Married At First Sight Australia series 6 is over, and we miss it more than we miss our actual childhood dog. It cuts that deep.
Let's be honest - we were totally obsessed with this show and have been truly invested since day one - mostly thanks to it's utterly explosive nature and the endless WTF moments.
One positive of the show being over, though, is we can check the Married At First Sight lot's Instagram accounts without the risk of major spoilers. WINNER.
So, here's how to keep up-to-date with your MAFSA faves (and, let's be honest, those you love to hate) on the 'gram.
How to follow the Married at First sight Australia cast on Instagram:
Martha Kalifatidis' Instagram (@marthaa__k)
Martha's instagram is every influencers dream. It's so aesthetically perfect as she fills her feed with mirror selfies, non-stop glam and endless flawless fashion moments. She has scored over 522k followers (still growing everyday, btw) and promises frequent posts to feed your artistic desire.
Michael Brunelli's Instagram (@mbrunelli)
Like Husband, Like Wife: With just over 245k followers, Michael's insta is similar to Wifey Marthas as he also keeps his insta feed very preened and super aesthetic. Michael's instagram is full of workout vids, transformation posts, family moments, and he even shares the odd pic of his pooch!
Jessika Power's Instagram (@jessika_power)
Jessika has taken to the world of insta influencing, doing sponsored ads for: face masks, beauty products, work out fashion gear and even vibrators! With a cool 317k followers, Jessika is keeping her feed refreshed and updated with golden tones and lingerie realness.
Jules Robinson's Instagram (@julesrobinson82)
Now this is an instagrammer worth following: featuring many pastel colours and a light, breezy feed, Jules has family at her forefront. Jules captures many memories with hubby Cam and their gorgeous baby. It truly is family goals. Oh- and she's got a whopping 587k followers.
Cameron Merchant's Instagram (@cammerchant)
Much like his spouse Jules, Cam keeps his insta feed rather personal, featuring snapshots of family moments with Jules and baby Oliver. Giving his 388k followers wholesome content wherever he can.
Cyrell Paule's Instagram (@cyrelljimenezpaule)
Cyrell's insta is giving us slight baby fever, tbh. She is in full Mum mode as she floods her insta with plenty of pics of herself and baby Boston. With over 351k followers, her audience loves her content (as do we, of course).
Mick Gould's Instagram (@mick_gould86)
This 34-year-old farmer isn't afraid to let his 207k followers in on his farming life. Mick often posts pics of himself posing with goats, pigs and other farmyard animals- it's SO cute. He also shares the rare snap of him and his new girlfriend, it's pretty wholesome.
Lizzie Sobinoff's Instagram (@lizalizzieelizabeth)
Lizzie's insta feed may surprise some MAFS fans as she looks a tad different. Looking just as stunning though, she sports a lot more full glam looks on her feed and her 406k followers are certainly not complaining. Lizzie's feed features a lot of causal influencer marketing and if you keep your eyes peeled, you'll see a few pics of her and ex boyfriend See Guilhaus.
Nicolas Jovanovic's Instagram (@nicccj)
Nic's instagram is full of achievements and workout victories as he shares plenty of pics of himself in full action, dressed head-to-toe in sports gear. What you will notice, is his Boxer dog who is definitely not a stranger to the MAFS star's feed. His 199k followers love the content.
Melissa Lucarelli's Instagram (@mellucarelli)
Mel's fun vibrant instagram presence is much like her personality on MAFS. Remaining in Sydney and spending time partying, clinking Champagne flutes and flaunting some cute dresses, her instagram is certainly one to check out. She's growing her audience too, with now over 164k followers.
Sam Ball's Instagram (@who_is_samm)
Another MAFS transformation- Sam can be seen with shaved hair and a whole new look about him. He's gained over 99k followers and posts mostly working out pics and videos, with plenty of muscle on show.
Lauren Huntriss' Instagram (@laurenhuntriss)
With 110k followers, Lauren delivers a haze of aesthetically pleasing pics. She is a makeup artist, so naturally her feed is full of gorgeous glam looks as well as a lot of blue and teal tones. It's pretty damn cute.
Dino Hira's Instagram (@dino_hira)
Selfies, fitness posts and seriously cute pup Milo is what you're met with when you get to Dino's instagram. Dino has 111k followers, and he shares his mindfulness tips and spiritual lifestyle with a tonne of mirror selfies.
Heidi Latcham's Instagram (@heidslatcham)
Heidi's instagram reveals her rural, outdoorsy life. She doesn't appear to post much, but when she does she's sure to be doing something fun and spontaneous, like horse riding or running through a lime jungle. It's pretty wild. Heidi has 268k followers- good for you girl.
Matthew Bennett's Instagram (@mattybgrateful)
Now Matt's instagram is filled with motivational posts: promoting and encouraging self love. He has numerous posts of his travels around the globe and shares his love for nature. With his 86.7k followers, he's sure to inspire many people.
Mike Gunner's Instagram (@mikekangaroo)
Mike takes to Instagram to share his vegan lifestyle and drops plenty of selfies. He has a cool 213k followers and there's bound to be a few furry friends making an appearance quite often too.
Ines Basic's Instagram (@innnnnnes)
Ines' Instgram features a minimalistic theme with a colour palette of greys, whites and cool beiges. With a following of 225k people, Ines has entered the influencer realm of insta and posts a lot of ads and paid content. Just recently she's had a refreshing re-stock of photos as she dumps some tropical pics of her on the beach.
Mark Scrivens' Instagram (@thisismarkscrivens)
Friends, memories and precious moments are all the vibes we're getting from Mark's instagram. With pictures of lakes, outings with pals and posing with new girlfriend, Mark is having a whale of a time as he frequently posts for his 139k followers.
Tamara Joy's Instagram (@tamara__joy)
Explosions of colour and vibrant ocean waters is all we're saying! Tamara has had a bit of a makeover since appearing on MAFS, as she appears with fuller lips and a brow transformation. Posing in bikinis beside swimming pools and on golden fluffy sands, Tamara is truly loving the life we're all longing for. (And she has a pretty large following of 214k followers).
Bronson Norrish's Instagram (@bronson_norrish)
Bronson has 187k followers and he uses his instagram to post low-key pics of him out eating, experiencing new adventures and spending time with new girlfriend.
Ning Surasiang's Instagram (@ning_sura85)
Ning's insta feed is vibrant and tropical as she fills her feed with workout posts, pics of her and new boyfriend, and most importantly colourful dishes of delicious grub! She has 227k followers who certainly approve of the content.
CHECK OUT: 22 things you didn't know about Married At First Sight
22 things you didn't know about MAFS SLIDER
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**A LOT of people applied to take part in Married at First Sight 2016.**Over 1,500 people applied to take part in the first series, but experts whittled them down to just three couples.
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**But the first series was pushed back because a LOT of people got cold feet.**According to reports, Channel 4 was forced to push back Married At First Sight UK twice because candidates kept getting cold feet.
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**They take their matchmaking VERY seriously.**Married At First Sight sees a panel of experts – including evolutionary anthropologist Anna Machin, psycho-sexual therapist and psychologist Jo Coker, psychology professor Dr Mark Coulson and priest Reverend Nick Devenish – working together to pair up singletons. They genuinely want this experiment to work.
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**Which means that the application process is INTENSE.**The experts put candidates through workshops, interviews, background checks, various tests and personality questionnaires (some of which can take over 12 hours to complete) until they had 15 candidates with particularly strong matches. They narrowed this down even further when they took dealbreakers into account, such as smoking. In the end, for the first series, three strong couples were identified and matched - although only two of them ever made it down the aisle!
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**The wedding is a CIVIL CEREMONY.**To avoid criticism from religious groups, all of the marriages on Married At First Sight begin with a civil ceremony. You can find out more about the legalities and requirements of a civil ceremony here.
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**Are Weddings on Married at first sight real?**Yes they are legit. A legal wedding requires a marriage license, containing vital information of the spouse - and couples do sign one immediately after the ceremony.
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**But they ARE given legal protection if it all goes wrong.**Speaking to The Wrap, Chris Coelen - who works on the US version of the show - explained: "There is a prenup that is built in. It's a very short, brief prenup. It basically says what they walk in to [the marriage with], is what they walk out of the marriage with."We want to give them some protection walking in. If for some reason it does not work out, at least you are protected with this basic form. You are not going to get yourself into any legal trouble. Once they are in to the marriage, everything is completely up to them."
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**Couples DON'T get paid to take part.**As Jessie J would say, it's not about the money, money, money.
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**But they DO get an all-expenses paid honeymoon.**So that's something, eh?
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**They DO have to live together for six weeks.**Yup, couples spend six weeks living together as man and wife – at the end of which they decide whether to stay together or call it a day. You can imagine the former doesn't usually happen.
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**Some of the couples DIDN'T know it would be televised.**Wait, what?Participant Emma Rathbone - who married James Ord-Hume for the first series of the show, told This Morning: "Initially I didn't know it would be televised. I'm finding the television part very difficult."
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**The first season ended entirely in divorce.**Yes, all of the couples ended up splitting after the six weeks. One couple, Jason and Kate, split just two weeks after their wedding after Jason was found on Tinder. Another couple (Sam and Jack) pulled out before the wedding but, in a bizarre twist, were seeing each other secretly after the show finished filming... but then broke up. And the final couple, James and Emma, stayed together til the November after the February wedding but broke up after saying it "didn't feel natural". And a bit forced. Funny, that.
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**The show WILL help pay for a divorce - but there's a catch.**According to the executive producer of the US show, if the couples decide to go for divorce, Married At First Sight does not bear the divorce costs. He added that they provide assistance only "within a certain period" to cover the legal costs, although the amount provided is very nominal.
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**You CAN apply to take part in it.**To apply, please send your name, phone number, age, location and email address to: marriedatfirstsight@cplproductions.co.uk.
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**But you CAN'T have been married before.**According to the Channel 4 website, you are only allowed to apply if you do not have any children and have never been married. They're very traditional, clearly.
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**And they WILL need to know your physical data.**Yup, they need to do a DNA test, and they'll ask for your physical data, such as hip to waist ratio in women and hip to shoulder in men.
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The show originated in DENMARK.… where none of those couples who initially walked down the aisle stayed married, we'd like to point out.
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**There are a LOT of other versions of Married At First Sight.**It airs in the USA, Australia, Germany, Finland, and Bulgaria - who have all produced successful unions.
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**However it HAS sparked controversy.**The show particularly irked the folk of Australia, with the public starting up a petition to get it taken off the air. They said: "This television show is a disgrace. It is morally unsound and should not be aired on Australian television."
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Couples are contractually obliged to stay married for the duration of filming.So 2019 couple Jonathan and Stephanie breaking up literally days after their nuptials made media circulations a little awkward.
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**There are a few success stories.**But sadly not from this side of the pond. The US series' Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner are still going strong and have welcomed a daughter, and their series co-stars Cortney Hendrix and Jason Carrion are still married, too.
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Plenty of MAFS stars have gone onto cash in on their experience. 2016's Clark Sherwood has gone onto write about his marriage for a number of publications, and of course, Ben Jardine has become a bonafide celebrity Z lister in his own right.
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Daniel Webb's Instagram (@danwebbs)
With more than a few shirtless selfies, Dan's instagram is filled with pics of himself goofing around and posing for pics. He has 134k followers, oh and also a new girlfriend.
Billy Vincent's Instagram (@billyvincent)
Billy's instagram gives us real surfer dude vibes and we are absolutely loving it. He has over 84k followers and has quite a preened instagram: with only 54 posts, consisting mostly of shirtless pics- it's a treat.