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MAFS’ Michael reacts to the cheating scandal that ruined his marriage to Stacey

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As we wait with bated breath for many of the juicy Married At First Sight scandals to unfold, it’s safe to say we’ll see Stacey Hampton and Michael Goonan’s marriage implode as they struggle to come back from a brutal cheating scandal. 

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WATCH: Hayley and Michael get VERY cosy just moments before cheating on their spouses 

According to a New Idea insider, after rumours began swirling the mum-of-two cheated with their co-star Mikey Pembroke, Michael is said to have given up and instantly pulled the plug on their troubled relationship, despite the fact Stacey denied it ever happened. 

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Mikey and Stacey were spotted together recently. (Credit: New Idea)

“I’m more disappointed at Michael than anyone. If this is how he takes one rumour then he needs a lot of help because honestly there’s going to be a lot of rumours going around in life,” Stacey told the outlet, revealing at the time she was still furious he couldn’t trust her. 

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“Nothing happened between Mikey Pembroke and I. No sexual relations. Nothing. I can guarantee that. And I can sit here and swear on anything,” she also said, adding “I swear that Mikey and I have never shared any sexual intimacy”. 

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Mikey and Natasha were eventually booted off the show. (Credit: Nine)

Despite vehemently denying any involvement in the scandal, Mikey confirmed on February 25 that he did cheat on Natasha Spencer with the soon-to-be lawyer.

“I can confirm we did have sex, but it was clearly after Natasha and I had agreed with producers that our relationship was over, and Natasha knew we weren’t together,” Mikey told News.com.au. “I actually didn’t want this (story) out as it’s not the best way to end my time on the show, but it did happen.”

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Although Michael was obviously fuming his wife had humiliated him in front of their peers, it turns out he doesn’t have a leg to stand on!

This morning, after much speculation, the controversial star confirmed he also went behind Stacey’s back and shared a kiss with Hayley Vernon after a boozy night out. 

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We didn’t see this affair coming. (Credit: Nine)

“We were all joking and having a laugh. We were mucking around with the phone and were like, ‘Oh how funny would it be if this got out?'” he told TV Week of the naughty hookup. 

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“We were fully clothed, just being stupid, being loose, having fun, not really understanding the implications of what rumours can do to your life,” said Michael who initially attempted to reject all involvement in the scandal while the cameras were rolling. 

“We’d had a few drinks,” he said, with Jonethen later revealing he was playing the ‘Oh, I was too drunk to remember card’. “It got to the point where I was like, ‘Did I kiss her? Didn’t I kiss her?'”
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Looks like their donezo. (Credit: Nine)

Determined to reveal the truth, Michael and Hayley’s co-star, Vanessa Romito, confirmed their affair last week, adamant it was much more than a drunken kiss. 

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“I swear on my life Hayley and Michael hooked up,” Vanessa told New Idea. “It definitely happened.”

“They were fooling around on the bed and dry humping. Shoes were flying everywhere,” she shockingly added. 

According to Vanessa— who dated former MAFS bad boy, Bronson Norrish— the affair took place in her hotel room while Stacey was spending time in Adelaide with her two children. 

“Michael walked into our room. He was really drunk and so was Hayley,” Vanessa began. “Hayley said, ‘my husband (David) doesn’t want to f–k me’. And I said, ‘mine doesn’t either’. [Michael] turned around and said, ‘I would f–k both of you’.”

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