Married At First Sight groom Timothy Smith has been filmed laughing at a promo clip for A Current Affair’s report on his drug smuggler past.
As reported by the Channel Nine program on Tuesday night, Timothy, 52, was caught using a helicopter to smuggle large amounts of marijuana from Canada and the United States 17 years ago.
A day before the special went to air, Timothy attended a viewing party for the Married At First Sight reunion special alongside co-star Andrea Thompson.
In a video exclusively obtained by Daily Mail , Timothy can be seen reacting to a short for the upcoming A Current Affair report.
‘Which former groom was a jailbird and drug-runner?’ a booming voice over plays as a silhouette of a prisoner flashes on screen.
Married At First Sight groom Timothy Smith has been filmed laughing at a promo clip for A Current Affair’s report on his drug smuggler past.
The camera then pans to Timothy, who is seen smiling and covering his mouth with his hands while sitting next to co-star Andrea Thompson.
‘F**k… me!’ he exclaimed with a grin.
During his appearance on A Current Affair, an emotional Timothy expressed his regrets after being caught using a helicopter to smuggle marijuana.
Timothy is seen smiling as a promo for the episode flashes on screen, before exclaiming: ‘F**k me!”
‘I was a helicopter pilot in North America that did something really stupid,’ he said, revealing he was paid to take flying lessons for the purpose of trafficking.
‘It’s something I’m not proud of. I’m definitely not proud of it, but it doesn’t define who I am and I’m not the same person I was 17 years ago.’
Timothy said he would make $100,000 per trip across the border flying a helicopter full of marijuana.
During his appearance on A Current Affair, an emotional Timothy expressed his regrets after getting caught using a helicopter to smuggle marijuana
‘I would take off from a little unmanned airport and I would fly up a valley into a creek where I would meet a four wheel drive… within a minute, the helicopter would be loaded,’ he said.
Timothy was caught by police in Los Angeles when he returned to the country after visiting his sick mother in .
The groom was sentenced for ‘trafficking marijuana over an international border’ in 2006, but they ‘tacked on 4 or 6 months in immigration’.
The groom was sentenced for ‘trafficking marijuana over an international border’ in 2006, but they ‘tacked on 4 or 6 months in immigration’
Despite spending his days locked up beside hardened criminals, the real punishment came when his mother and younger brother Dave died while he was in prison.
An emotional Timothy said Dave called him during the start of his sentence and said: ‘”Don’t let anyone mess with you” and “I’ll be there when you get out”, but he wasn’t.’
Tragedy struck mid-way through Timothy’s sentence when his mother died of cancer and his brother died by suicide just a few months after her death.
Timothy said he did not tell producers on MAFS he was a convicted drug smuggler when applying for the show.
The groom was paired up with fan favourite Lucinda Light during his stint on MAFS this year, but they broke up following a disastrous homestay visit in Melbourne.
The pair called time on their marriage at the following commitment ceremony, with Timothy acknowledging his lacklustre effort to the experts.
‘I didn’t go into homestay with the best attitude,’ he said at the time, before admitting he found deep emotional exploration ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘overwhelming’.
Despite their romance not working out, Timothy and Lucinda have maintained a close friendship ever since the cameras stopped rolling.
The former on-screen couple have been seen on nights out together, while Lucinda recently gushed over how ‘glad’ she is to have Timothy as a ‘dear friend’.
Timothy, who was paired with Lucinda Light (right), said he did not tell producers on MAFS he was a convicted drug smuggler when applying for the show