The biggest moments from the Couples Retreat on MAFS 2025
One of the experiment's most iconic – and chaotic – challenges is back: the annual Couples Retreat!
The remaining couples packed their bags and head to Byron Bay for some sun, R&R, and... bombshells, of course.
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While the time away strengthened some bonds, it also derailed others – and exposed some major tensions among the group.
Scroll through for the biggest moments from the week.
Lauren and Clint face the group
Everything came to a head on the final night of the Retreat, which ended with one bride in tears.
At group drinks, Dave asked Clint how he felt about Lauren's disrespectful comments to the women at Girls' Night.
Clint shocked the group as he revealed: "I back Loz".
Lauren claimed that she was ambushed by the women last night, and she felt "attacked".
"You're a bunch of wild animals, that's what it felt like," she told them.
Lauren and Clint face the group
This did not go down well with Jamie and Awhina, who said the night began with the group asking polite questions and spiralled only after Lauren was rude to them.
Lauren then claimed that Rhi and Carina also believed she was attacked last night.
"I just said the delivery could've been a bit better," Rhi admitted, causing Clint to smugly thank her.
Carina said she agreed with Jamie's point, but not her communication.
A very frustrated Jamie said it was unfair for her to get shamed just because she was louder, despite the fact Lauren and Clint were the ones being rude.
"Sydney can hear you now," Clint remarked, firing Jamie and Dave up even more.
Lauren and Clint face the group
Clint then told Jamie to "sit the f--k down" multiple times, which fired Adrian up as well.
"Both of your actions are rubbish," he told Lauren and Clint.
"Bro, you can't be swearing at women and you're rude and arrogant, that's it."
Jacqui also came to Jamie's defence, saying she deserved an apology.
"No, I'm done," Lauren declared, moving away from the group.
Jamie ends up in tears after feeling let down by her friends
Lauren and Clint removed themselves from the argument, but that didn't mean things were settled.
Carina and Rhi felt unfairly targeted by Jamie, who made the point that she has defended everyone in the group at some point and would like that same energy back when she needs it.
She became emotional.
"It is so embarrassing," she cried, saying she was so sick of being seen as the bad guy because she speaks up.
"When it serves you well, when I'm yelling for you, then it's OK, but where is my defence?"
It was an unfortunate end to the Retreat, as the couples headed back to Sydney with some very unexpected rifts.
Dave tells Clint Lauren does not have feelings for him
The explosive row was one thing, but in the lead-up to that moment something happened that took Clint by surprise.
During a tense Girls Night, Lauren admitted to the other brides that she had no spark with Clint.
Later that night, Awhina, Beth and Jamie pulled their husbands aside to fill them in – and they quickly realised Clint and Lauren's ideas for their future did not match up.
As Clint prepared for a piece-to-camera, Dave came over to interrupt.
"Have you heard what happened at Girls Night?" Dave asked.
Dave tells Clint Lauren does not have feelings for him
Dave said it only only fair that Clint knew what Lauren had said.
"She's been saying that there's no spark, she's not interested," Dave explained.
He said that as soon as Clint stepped away from the experiment, their relationship would be over.
"I thought you were being taken for a ride, and it seems to be what's happening," he explained.
Clint was disappointed to hear this and vowed to ask Lauren to set things straight.
"I'll be on the next flight out of here if that's the case," he responded.
Clint asks Lauren about her feelings
The next morning, Clint confronted Lauren about what Dave had told him, and she denied it.
"They're actually just trolls. They're all mental and bullies," she told him.
Clint decided to trust his wife.
"I don't believe Dave at all... Dave is just the messenger, the message came from the girls and probably Jamie.
"After what I heard happened last night, I've got no time for Jamie."
Despite earlier claiming they wanted to leave, Lauren said this had inspired her to stay at the retreat – mostly out of spite.
Teejay is dumbfounded as Lauren insults Lauren
Unsurprisingly, Lauren and Clint isolated themselves from the group after this – but Teejay wanted to try and mend broken bridges.
The groom approached the couple to see how they were doing, but walked away shocked as Lauren called Jamie a "troll".
Teejay didn't think that was very productive, and it definitely didn't show any sense of remorse.
When he told the group, including Jamie, about the comment, they knew the final night would be explosive – and boy oh boy were they right about that!
Jamie reveals she dropped the 'L word'
Jamie and Dave's relationship has been going from strength-to-strength ever since their wedding day.
Proving just how well they were going, Jamie had some exciting news to share with Beth and Veronica over welcome drinks at the Retreat.
She told Dave she loved him!
