MAFS UK’s Lacey Martin lifts the lid on ‘misunderstood’ cast member

Lacey has defended one of her co-stars

mafs lacey with some of the grooms

by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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At this point we don't know if any of the Married At First Sight couples are still together.

Some of the series eight couples have sparked rumours that they're no longer together, even though onscreen they're still loved up, and fans have already seen a bunch of them call it quits during filming.

One of the couples we've seen break up is Stephen Nolson and Hannah Norburn after a wild relationship that involved blazing rows, giving each other the silent treatment and trying to crack on with their co-stars.

mafs hannah and stephen at the dinner party
hannah and stephen had a turbulent relationship ©E4

Now though, Lacey Martin has spoken out about Stephen and branded him 'misunderstood' after he was exposed for trying to 'get to know' Sionainn Carmichael.

After one of Lacey's followers asked what Stephen is really like, she replied, 'I really like Stephen, I think he's a great guy and the editing didn't help him.

'He got along with everyone, he's such a good friend! Despite how he ended with Hannah he's always been respectful.'

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lacey has spoken out about stephen ©E4

She went on to say, 'I think he's a bit misunderstood. I am really grateful to of met him. He's a really good friend to me.

'I've seen he's been getting some hate which is not fair, people need to remember it was filmed so long ago!

'Everyone has grown in different ways! Got a lot of love for Stephen ❤️.'

mafs lacey talking about stephen on her instagram story
lacey defended stephen on Insta ©Instagram / laceymartin__

Lacey speaking out comes after Stephen had an onscreen blazing row with Ryan Livesey after it came to light that he wanted to recouple with his wife.

During the spa retreat, and after Ryan and Sionainn had an argument, Stephen hinted that he'd want to crack on with Sionainn.

Then at the commitment ceremony, Ryan confronted Stephen and said, 'You're the slyest guy I've met.

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ryan confronted stephen during the commitment ceremony ©E4

'You're laughable lad. I feel for that girl, because you've been grilling her all this experiment and you have done exactly the same.'

Ryan insisted, 'I would not have done that without speaking to you and I've said that.'

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Eden-Olivia is the deputy editor of heatworld and she’s worked in showbiz since 2016. She loves watching MAFS UK and AU and one of her favourite contestants of all time is the iconic Collins Christian.

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