‘They post 22 times a day and block everyone who disagrees’ — MAFS star unleashes fury on “narcissistic” bride from her season and claims the newly engaged couple’s romance is ‘purely transactional’ and part of a wider publicity machine - suong

   

MARRIED At First Sight Australia 2025 was explosive to say to least.

Awhina Rutene had a turbulent time on the show which aired in the UK earlier this year.

Awhina from Married at First Sight wearing a green ombre wrap top and skirt.
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Awhina Rutene has slammed a 'narcissistic bride' while chatting exclusively to The SunCredit: Instagram
A woman and a man sitting on a green couch.
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Awhina was coupled up with Adrian on the hit showCredit: Channel 4
Photo of Awhina, Jacqui, and Clint from MAFS.
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Jacqui and Clint were not paired up on the show, but had a whirlwind romance after participating - and they are now engaged to be marriedCredit: Instagram

Paired up with Adrian Araouzou on the hit Channel 9 and E4 series, things were not rosy for the couple with it ending on bad terms by the end of the experiment.

She has now got close to British hunk Billy Belcher from her season, who married Sierah Swepstone.

But following her show exit, Awhina has faced even more rocky moments - though this time it has been with a bride from her series.

She has found herself in a feud with Jacqui Burfoot, who was paired up with Ryan Donnelly, but later found love with Clint Rice, who had been paired up with Lauren Hall.

When cast members, including Awhina, regained control of their Instagram accounts back in May, she spoke out about Jacqui and her thoughts on her romance with Clint.

Jacqui and Clint announced their engagement in April, after a whirlwind romance that began during the show. 

 

Clint proposed to Jacqui during a viewing party for the show in Sydney.

Now, speaking to The Sun in an exclusive interview, Awhina has opened up about her feud with Jacqui and Clint.

A recent Instagram story by Clint said that Awhina and Billy's relationship was a PR stunt.

However, Awhina told us she can't see their content as they have all blocked each other.

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She then went into detail about their ongoing feud, revealing to us: "Jacqui and Clint upset with me because I did a Channel 9 approved interview when they got engaged.

"So again, I did everything the correct way.

"Narcissists will control the narrative by making their.... they took their social media back while everything was airing.

"And Jacqui was posting up to 22 times a day when people didn't have a voice."

Awhina then explained how Jacqui had been "making posts against Rhi" every single day when her fellow bride couldn't respond as she was not on social media at the time.

She then explained how in her Channel 9 approved interview, she slammed Jacqui and Clint's engagement as a publicity stunt.

Awhina shared: "I said, if you're getting engaged at a Married At First Sight party by a podcast, where you were essentially sponsored by the jewellery company, you've got paparazzi there.

"You've got reporters. You've got people buying tickets. It's a publicity stunt. 

"I'm not saying that their relationship is fake. It's very much a very real relationship.

"You can see it's a transactional relationship. They're both benefiting from it.

"But again, it's a transactional relationship. And eventually the funds will dry out, and I'm not talking money.

"I'm talking... That transaction isn't going to last forever."

 

She concluded: "The whole process is being sponsored and shared online."

The Sun reached out to Jacqui and Clint for comment. They told us, "We don’t engage with bullies".

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Awhina has spoken to The Sun in an exclusive tell-all chat about her time on the showCredit: Instagram
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She had a tumultuous time on the hit seriesCredit: Channel 4