Exclusive: Julia hits back against co-star claims after split from Grayson: 'Felt like a very easy dig at me'
EXCLUSIVE: After an emotional split from Grayson on Sunday night's episode of Married At First Sight, Julia hit back at claims she wanted to be matched with a woman.
The 35-year-old entered the experiment open about her bisexuality but was not convinced her husband or her co-stars full understood it, telling nine.com.au: "There is this assumption that if it's not working with Grayson, then I must be a lesbian."
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Julia and Grayson's final Commitment Ceremony was an emotional watch. Nine
"It actually just shows there is so much misunderstanding, and it's just such an easy scapegoat. 'Oh, she just wanted to be with a woman'. I've heard that being echoed in the public. Having that come up on set just felt like a very easy dig at me," Julia said.
Julia reiterated she simply wanted a person whose emotional intelligence matched hers.
"It never had anything to do with gender," she said.
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Whether it be Grayson or other co-stars like Gia alleging she would have preferred to be matched with a woman, Julia was sick and tired of the narrative.
"It felt really tiring and exhausting to constantly be explaining to him personally that it wasn't that."
Grayson said he didn't believe the claims that Julia would prefer to be matched with a woman until she failed to categorically deny it at the Commitment Ceremony.
"When the experts asked her, she said, 'I don't recall saying that.' For me there was no certainty," Grayson said.
Despite his disappointment, Grayson said "there's no bad blood there" between him and Julia.
"I think she's a beautiful, beautiful human."
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Grayson insisted there was "no bad blood" between him and Julia. Nine
Right now, Grayson is just "trying to navigate real life again".
"I'm ready to go to work, get back to all my friends and family, you know, the community, and just doing what I do, surfing and playing golf."
As for romance? Grayson said "no dating for me".
"It's been a whirlwind and I'm just trying to get my feet on the ground and move forward," he reflected.
"I'm open to meeting someone if it happens."
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Julia looked back on her MAFS experience with fondness.
"I am really proud of the kindness I displayed. I'm coming across a little quirky and eccentric, and that's fine. I am a bit wacky, and that's who I am but I really did try to conduct myself with respect and love," she said.
"I am proud of the way I conducted myself and I really did try my very best."
Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here. Episodes stream weekly, immediately following the explosive Married at First Sight Dinner Party episode on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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