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There’s already been so much speculation over why Married At First Sight Australia’s Eliot Donovan walked away from his marriage to Lauren Hall after only a few days, but while it’s true he prefers younger women, that’s not the whole picture, a source close to the couple tells Woman’s Day.
“The decision to leave was a little more mutual to what played out on screen,” our insider divulges.
“Three days into the honeymoon, Eliot and Lauren, 37, sat down and spoke and they agreed that things weren’t going to work. Eliot wanted someone younger, while Lauren wanted someone older. It was a myriad of mismatches.”
A separate source tells us that while Lauren had also agreed that they weren’t going to work, she was willing to give it a shot. Eliot was more eager to walk – but not before he gave producers a bit of a grilling.
“He told them during his final interview that he thought it was cruel for them to pair him with Lauren,” they say.
“He felt that he had been upfront and honest about his values and what he was after. He told them he’d leave if he thought he wasn’t getting what he was after. Regardless, they still went through with it and put him with her, knowing that he would leave her.”
All is not lost though, with sources telling us that both Eliot and Lauren are given a second chance at love later on in the season.
Things certainly didn’t get off to a great start with Eliot and Lauren, especially after their nuptials were thrown into disarray when Lauren’s sister spat the dummy over her non-pescatarian meal.
However, a wedding guest tells us their marriage was already on the skids. Apparently Eliot uttered an inappropriate comment about Lauren’s bridesmaids before the couple had even exchanged vows!
“He basically saw the two bridesmaids and said something that shocked all of us,” reveals the source.
“Everyone in the first few rows heard it. It was pretty crazy.
Married At First Sight Australia screens 7pm Sunday to Wednesday on Three and streams on ThreeNow.
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