Married At First Sight’s Natalie Parham has sparked rumours she is dating intruder groom Ash Galati after they were spotted attending at a Melbourne Fashion Week show on Sunday night.
The unlikely duo were spotted looking very friendly with one another, with Natalie, 32, sitting on the hunky tattooed sales manager’s lap for photos.
‘Nat has really taken a liking to Ash after meeting him at the reunion,’ an insider told Daily Mail .
‘They immediately hit it off. Nat has since told friends and her co-stars that she wishes that was matched with someone like Ash.’
Natalie was originally paired with Collins Christian, while Ash was paired with former Home and Away actress-turned-physic medium Madeleine Maxwell.
Married At First Sight’s Natalie Parham has sparked rumours she is dating intruder groom Ash Galati after they were spotted attending at a Melbourne Fashion Week show on Sunday night
The unlikely duo were spotted looking very friendly with one another, with Natalie, 32, sitting on the hunky tattooed sales manager’s lap for photos
It comes after Daily Mail revealed that Ash and Madeleine’s romance faced insurmountable challenges due to their painful lack of chemistry.
Ash and Madeleine abruptly quit the show during Monday’s episode, despite Ash choosing to ‘stay’ at Sunday’s Commitment Ceremony.
Their relationship reached breaking point following an intense argument, leading to Madeleine packing her bags and leaving the show altogether.
‘Nat has really taken a liking to Ash after meeting him at the reunion,’ an insider told Daily Mail
‘They immediately hit it off. Nat has since told friends and her co-stars that she wishes that was matched with someone like Ash,’ they continued (Pictured L-R: MAFS stars Belinda Vickers, Melissa Rawson, Bryce Ruthven, and Love Triangle’s Alan Wallace)
‘Maddy refused to play ball with producers and sensationally quit. Ash was just as much done and over it too,’ an insider said.
‘Ash knew that he didn’t stand a chance with her. He called up the producers post-ceremony declaring he wanted out. Yet, they were brought back together for one final showdown.’
This explosive ending was not what Madeleine had envisioned when she joined the experiment, hoping for a chance to control her narrative and experience something unforgettable.
It comes after Daily Mail revealed that Ash and Madeleine’s romance faced insurmountable challenges due to their painful lack of chemistry
Instead, she found herself disillusioned with the reality TV experience.
‘She felt completely humiliated,’ a source close to Maddy revealed.
‘Madeleine told her sister Teagan that going on the show would be an experience to remember, and assumed she would have a lot control of of her narrative.’
This explosive ending was not what Madeleine had envisioned when she joined the show, hoping for a chance to control her narrative and experience something unforgettable
Instead, she found herself feeling disillusioned with the reality TV experience. ‘She felt completely humiliated,’ a source close to Maddy revealed
‘Nothing was going in her favour and that commitment ceremony was a real wake up for her,’ the source added.
Following her exit, Madeleine has stepped back from the spotlight, deactivating her social media accounts and choosing not to participate in the show’s reunion.
A cast member told Daily Mail that ‘nobody has heard from her’.
‘Maddy didn’t really make an effort to get to know anyone and had no friends on set. I am not surprised she didn’t last long to be honest,’ they said.
‘Madeleine told her sister Teagan that going on the show would be an experience to remember, and assumed she would have a lot control of of her narrative,’ said the source
Melbourne-based Ash (pictured) was spotted checking into Skye Suites apartment, where the show is being filmed alone on September 6
‘My wedding day was me getting on the Titanic’
Meanwhile, Ash has compared his ill-fated marriage to the Titanic and said ‘it was destined to fail’.
Recalling his time on the experiment, Ash said by the time the couple attended the first dinner party he was ‘ emotionally exhausted from the honeymoon’.
‘I was pretty much yeah, at my wit’s end. So I was like, ‘you know what? I want to see the other couples. I want to just touch base with the other couples’. And ask, ‘Am I going crazy here? Am I actually going crazy? What is going on?” he told Daily Mail .
‘I had absolutely not a chance in hell with Madeline.’
Ash openly admitted to feeling like he was ‘boarding the Titanic’ on his wedding day, hinting at a doomed journey ahead
‘She was never gonna give me a chance. She didn’t know why she was on the experiment.
‘And yeah, as for me, obviously my wedding day was me getting on the Titanic. Just had no idea that it would doom to crash and burn.’
Ash didn’t hold back from expressing his suspicions about Madeleine’s behavior in front of the cameras.
‘She can turn it on very well… She’s really good at turning it on when the cameras are on.’ Ash’s doubts grew when he learned of Madeleine’s past as an actress
‘She can turn it on very well… She’s really good at turning it on when the cameras are on,’ said the pest control salesman.
Ash’s doubts grew when he learned of Madeleine’s past as an actress.
‘I was like, “Is she genuine? Like, why is she on here? Is she acting?” So it played into my doubts,’ he added.
Married At First Sight continues on Tuesday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine.
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