Exclusive: MAFS' Jacqui reacts to the chaotic moment Ryan dropped her on the floor mid-dance - and his request to producers
EXCLUSIVE: Married At First Sight's Jacqui has spoken out about the moment everyone was talking about during last night's episode; when Ryan dropped her mid-dance.
The entire room – Jacqui included – were in hysterics over what happened, but Ryan asked production to "leave that part out" of the episode to "preserve Jacqui's dignity".
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Speaking exclusively to 9Entertainment, Jacqui revealed she was happy for everyone to see the moment and thought it was nothing sort of "hilarious".
"I enjoyed watching it back a lot more than I thought, I couldn't stop laughing. The wedding was so, so fun," she beamed.
Jacqui said she found the whole moment "hilarious". Nine
"My dress was a bit like a duvet, so I had a comfortable fall – it didn't hurt, and I just thought it was really funny."
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Jacqui's reaction was very different to Ryan's, who called a talk with production to say he didn't want it to go to air.
"In terms of my identity as a warrior, instinctively I'm very protective. I'm more concerned how it's going to present for her. She doesn't deserve that. She deserves a little more dignity than that," he said during last night's episode.
Speaking about his reaction, Jacqui recalled: "My biggest concern on the day was that I was going to get a runaway groom, or I'd get to the aisle and there'd be no one there – you know, just thinking worst case scenarios.
"Then as soon as he dropped me, his mood completely switched... I panicked."
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Jacqui and Ryan's Wedding Album
Jacqui said her fears crept in that Ryan might not want to stick around after what happened, and so she did everything she could to reassure him things were fine.
"You're marrying a stranger, you're not going to have time to practice dancing with each other," she said, added. "Usually you do dance classes – you don't know how they move, it's a big expectation to think the wedding will go perfectly smoothly."
Ryan requested the drop be left from the episode. Nine
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She said the couple had a discussion about it after the wedding, and they looked forward to getting things back on track in future.
Jacqui also said it was "hilarious" that she appeared to be a "dog snob" after commenting on Ryan's dog breed – a Staffy.
"I need him to impress me and owning a Staffy is just really, really unimpressive. It's a huge red flag," she said during the episode.
Chaos. Nine
Speaking about her comment, she laughed: "There's nothing wrong with a Staffy! It's more like– you know how they say people are a reflection of their dog?
"I guess I was imagining myself with a Golden Retriever man, or a German Shepherd man and I got a Staffy man. I actually love all dogs!"
While their wedding certainly had some twists and turns, it seems there was definitely a spark between the duo. Onto the Honeymoon!
Married At First Sight continues Monday to Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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