each other, not a couple. Steve looked like he tried to avoid her.’
Steve and Mishel were pictured together in public on a few occasions during filming last year, but they rarely looked happy.
During Daily Mail Australia’s three-month stakeout of the MAFS apartment building, they were only pictured smiling once, in October.
Unhappily married: Throughout the three month production in Sydney, they were occasionally photographed out together – but rarely looked happy. Pictured on November 25
Surprise: There was only one occasion in October when they were pictured with smiles. Pictured on October 22 in Sydney’s Royal Botanical Gardens
It comes as Steve’s lack of attraction towards Mishel causes issues on the show.
On Sunday’s episode, Mishel, 49, was upset when Steve didn’t try it on with her after finally agreeing to sleep in the same bed as his ‘wife’.
Rather than hugging or kissing, he gave her a quick peck before falling asleep.
Struggles: On Sunday’s episode of Married At First Sight, Mishel, 49, was upset at Steve’s failure to get intimate after finally agreeing to sleep in the same bed as her
Brief intimacy: Rather than passionately kissing, Steve, 51, gave Mishel a quick peck and then wrapped an arm around her before falling asleep