MAFS’ Stacey Hampton unleashes on ex Michael Goonan for ‘not sticking up for her’ when she was accused of cheating at the reunion dinner party
Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has slammed her ex-‘husband’, Michael Goonan, for not defending her at Tuesday night’s reunion dinner party.
The 26-year-old law graduate told 9Now Michael already knew about rumours she’d cheated with Mikey Pembroke but didn’t stand by her when they were aired publicly.
‘He still sat there and didn’t stick up for me and he decided, “You know what, I don’t believe you.” It is what it is,’ Stacey said.
‘He didn’t stick up for me’ Married At First Sight bride Stacey Hampton, 26, (pictured) has slammed ex Michael Goonan for how he behaved at the at the reunion dinner on Tuesday
Stacey said she was surprised by how Michael reacted to the allegations because she had already warned him they might come up.
She added that fact he didn’t ‘have her back’ was disappointing.
![Truth: 'He still sat there and didn't stick up for me and he decided, ''You know what, I don't believe you,'' [but] It is what it is,' Stacey told the website. Pictured: Michael Goonan](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/02/26659012-8174387-image-a-2_1585703426305.jpg?resize=634%2C357&ssl=1)
Truth: ‘He still sat there and didn’t stick up for me and he decided, ”You know what, I don’t believe you,” [but] It is what it is,’ Stacey told the website. Pictured: Michael Goonan
‘I’m very, very surprised about how Michael reacted to the rumours. We were so close. I introduced him to my children. I have been nothing but loyal.’
Michael revealed he didn’t ‘bury’ Stacey in front of the other couples after the episode, because he was being considerate of her children’s feelings.
![Warned: 'I said I've told you [Michael] all along that this rumour was going around,' Stacey (L) said, choosing to address it head-on in a public forum. Here: Michael Goonan (R)](https://i1.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/04/01/02/26659022-8174387-image-a-3_1585703431300.jpg?resize=634%2C357&ssl=1)
Warned: ‘I said I’ve told you [Michael] all along that this rumour was going around,’ Stacey (L) said, choosing to address it head-on in a public forum. Here: Michael Goonan (R)
‘Even when you are wronged in life, you weigh up the damage you can cause someone and their children.’ he wrote on Instagram.
‘No child needs to view their mum in a bad light. I had a split decision to bury her or let her hold her grace.
‘We all f**k up, believe me. I’m no saint. Though it’s me and only me that was betrayed (Mikey was single), I’m not hurting anymore.’
Revenge is sweet! Mikey’s ex Natasha Spencer (pictured) revealed the affair at the dinner party on Tuesday, to a number of her shocked co-stars
Stacey’s one-night stand with Mikey was exposed at Tuesday’s reunion dinner party.
The operations manager, 29, said: ‘One thing led to another, me and Stacey had a few drinks in Ivan and Aleks’ room, and we slept together.’
Stacey repeatedly denied the allegations, even after Mikey produced corroborative text messages that proved they’d spent the night together.
Aleks Markovic and Ivan Sarakula also claimed Mikey’s clothes had been dropped off at their apartment in a Mecca Cosmetics bag after the alleged incident.
Confession: Mikey (pictured) said: ‘One thing led to another, me and Stacey had a few drinks in Ivan and Aleks’ room, and we slept together,’ while addressing the scandal
A shell-shocked Michael said afterwards: ‘I’ll forgive Stacey if it happened. However, I won’t forgive her if she’s lying about it.
‘That’s definitely crossing the line with me.’
The reunion was filmed in mid-January and, more than two months later, Stacey continues to deny she ever slept with Mikey.
End of the road: The cheating scandal was the end of the road for Stacey and Michael (both pictured), who struggled to make it work on the series