Married At First Sight’s Mick Gould reveals he didn’t quit show as ‘producers threatened to sue’

Married At First Sight Australia’s Mick Gould has claimed he was prevented from quitting the show by producers’ threats to sue him.

Taking part in an Instagram Q&A on Wednesday, the farmer, 33, also admitted he faked his emotions when he heard about his then-wife Jessika Power’s affair with Dan Webb and branded the show’s panel of experts, ‘f***ing puppets.’ 

Married At First Sight sees couples marry one another seconds after meeting after being paired together by experts, then they see if they can go the distance. 

Unable to leave: MAFS’ Mick Gould claimed producers ‘kept threatening to sue him’ when he asked to leave show, admits he faked his tears over Jess and Dan’s affair and branded the experts ‘f***ing puppets’ during an Instagram Q&A on Tuesday

Nothing to see here: Mick broke down in tears when he learned about his then-wife Jess's betrayal with Dan - but admitted it was all a bit of an act

Nothing to see here: Mick broke down in tears when he learned about his then-wife Jess’s betrayal with Dan – but admitted it was all a bit of an act

If things don’t work out, they can only leave if both they AND their spouse decide to go their separate ways.

During the show, Mick was furious to discover that Jess, 28, kept him in the show for weeks in order to see Dan, 36, behind his back. 

Asked why he didn’t just leave when he wanted to, Mick said: ‘Because they kept threatening to sue me, so I couldn’t.’ 

Mick famously broke down in tears when he learned about Jess’s betrayal and said he hadn’t secretly known – but admitted it was all a bit of an act. 

He said: ‘I knew that if I didn’t act I would have to do it all again, so you just gotta pretend.’

Acting: Mick said he faked his emotions so that he 'didn't have to film scenes again'

Acting: Mick said he faked his emotions so that he ‘didn’t have to film scenes again’ 

The ultimate betrayal: Jess had made Mick remain in the competition to get close to Dan, pretending she had wanted to fix her friendship with Mick

The ultimate betrayal: Jess had made Mick remain in the competition to get close to Dan, pretending she had wanted to fix her friendship with Mick

Don't hold back: Mick also slammed the show's experts, John Aiken, Mel Schilling, (left) and Dr Trisha Stratford (centre), calling them 'f***ing puppets'

Don’t hold back: Mick also slammed the show’s experts, John Aiken, Mel Schilling, (left) and Dr Trisha Stratford (centre), calling them ‘f***ing puppets’

Mick also slammed the show’s experts, John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Dr Trisha Stratford.

He said: ‘ They experts are ‘f***ing puppets. They have those hoo-haa things [earpieces] in their ears and that’s about all their good for, the bast****.’

Strolling around his sprawling Gympie farm in a green flannel shirt and a large sun hat, Mick – who was joined by his girlfriend Kayla Gray, 27, during the Q&A session – also revealed why he signed up for MAFS in the first place.

When asked by a fan: ‘Did you honestly think a reality show like MAFS was a good idea?’ the down-to-earth Aussied replied: ‘They sold it that it was gonna be a hell of a lot better than what we did. It was the complete opposite to what actually happened. S**thouse.’ [sic]

He also dished out his ‘best piece of life advice’, telling his followers: ‘F**k everyone’s opinion.

Honest: Mick - who was joined by his girlfriend Kayla Gray, 27 - also revealed why he signed up for MAFS in the first place

Honest: Mick – who was joined by his girlfriend Kayla Gray, 27 – also revealed why he signed up for MAFS in the first place

Mick shot to fame during the sixth season of MAFS. The show first aired in Australia in 2019, but only arrived in the UK this year.

He met new girlfriend Kayla – who starred on The Bachelor – at an event in 2019, and within five months Kayla had relocated to Mick’s Gympie farm.

Jess has since moved on with aspiring rapper Filip Poznanovic.

It’s not the first time this week that Mick has made some surprising MAFS revelations.

A day earlier, he took part in another Q&A, saying he would ‘rather jump in stinging nettles’ than ‘waste’ another minute with Jess.

Scandal: Fans rallied around Mick after 28-year-old Jess (pictured) famously admitted to cheating on her husband with Dan, 36

Scandal: Fans rallied around Mick after 28-year-old Jess (pictured) famously admitted to cheating on her husband with Dan, 36

When asked by a fan: ‘[Would you] rather jump in stinging nettles or waste another minute with Jess?’ Mick who had clearly never heard of the plant, quipped: ‘Stinging nettles, whatever the f**k that is.’

He also revealed that he had bumped into the blonde bombshell since filming the show.

When a fan queried: ‘Have you and Jess spoken since not being on MAFs?’ the down-to-earth countryman replied: ‘Yeah I ran into her at the pub.’

Loved-up: Mick met new girlfriend Kayla - who starred on The Bachelor - at an event in 2019, and within five months Kayla had relocated to Mick's Gympie farm

Loved-up: Mick met new girlfriend Kayla – who starred on The Bachelor – at an event in 2019, and within five months Kayla had relocated to Mick’s Gympie farm