MAFS groom Orson hits back in social media rant after being slammed by bride Richelle
MARRIED At First Sight star Orson has hit back at his wife Richelle after she slammed him for not having “integrity”.
During the last dinner party, the couples were faced with the honesty box for a second time.
Orson asked his wife: “Richelle, do you think I am the man that you need?”
Richelle brutally replied: “I think that you probably aren’t the man that I need, purely because I need somebody who is grounded in integrity and honesty.
“At times I question if you are that.
“I also really need a man who is natural leader – I want to look up to the man that I’m with and at times I’m not sure that’s what I get.”
A clearly deflated Orson told the cameras later: “F****** hell. I know that my integrity is in the right place.
“At the end of the day, I’m comfortable with who I am and what I am.”
Richelle then cruelly added: “Orson may be a natural leader to a 25-year-old, but to a 48-year-old, he’s not sufficient.”
Orson shared her vile remarks on his social media and hit out her for branding him not genuine.
He went on to say his “core values” are integrity and treating women with upmost respect.
The engineer wrote alongside the clip: “It’s been alleged that I’m NOT a natural leader, I’m NOT man enough and I’m tooooo soft!
“For those of you that know me personally know I am ALL these things and MORE.
“One of the most important things to me in life is how women and children are treated.
“Two of my most important core values that I live by are INTEGRITY and ACCOUNTABILITY.
“We are living in a world where people are going through things and are afraid to speak out about it but please ALWAYS remember someone is always available to speak to.
“Happy mental health week.”
Last week, Richelle revealed that Orson recouples with another co-star on the show.
Richelle has previously been called out by E4 fans for bluntly urging groom Orson to “get over” his previous heartache after he was cheated on five years ago.
She has now spilled the beans, claiming her husband attempts to ‘cheat’ on her by recoupling with another bride in the experiment.
One fan was keen to know why Richelle had treated her husband so badly over the last few weeks.
They wrote on their X account: “Is there something we aren’t seeing between Richelle and Orson? That woman is so harsh on Orson and I do not see why.”
Richelle re-shared their post on her Instagram and replied: “Yes there’s a lot you’re not seeing behind tonight and previous edit that I will address to comments on this post…tomorrow!”
On the same post, another fan asked: “Doesn’t he leave you for another bride?”
Richelle was quick to share her version of events, saying: “Yes he tries to recouple once I move out the apartment.”
The unlucky-in-love bride added: “People will see the truth. It’s a waiting game.
“They want me to lap it all up like a gullible fool so they can come in the comments and ‘there there’ me when it become abundantly clear what his intentions are.
“They aren’t even trying to turn their attention to him.”
While this fan responded: ‘Bring it on, I believe you 100 per cent. I just hope they don’t let him and his new ‘wife’ stay!!”
But some fans have no sympathy for the bride and slammed her constantly picking a fight with Orson.
Richelle walked out of their honeymoon in explosive scenes after suggesting the former cricketer and project engineer – who models and acts in his spare time – was playing out a narrative.
She then walked out again at the apartment when she doubted his “emotional resilience”.
Fans were quick to react to the spat on X, with one viewer writing: “Such an insanely gross thing to say.”
Another directed their comment towards Richelle and put: “The way you speak to Orson is absolutely vile. No compassion at all.”
A third then noted: “His emotions is the reason people don’t speak up.
“Surely you should know to use your words better with nearly half a century on this earth.”
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”