‘I went outside and took Valium to get in that room’: Married At First Sight’s Vanessa Romito and Cathy Evans reveal what REALLY happened at the finale – and why they were edited out
Married At First Sight’s Cathy Evans and Vanessa Romtio have revealed why they were edited out of Sunday’s season finale and received just seconds of airtime.
In a telling Instagram post, Vanessa, 31, said she had to be medicated to be in the same room as ex Chris Nicholls, and argued with producers behind-the-scenes.
Meanwhile, Cathy, 26, said in her own post that she refuses to discuss her romance with Josh Pihlak at all anymore, which is likely why they had zero airtime.
Blink and you miss them: Married At First Sight’s Cathy Evans and Vanessa Romtio have revealed why they were edited out of Sunday’s finale and received just seconds of airtime
In her post, Vanessa claimed that producers initially said she wouldn’t have to sit next to Chris during filming, but they later changed their mind about this.
‘I was told I didn’t have to be anywhere near him, and at the last minute they showed me a seating chart and said you have no option, this will make us look bad,’ she said.
‘I went outside and took two Valium to get me in that room with him. No one should have to sit near someone who yelled at them so badly they hid in a bathroom.’
In a telling Instagram post, Vanessa (left) said she had to be medicated to be in the same room as ex-‘husband’ Chris Nicholls (right), and argued with producers behind-the-scenes
‘I went outside and took two Valium to get me in that room with him’: Vanessa claimed she was initially told she wouldn’t have to sit next to Chris, but producers changed their minds
Valium, or Diazepam, is a medicine that typically produces a calming effect. It’s often used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or muscle spasms.
Vanessa failed to appear at the reunion dinner party last week, later revealing she did not want to involve herself in any of the fighting or drama that unfolded.
Last week, Chris told NW that they were kept away from the cameras at the finale as producers feared Vanessa would make defamatory and false claims about him.
‘I was advised that I was being protected by not giving Vanessa a platform,’ he said.
‘I was being protected’: Last week, Chris said they were kept away from the cameras at the finale as producers feared Vanessa would make defamatory and false claims about him
In her own post, Cathy Evans took a swipe at Josh Pihlak and explained that since their split she has no intention of discussing what went wrong between them.
‘If you follow me in the hopes that I would want to mend a s**tfight “relationship” with that man baby. You can unfollow me right now. Never ever,’ she began.
‘I would rather hold on tightly to an electric fence than be in the same room as him.’
Over it: Meanwhile, Cathy, 26, said in her own post that she refuses to discuss her romance with Josh Pihlak (pictured, back row) at all anymore, which is likely why they had zero airtime
‘I would rather hold on tightly to an electric fence than be in the same room as him’: Cathy did not hold back in her Instagram post on Sunday, making it clear why they had no airtime
During Sunday’s season finale, viewers only got to watch six of the show’s 12 couples sit in front of the relationship experts to reflect on their time on the show.
A source told Daily Mail Australia there were two reasons why some couples weren’t shown: they were either too controversial, or too boring.
The exes that barely appeared on screen were: Amanda Micallef and Tash Herz, Josh Pihlak and Cathy Evans, Chris Nicholls and Vanessa Romito, Poppy Jennings and Luke Eglin, Natasha Spencer and Mikey Pembroke, and Drew Brauer and KC Osborne.
It’s all over now: During Sunday’s finale, only 12 couples sat in front of the relationship experts to reflect on their time on the show, as the others were ‘too controversial, or too boring’