MAFS experts defend show amid backlash over Eve and Charlie exit and 'bully' row

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Married at First Sight UK relationship expert Paul C Brunson has taken to social media to defend the show’s experts following fan criticism after the bullying row between brides Eve and Charlie, and the subsequent departure of the couple at the end of the episode that was broadcast on Wednesday, October 2.

During the dinner party episode the night before, Charlie was accused by fellow bride Polly of bullying her partner, Eve, and things came to an emotional head when Charlie discovered Eve had been listening in to her private interview after the emotional events of the evening.The couple both elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony shown on Wednesday after Eve denied she had listened in and the experts called her out for lying.

Viewers questioned why the experts didn’t step in earlier, with one saying: “Experts need to stop this nonsense pretending they don’t see any footage and start outing people like Eve to the group #MAFS.” Another was even blunter: “Surely the experts should call s**t like this out.” Paul responded to some of the criticism on X, writing: “For the record, we don’t see any footage.This is what makes it so challenging for us.

We only see what happens at the dinner parties and commitment ceremonies. Everything else we see for the first time with you when the show airs." Another fan asked how the experts, who also include Mel Schilling and Charlene Douglas, could possibly be able to help the couples if they don’t actually see all the footage from the couples’ interactions throughout the week.