Married At First Sight is delivering everything fans expect from the experiment – romance, drama, and a moment so chaotic it nearly stopped a wedding in its tracks.
You see, Mel Akbay arrived ready for one of the biggest moments of her life, only to find herself standing alone as guests shifted uncomfortably and confusion set in. Her groom, Luke Fouriotis, was nowhere to be seen.
And, the question is, has the couple managed to recover from their rocky start?
Why was Luke late for his wedding to Mel?
Very late to his own wedding, Luke finally appeared with a sheepish apology, explaining simply, “Sorry I’m late, I forgot the rings.”
It was a confession that instantly took the shine off the day, and the guests didn’t hide their disapproval, one piped up saying: “For the first day of marriage you’re awfully disorganised.”
As the ceremony continued, Mel admitted the moment felt tainted. “This is such a big event in someone’s life. How do you mess it up like that? It feels a bit ruined. But I will give him a chance,” she said, choosing optimism over walking away.
Unfortunately for Luke, the damage didn’t stop there. As Mel read her vows, an emotional moment meant to be all about connection, Luke was chewing gum, a detail that did not go unnoticed.
In an awkward attempt to fix the situation, he handed the gum to his sister mid-ceremony, leaving viewers cringing and Mel feeling increasingly unimpressed.
“I feel sick in my stomach,” she later admitted, summing up what many watching at home were likely feeling too.
With forgotten rings, a missing groom and gum-gate all unfolding in a matter of minutes, it was one thing after another for the newlyweds.
Despite the chaos, Mel chose to proceed with the wedding, but she made it clear she was unhappy with her match, telling producers that she felt no chemistry.
During the reception, Luke desperately tried to get his new bride to warm up to him, but after she declined his suggestion to go and chat to his sisters, things were not looking good.
Are Luke and Mel still together?
Sadly, the couple couldn’t ever get into the swing of things.
Throughout the time on the show, Luke “struggled to get through” to Mel and noticed a significant change in her behaviour when she was with other people compared to just alone with her husband.
In the first dinner party of the reason, Luke admitted to feeling “so uncomfortable” watching Mel get on with the other contestants and wondering why the pair couldn’t be friendly or share “banter” together.
It’s something that bride Gia even picked up on, telling WHO Mel is the “sweetest person” but that wasn’t portrayed in the relationship with Luke on-screen.
“We weren’t aware of all the stuff that was happening with her and Luke, she really didn’t tell us,” Gia told WHO.
The couple finally called it quits on March 2, with both deciding to leave the relationship and the experiment.
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