The latest episode of Married at First Sight UK descended into chaos after a bride branded her rival a ‘stupid b***h and a snake’ at a dinner party.
The shocking comments concerned the show’s female same-sex couple, Leigh and Leah, whose relationship got off to a rocky start.
In the episode, the pair were asked in the honesty box if they were finally ready to be intimate with each other and, despite questioning her attraction towards Leah throughout the season, Leigh said ‘yes’.
While the revelation was met with applause by the other contestants, it did not go down well with Julia-Ruth, who made a horrible comment to her husband Divarni about Leigh, telling him: ‘She’s a stupid b***h. She’s a little snake.’
While the bride attempted to make the remarks subtly, it was overheard by the other contestants – including Leigh – and scenes of absolute chaos erupted.
Leigh said: ‘I have f**k all to say to you Julia-Ruth. You’re the one in the wrong.’
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The latest episode of Married at First Sight UK descended into chaos after a bride branded her rival a ‘stupid b***h and a snake’ at a dinner party
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The shocking comments concerned the show’s female same-sex couple, Leigh (pictured) and Leah, whose relationship got off to a rocky start
Julia-Ruth was then accused of disliking Leigh since the start of the experiment, with groom Ashley stating: ‘She’s been slighting you all along, and her opinion hasn’t changed.
‘She’s been saying it to all the girls mate,’ he added, addressing Julia-Ruth’s husband Divarni.
Keye went on to accuse the couple, who had a promising start before Julia-Ruth took umbrage with her husband’s height, of ‘making an absolute mockery of the experiment’.
He said: ‘This relationship is fake. She [Julia-Ruth] is making an absolute mockery of the experiment.’
Divarni was so upset by the comments that he then stood to leave the dinner party and said: ‘I’m going to leave, I’m not doing this.’
Viewers of the show were quick to complain about Julia-Ruth’s behaviour and took to social media to share their thoughts, writing on X: ‘Julia-Ruth is one big weirdo?’;
‘Where’s Davide when we need him to tell Julia-Ruth how much of a horrible b**h she is.’
Others remarked: ‘Julia-Ruth is a snake’ and ‘The truth will come out tonight.’
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While the bride attempted to make the remarks subtly, it was overheard by the other contestants – including Leigh – and scenes of absolute chaos erupted
The bust-up comes after viewers have demanded that the ‘disrespectful’ Julia-Ruth is axed from the show after ‘bare-faced lying’ to her husband – and even her co-stars issued a stern warning to her husband.
The latest series of the E4 show returned to our screens last month and saw 11 couples say ‘I do’ moments after meeting down the aisle.
Monday’s episode of the programme saw Divarni catch up with pal Bailey Smith and he told him: ‘[Julia-Ruth] said to the girls that she doesn’t think you’re her type. She said she doesn’t think you’ll ever be her type.
‘Now has she been saying that to you?’
Divarni replies: ‘Nah, she doesn’t. And that’s the thing.’
Bailey told him: ‘F*****g hell. She’s been saying something totally different to everyone else and then behind closed doors.’
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Married At First Sight UK viewers have demanded that one of the ‘disrespectful’ brides is AXED from the show after ‘bare-faced lying’ to her husband – and even their co-stars have issued a stern warning to her husband
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Dancer Julia-Ruth Smith, 29, and musician Divarni Groce-Balogun, also 29, (pictured) have had plenty of ups and downs since becoming husband and wife
Bailey continued: ‘It’s not fair, but you’ve been totally respectful and in my opinion, she hasn’t towards you.
‘She’s more concerned about the image rather than your actual feelings. It’s very muggy in my eyes.’
Divarni said: ‘If I knew that, hey, I could have just put my hands up and just been like, “Yo, why am I physically here?” I don’t know what to do.’
Later on in the episode, Divarni texts Julia-Ruth to come over to their apartment to have a chat.
He told his wife: ‘This is making me look like I’m some delusional guy. That’s a slap in the face because we both know the truth.’
Julia-Ruth told him: ‘I’ve said it before, I’ve said we’ve had attraction issues.’
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Monday’s episode of the programme saw Divarni catch up with pal Bailey Smith, 36, (pictured) and he told him: ‘I’ve told that boy ten times, I don’t fancy him. I’ve told him I don’t fancy him’
She continued: ‘I’ve answered it a million times. It’s the height.’
Divarni said: ‘So that means you’ve been leading me on emotionally… for what?’
‘I haven’t,’ Julia-Ruth fumed.
He asked her why did she have sex with him multiple times, to which she replied: ‘To see if there was something there, it felt good. I feel safe with you.’
‘So you’re having sex with someone you’re not attracted to that you have no emotional connection with? How do you think that feels?’ he asked her.
She told him: ‘There’s lots of qualities and traits that you have that I’ve never had before. And that’s why I focus so much on trying to get to know you and having fun with you, and building that connection.
‘Clearly it hasn’t worked out for me by just going off of looks solely.’
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He told his wife: ‘This is making me look like I’m some delusional guy. That’s a slap in the face because we both know the truth’
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She told him: ‘There’s lots of qualities and traits that you have that I’ve never had before. And that’s why I focus so much on trying to get to know you and having fun with you, and building that connection’
Divarni fumed: ‘If you can’t answer to the experts who are actually here to improve our relationship, one simple question about any form of intimacy…’
Julia-Ruth chimed in: ‘I’m not saying that we never made a pact to never talk about intimacy on camera, we made a pact to talk about it when we were both ready.
‘This is a two-way street so please do not play this game.’
Those watching at home were shocked at the scenes, with one saying on X: ‘Julia-Ruth is scary boy #MAFSUK.’
‘There’s keeping secrets and then there’s bare-faced lying.’
‘Divarni deserves so much better than Julia-Ruth, he’s right she’s making him look a fool.’
‘Sorry Julia-Ruth said to Divarni the sex was shit den said it was good but she’s not attracted to him emotionally and physically because he’s not tall? Can’t believe I’m siding with a man.’
‘Julia-Ruth has got some cheek saying she feels betrayed and humiliated by Divarni.’