MAFS Australia's Mel is a 'nice girl' insists her pal as Luke cries at first commitment ceremony
Luke needs a tissue as Mel complains that she didn't get her fairytaleMAFS Australia‘s Mel Akbay has been described as a “nice girl” by one of her close friends.
Mel’s pal has spoken out amid an increasing storm of criticism aimed at the Married At First Sight bride.
Tonight, Mel’s husband Luke Fourniotis will be seen in tears as the couple face their first commitment ceremony together.
Mel moans to the experts how Luke had turned up late to their wedding and was chewing gum during the vows.
She claims these two things made her instantly shut down and switch off from her new husband.
Even fellow bride Bec Zacharia gasps to husband Danny Hewitt: “She didn’t even given him a chance.”
Luke then breaks down in tears as Mel says nothing.
MAFS Australia’s Mel defended by close friend
The scenes are bound to leave plenty of viewers furious with the way Mel is continuing to treat Luke.
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But her friend Tara has jumped to her defence. Taking to Instagram Stories, her female pal shared a picture of herself cuddling Mel.
In tiny writing, she captioned it: “@melpoppy guys she’s a nice girl, ily.”
Tonight’s MAFS Australia is a tough watch.
Mel and Luke are the first couple up to speak to the experts at the commitment ceremony.
Sitting on the couch in a pale pink dress, Mel tells them she can’t get past Luke being late to their wedding because he forgot the rings. She’s also stuck on the fact he was chewing gum .
“The lateness at the wedding. He was chewing gum while we were doing the vows,” she says. “I really did want my fairytale. I just wanted to feel that spark, but I just couldn’t feel it with Luke.”
Luke is asked how Mel’s treatment has made him feel. He admits: “It definitely knocked my confidence a lot and made me think, ‘What am I doing wrong?’
“It’s tough, it hurts. I was excited to get to know someone and have fun with it. I really tried to do whatever I could and gave it my best shot. That’s the thing.”
Luke then breaks down in tears as the other newlyweds look on, shocked. He’s told by John Aiken that there is a box of tissues on the table, so he takes one and wipes his eyes.
MAFS Luke choses to stay with Mel
The conversation turns back to Mel, who tells the experts she wants to leave MAFS Australia.
“This experiment has been a lot harder than I thought it was going to be and I can see that Luke and I are different people unfortunately, so that’s why I have decided to write ‘leave’,” she says.
Luke, however, wants to stay. Given the rules of the show, he and Mel will remain in the experiment for another week to see if they can turn it around.
“I really want to prove to Luke that I’m not a mean person,” Mel says, after admitting she’s shocked Luke wants to stay.
Aussie fans who have already seen the episode have reacted to Mel and Luke’s commitment ceremony.
One wrote online: “The stupid rule they have to stay when one partner says to leave is ridiculous. Why put him through another week with this person?”
Another said of Mel: “She is like a whining toddler. She needs to go home and grow up.”
And someone else remarked: “I pray they both say leave at the next commitment ceremony.”
