If you’re reading this I’m going to assume you are okay with spoilers. If you’re not the kind of person who likes to live dangerously on the edge of reality TV, turn back now before you accidentally find out some juicy gossip.

Still here? Good, I shall begin. Last night I was contacted by someone who was eager to share with me some interesting details about the pre-MAFS life of one of the contestants. Surprisingly, it wasn’t a bride or groom I’d have expected to have such a murky origin story. After a phone call with a second concerned party, I’m ready to share what I’ve learned…..

Turns out the Alpha Bride is much more Alpha than we originally thought. Not only was she in a year long relationship just a few weeks before jetting off to marry a stranger, she ghosted the man she was with to do so AND got her mum to lie to him to cover her tracks.  That’s the short story, now for the detail.

Mark met Rebecca through a client, he’s a Personal Trainer who runs his own classes and his client brought a friend along. That friend was Rebecca. She pursued him but he was more than happy to be pursued. They had a lot in common and only lived a short distance apart. The relationship started to turn sour as they neared the one-year mark. Despite her being very clear with her intentions and how she expected to be treated, she was quick to anger if things didn’t go her way. Like the situation on MAFS in which she broke the pact between her and Bailey and then couldn’t handle it when he challenged her – Rebecca would create rules that Mark had to follow but she did not. When reminded what she’d agreed there would be “nasty outbursts” which were difficult for him to deal with.

After celebrating his birthday on the 30^th of January, less than three weeks later Rebecca disappeared off the map and he was unable to contact her. He spoke with her Mum who assured him everything was fine and that Rebecca had just gone on holiday to grieve the passing of her grandmother. He later found out she’d entered the experiment and believed she must have applied for it DURING their year long relationship. This is something she has always denied.

His next contact with her came in April and surprisingly came from someone he had never met or heard of – Leah. Under the guise of “checking in” and “making sure he’s okay”, Rebecca was keeping her options open but without leaving evidence that she’d personally gotten her hands dirty. Diabolical.

Once the experiment was over, Mark met with Rebecca in person to talk about their relationship as she was paranoid any messages between the two would be used against her. She’d invested so much time in the experiment; she was in too deep to back down.  She told him she still had feelings, she told him Bailey “wasn’t him”, she told him that Bailey ISN’T an Alpha and the only reason she acquiesced and called him that on the show is because the experts kept asking her the question.

In July while still working through things with Bailey, Rebecca called Mark in distress, telling him things weren’t working out and asking if she could visit him. She whined that she was always drunk and always in the dark when she slept with Bailey and HE was the only one she wanted to sleep with sober. He declined.

According to the sources, Rebecca had no intention of moving when she signed up for the experiment and has no real interest in Bailey or being with him. So why did she apply? Apparently for what comes afterwards. She wanted the fame, the clout, the money, the influencer lifestyle. In trying to rekindle things with her ex, she told him there was money to be made, she could recommend his business, and they could both make out like bandits and stroll off into a Bailey free sunset. Perhaps the funniest tidbit I learned, was her telling him that in six months’ time, when it all dies down, they might want her to do a photoshoot abroad without Bailey and he could come with her. Obviously because all great MAFS legends end up on international photoshoots, right?

And why is this ex speaking now? Valid question. It’s because he is tired of watching the fakeness and can see through the narrative she is spinning for herself.  It’s his truth and he want’s it to be known. Rebecca has high standards and Bailey didn’t quite meet them. Allegedly, Bailey slept with one of the other wives’ friends which also caused an issue in their relationship. She told Mark that the main difference between him and Bailey is that Bailey is lazy, spends too much time down the pub and not enough time at the gym like he originally claimed. Plus, if you recall, he isn’t 6ft 4 either, so there’s that….

The lies have had a profound effect on Mark and he’s struggled to come to terms with the betrayal even now, months later. Although Rebecca was hoping she could reintegrate him into her family by Xmas, he has no desire to do so. He spent last Xmas with them and she’s had an entire marriage in between. She’ll be lucky if she makes the Xmas card list.

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Mark is a PT and owner of MD Training based in Liverpool.