Married At First Sight UK bad boy Luke Worley has been axed from filming the show’s reunion special this week, can reveal.
Luke, 30, was ejected from the series after having a physical fight with co-star Jordan Gayle, 26, but has further angered Channel 4 bosses by posting threatening messages towards his rival on social media.
He has also been reprimanded for speaking about his experiences on a celebrity podcast despite cast members being under strict instructions not to reveal show secrets.
The Married At First Sight UK cast are reuniting on Wednesday at a secret location in East Sussex to film a special six months on from when the drama was first broadcast but Luke was told by exec producers that he wasn’t welcome to take part.
However, his wife Jay Howard will be in attendance after she was also forced to leave the experiment when Luke broke the programme’s rules by lashing out towards another cast member.
Married At First Sight UK bad boy Luke Worley has been axed from filming the show’s reunion special this week, can reveal
Luke was ejected from the series after having a physical fight with Jordan Gayle but has further angered Channel 4 bosses by posting threatening messages towards his rival on social media
However, his wife Jay Howard will be in attendance after she was forced to leave the experiment when Luke broke the programme’s rules by lashing out at another cast member
A source told : ‘Luke’s relationship with Channel 4 has deteriorated since his axing was aired.
‘Not only did he come to blows with Jordan but he’s also used threatening language towards him on social media, which of course the channel deems unacceptable.
‘Luke has spoken out about his experiences filming the show and no doubt will do so again… the trust between him and Channel 4 has been lost.
‘He doesn’t feel great knowing that the majority of the cast are filming the special and his invite was well and truly retracted but they feel that right now his attitude is too difficult to manage.’
revealed that Luke had been axed from the series after banging on the door of Jordan’s apartment where he lived with wife Erica Roberts and starting a fight with his co-star.
Luke was furious after discovering that Jordan had spoken badly about him to his wife Jay, claiming that he would be likely to cheat on her if he could get away with it.
Following weeks of tension Luke saw red and swung for Jordan, who has spoken about his past trauma with domestic violence.
As a result of his aggressive behaviour, Luke was removed from the programme with Channel 4, who have a ‘zero-tolerance policy towards violence’, saying his actions were unacceptable.
Following weeks of tension Luke saw red and swung for Jordan, who has spoken about his past trauma with domestic violence
Erica and Jordan have faced some problems during recent episodes of the show, clashing over their varying opinions and point scoring against each other
The majority of the E4 cast including up to 14 stars of the series are reuniting on Wednesday to film a MAFS special at a secret location in East Sussex
In tearful scenes that aired on Tuesday evening, Rozz Darlington split from husband Thomas Kriaras after admitting that she didn’t see a future for them outside of the show
Posting on Instagram at the end of October, Luke used the hash tag ‘chat s***, get banged’ in reference to his fight with Jordan, claiming in a post: ‘If you upset my wife, you will know about it.’
In a statement to , Channel 4 said: ‘We do not condone any form of violence, or aggressive language, and have raised the matter with the cast member concerned.’
On Wednesday the cast are reuniting to film a one-off special which will finally reveal the couples that are still together in their marriages as well as the pairs that have gone their separate ways.
In tearful scenes that aired on Tuesday evening, Rozz Darlington split from husband Thomas Kriaras after admitting that she didn’t see a future for them outside of the show.
Addressing their breakup on Instagram, Rozz said that filming their ‘homestay’, where the couples visit their family and friends in the real world, left her feeling ‘scared’, ‘broken’ and ‘exhausted.’
During the final commitment ceremony, she explained to the show’s relationship experts that she couldn’t prioritise Thomas and that he deserved better.
revealed that only three couples are still together today, six months after filming of the series ended.