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The sneaky trick MAFS producers call upon to cause drama

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Whether you realise it or not, Married At First Sight producers have the innate ability to coerce participants into starting drama with each other in a bid to drive the most dramatic or salacious narrative possible. 

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WATCH: MAFS’ Drew says he turned down producer’s offer to wife swap

And while their sneaky work behind the scenes often goes unnoticed, an on-set spy is finally spilling their well-kept secrets, admitting showrunners intentionally pit contestants against each other in the hope a few nasty fights will ensue. 

“Producers often go around spreading rumours about the contestants in order to create dramas they can capture on camera,” a well-placed insider told New Idea

Last week, former MAFS contestant Jessika Power decided to expose Nine Network and those behind the camera, claiming the show’s bosses begged Drew Brauer to cheat on his television wife KC Osborne in exchange for more air time. 

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“So the new intruder, Drew, he’s spoken to me a few times and he mentioned that there were situations that he was put in by producers that he didn’t want to be put in,” the controversial star told Get Up With Krysti and Bodge.

“They were trying to make him the new Dan. And everyone knows Dan and I swapped partners on the show. They basically wanted a swap out of Drew and he said no.” 

The breakfast hosts then chatted to the 31-year-old musician who remained tight-lipped about what went on when the cameras weren’t rolling, saying: “I’ve literally got a gun to my head from Channel Nine right at this minute, I can’t give away any spoilers.” 

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“I think I’m on there to be one of the good people and I definitely don’t do anything like that. If that did present itself, it would definitely be something that I would turn down.” 

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Then, of course, there was Poppy Jennings who argued Nine producers prevented her from revealing the “petrifying” incident that caused her to exit the experiment unexpectedly. According to the mum-of-two, she was told that if she threatened to expose their true colours, her portrayal would be altered. 

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“I was uncomfortable with all the things about this person I was matched with that didn’t add up. But I was told, ‘Poppy, on camera and off camera doesn’t exist to the public,'” she said in a brutal Facebook rant after leaving the show. 

“I was so scared I was saying sh*t like, ‘this could work’ because they [producers] told me Australia was going to f***ing hate me. F**k, I’d probably hate me too! From what I heard that’s all they play of me!” 

She’s since called in the lawyers, with her best friend Susie revealing she deserves to know whether she can reveal what happened and where it all went wrong. 

“[Poppy] needs to have an understanding of what she can and can’t say,” Susie explained, confirming she also sought legal support because she’s been barred from speaking her truth.  

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“It’s all about the show, no one is really caring about how she is feeling. Something happened to her that made her feel uncomfortable, and everybody has just brushed it off like it’s not important.

According to Susie, there were multiple reasons why she decided to leave the experiment, the main one being this frightful incident with Luke she so desperately wants to reveal, however, is unable to do so because of her rigid Nine Network contract. 

“They’ve made her out like she’s left him for no reason, and she just doesn’t like him and misses her kids. This is not correct at all. She definitely told producers, and they just said, ‘Poppy, you can’t come forward with this as it’s way too controversial for the show.'” 

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