NATHAN Campbell has felt a backlash from fellow MAFS stars, who have branded him "sly" for refusing a "showmance" with Lacey Martin.
Last night's reunion show saw the cast return for an explosive dinner party, but it was Nathan's revelation about Lacey that shocked viewers.
The Sun revealed in November that Nathan and Lacey had secretly split after filming for the E4 series ended.
However, at the beginning of last night 's reunion show he told the boys that Lacey only wanted to continue their romance for fame and "magazine deals".
After arriving at the dinner party and reuniting with some of the boys, Nathan explained why he and Lacey decided to call it quits.
He said: "She just decided it was better to be mates, it was a bit one-sided. It goes into something that's not genuine."
Nathan then revealed that his ex had allegedly sent him a text saying she wanted to "fake" the relationship for "opportunity and money".
He said: "Shortly after she messaged me and said after a year you get magazine deals and things like that, showmance."
A shocked Kieran fumed: "Fake as f***," while Orson added: "Awful."
Nathan went on to say: "She sent me a text message saying the relationship she wanted would be a pretend one so she could get more opportunity from it and make more money but I didn't want to do it.
"It's a bit embarrassing, I don't really want to talk about it to be honest."
However, Lacey's family have now defended her and slammed Nathan's comments.
Both Lacey's mum Maxine and sister Paige appeared on Married At First Sight when she wed Nathan, and didn't have the best relationship with him,
Fans will well remember the "fajitas bust-up", and following his "showmance" comments they have reignited their feud.
Taking to TikTok Lacey's mum and sister were heard calling Nathan "sly".
They also said they didn't see anything wrong with her wanting a "showmance".
Mum Maxine said: "If they could've made a lot of money as friends, then why not? What's wrong with that?"
"You don't go into this industry not to make money.
BITTER BREAK-UP
Shortly after their break-up was revealed, Lacey spoke to The Sun and told us that she feared Nathan was "faking" the romance the whole time, just for the cameras.
However, than Nathan told us it was him that had been left "brokenhearted", and not the other way around.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, he said: "Things weren’t the same off the show, it was very different.
"I’d always have to go there, she wouldn’t come to see me – those kind of arguments. I’m not too sure, things were quite different after the show.
"When you’re together, you’re 100 per cent in the same place.
"But after the experiment there was a big distance there.”
Asked who's idea it was to break-up, Nathan said: “She decided, she said let’s just be friends.”
Speaking about how he was feeling post break-up, he said: “I’m scared to date again, I want to but my hearts still broken.
"I definitely do want to date again but there’s no one yet."
