‘I have never seen that side to a person’: Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton speaks about her turbulent relationship with ex Michael Goonan
They had one of the most explosive relationships on this year’s season of Married At First, and Stacey Hampton and Michael Goonan still aren’t finished taking shots at each other.
In an interview with Reality TV & Me’s Kirsten Moore on Sunday, Stacey, 26, branded her relationship with Michael ‘crazy’.
‘The way he was talking to me, I have never seen that side to a person…’ she said of sitting alongside Michael, 28, during the show’s final commitment ceremony.
No love lost: They had one of the most explosive relationships on this year’s Married At First, and Stacey Hampton and Michael Goonan still aren’t finished taking shots at each other. Both pictured
‘Just like, “If you bring this up, I’m bringing this up, but don’t you dare say a word on the lounge, just sit there,” and that’s why you’ll see me very quiet.’
She added: ‘I was like, “Just get me the hell out of here, away from this psycho.”‘
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Monday, Stacey claimed the stress of being around Michael left her needing prescription medication.
Speaking out: In an interview with Reality TV & Me’s Kirsten Moore on Sunday, Stacey, 26, branded her relationship with Michael ‘crazy’
‘Throughout the series he would come home drunk and put me down, saying, “You’re only here to get famous, so let’s just pretend to get along,”‘ she said.
‘I would be crushed, and I would sleep on the lounge and cry.’
Stacey added that towards the end of the series, Michael warned her not to discuss intimate details about his ‘private life’.
‘The way he was talking to me, I have never seen that side to a person…’ she said of sitting alongside Michael, 28, during the show’s final commitment ceremony
‘Near the end, he said if I brought up anything personal about his private life, he would bring up stuff about me,’ she continued.
‘[He was] saying if I didn’t apologise for something I didn’t do, he would tear me to shreds on the lounge…
‘I called my doctor for a prescription of Valium [an anti-anxiety medication] for the last episode.’
Feeling anxious: Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Monday, Stacey claimed the stress of being around Michael left her needing prescription medication
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Monday, Michael claimed Stacey was ‘talking fiction’ and credited his ex with having a ‘wonderful imagination’.
‘Stacey has a wonderful imagination. Talking fiction is her go-to hobby,’ he said.
‘Tell her to build a bridge. It’s been eight months… no one cares anymore, girl. You cheated, you got exposed, end of.’
Fighting back: In a statement to Daily Mail Australia on Monday, Michael claimed Stacey was ‘talking fiction’ and credited his ex with having a ‘wonderful imagination’