‘It was quite disturbing’: Married At First Sight’s Mishel Karen says she confronted Elizabeth Sobinoff about being ‘fed lines’ by producers
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Married At First Sight’s Mishel Karen previously accused Elizabeth Sobinoff of wearing an earpiece during filming to be fed instructions by producers.
And on Tuesday, the mother-of-two, 48, recalled the moment she and Michael Goonan confronted Elizabeth about it.
Speaking to The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Mishel said: ‘It (Elizabeth wearing an earpiece) first happened at the dinner party when she first came in and at the first commitment ceremony.
‘It was quite disturbing!’ On Tuesday, Married At First Sight’s Mishel Karen (pictured) said she confronted Elizabeth Sobinoff about being ‘fed lines’ by producers
‘So, that was quite disturbing. But then because we actually pulled her up on it, it was Michael (Goonan) and myself, they didn’t do that anymore.’
Previously speaking to the Not Here to Make Friends podcast, Mishel said Elizabeth was being fed instructions from producers via an earpiece.
‘We were just so suss (suspicious) because of the way she wore her hair and she never [normally] wears her hair over that ear,’ she said.
Where it began: Mishel said Elizabeth (pictured) wore an earpiece at the dinner party where she first appeared as an ‘intruder’ and at her first commitment ceremony
The Brisbane-based police worker was also skeptical when Elizabeth effusively praised the show and its relationship experts.
‘We actually didn’t like the fact that she told us, “This is a one-off experience, you are so lucky to have this and whatever”,’ she said.
Mishel also fuelled rumours that Elizabeth was being paid a significant fee to appear on the show, saying: ‘I don’t know, it’s just speculation but it was $100,000.’
MAFS participants aren’t typically paid, but they do each receive a $150 daily allowance for food and other expenses.
The MAFS detectives! Mishel said she and Michael Goonan (right) confronted Elizabeth about wearing an earpiece, which prompted her to stop wearing one
Mishel’s accusation come after fellow bride Hayley Vernon revealed that the relationship experts – John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Dr. Trisha Stratford – were fed lines by producers at the commitment ceremonies.
‘The experts don’t speak for themselves. They have an [earpiece] in their ear, and we can hear, because it’s so silent on set,’ she said on the same podcast last week.
‘We can actually hear people feeding them lines.’
Married At First Sight continues Tuesday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine
What was she hiding? Mishel claimed she had suspected Elizabeth was wearing an earpiece because of the way she styled her hair for dinner parties and commitment ceremonies. Pictured with Seb Guilhaus