Exclusive: MAFS' Jacqui says watching Ryan's lewd comment about her was '10 times worse' than she imagined
Earlier this week, the Married At First Sight experiment was rocked by a comment made by Ryan in front of all the grooms regarding his sex life with Jacqui.
Jacqui had no idea about what was said until Wednesday night's Dinner Party, where she was told about the comment and scolded her husband for what he said.
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Reflecting on what happened to 9Entertainment and ahead of Sunday's Commitment Ceremony, Jacqui says she felt "humiliated, shocked and exposed" after she watched Ryan saying those words during the Intimacy Week workshop.
"I was told eventually what he did, but it wasn't explained to me in that way," she said. "I had no idea he was making fun of me like that.
"So to watch it back... it was 10 times worse than I ever heard from the group."
Jacqui said she didn't feel like the moment was a just "slip up", adding: "I'm a human being. I'm someone's daughter, I'm going to be a mum one day – and my daughter, I would not be happy with that behavior. Quite frankly, I'm shocked.
"He was intentionally bad mouthing me behind my back. And it's not just a slip up. It's actually worse than that, because it's in the context of him making fun of me."
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Jacqui said she wished the grooms would have shut it down at the time, adding that "it was disappointing to see everyone go home and talk about it like school children".
Jacqui is pictured at Wednesday night's Dinner Party. Nine
After the comment came to light, Ryan apologised in an interview on Today Extra, saying it was one of his "biggest regrets".
"I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to the viewers, to Jacqui, to anyone who was offended by it, to Alessandra who was present in the room..." he said.
"I'm a firm believer in ownership and accountability and yes, 100 per cent what I said didn't come across well," the 36-year-old added to 9Entertainment.
"There's those intrusive thoughts, you know that scallywag inside of you that wants to stir the pot a bit and I guess the medical diagnosis is foot-in-mouth disease.
Jacqui was blindsided at the Dinner Party. Nine
"To put into context, the average person says like 10 times more explicit things on a regular basis with their mates.
"Now, that does not excuse my comment. It was both ungentlemanly and disrespectful and on national television."
Jacqui acknowledged that Ryan apologised and shared his remorse over what happened, and at the end of Wednesday night's Dinner Party they agreed to try and move on from the incident.
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Jacqui and Ryan are currently working on their relationship, and we'll see how they progress at the Commitment Ceremony on Sunday night.
Married At First Sight airs Sunday at 7pm and Monday to Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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