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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | 'The sixth season of Married At First Sight is garnering plenty of attention in Britain, two years after first hitting screens in Australia.<br>But viewers watching the drama unfold on E4 may not be aware of a scandal that engulfed the show when it was initially broadcast in early 2019.<br>At the time, [/tvshowbiz/article-6770973/Married-Sight-exposed-Nine-cast-members-busted-actors.html Daily Mail Australia revealed] how a handful of contestants - including Sam Ball, Tamara Joy and Melissa Lucarelli - were part-time actors, having appeared in movies, reality shows and even McDonald's adverts.<br>The exposé raised questions about the integrity of the social experiment, fuelling rumours the series was somehow 'fake' or 'staged'.<br>Scroll down for video <br> The Married At First Sight scandal that will shock British viewers: How eight cast members, including Sam Ball, were exposed as 'secret actors' when the show first aired in Australia 2019<br>At the time, Channel Nine and production company Endemol Shine responded with strongly worded statements defending the show and its cast. <br>Executive producer John Walsh told [ ] that while the network was aware that some of the participants had been actors or models in the past, they were not 'hired' to perform.<br> RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/tvshowbiz/article-9191279/Former-Married-Sight-star-Mike-Gunner-plans-apologise-Elizabeth-Sobinoff.html Former Married At First Sight star Mike Gunner plans to...] [/tvshowbiz/article-9186461/Married-Sight-star-Sam-Ball-turned-50k-offer-return-reunion.html EXCLUSIVE 'They begged me': Married At First Sight star Sam...] [/tvshowbiz/article-9190297/MAFS-Sam-Ball-reveals-really-happens-scenes-controversial-reality-show.html Married At First Sight bad boy Sam Ball reveals what really...] [/tvshowbiz/article-9170553/Married-Sight-bad-boy-Sam-Ball-admits-hes-addicted-ink-returns-parlour.html EXCLUSIVE: Married At First Sight bad boy Sam Ball admits...] <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>He added: 'The suggestion that any of them were hired as performers to appear on Married At First Sight is categorically untrue.'<br>Another EP, Tara McWilliams, dismissed the speculation as 'ridiculous', saying: 'The brides and grooms are not hired actors. They are not given scripts or lines to recite.'<br> Exposé: At the time, Daily Mail Australia revealed how a handful of contestants - including Sam Ball, Tamara Joy and Billy Vincent (pictured) - were part-time actors, having appeared in movies, reality shows and even McDonald's adverts <br>Despite being billed as a 'barista' on the show, 30-year-old Billy Vincent was actually a model and part-time actor at the time he was cast.<br>His biggest role up until that point was playing the lead in a McDonald's advert, which aired across Australia in 2012.<br>In the commercial, Billy played a shirtless surfer struggling to find cash. <br> Who knew! Despite being billed as a 'barista' on the show, 30-year-old Billy Vincent was actually a model and part-time actor at the time he was cast. Pictured in a 2012 McDonald's ad<br>Billy's 'wife' Susie Bradley, [https://filmvf.baby Streaming VF] 27, was also no stranger to being in front of the camera.<br>In January 2019, the mother of one starred in an advert for Queensland-based fitness company Peptides Direct.<br>In the promotional film, Susie was shown in bed wearing racy lingerie alongside a tattooed gentleman who played her boyfriend. <br> Busting out! Susie Bradley, 27, starred in an advert for a fitness company in January 2019<br> Will she win a BAFTA? In the promotional film, Susie was shown in bed wearing racy lingerie alongside a tattooed gentleman who played her boyfriend<br>Tamara Joy likewis[ ][ ]page under Melissa's name listed an upcoming role in an Australian production titled The Script of Life.<br> Surprise! Dino, who was billed as a 'meditation coach' on MAFS, also featured in a campaign for prescription glasses company Speqs in 2017 with his co-star Jessika Power<br> Busted! Dino's ex-'wife' Melissa Lucarelli happened to be an actress, too. In addition to her day job as a talent agent, the 40-year-old had previously starred as an extra in Home and Away<br>Of course, Melissa wasn't the only Married At First Sight star to have made an appearance on Home and Away.<br>Sam Ball starred as a 'river boy' during scenes that aired in January 2018. <br>The previous year, he made several appearances in crime thriller series Secret City, which is available to stream on Netflix. <br>In his now-deleted Star Now acting profile, Sam wrote: 'I have a tendency of making people say "wow" after every experience.'<br> He's a star! Sam Ball played a 'river boy' in Home and Away during scenes that aired in 2018<br> Successful! In 2017, he also made several appearances in crime thriller series Secret City, which is available to stream on Netflix<br>Before finding fame on Married At First Sight, Gold Cost-based electrician Mike Gunner previously starred in a low-budget movie.<br>Footage resurfaced in early 2019 of the 45-year-old playing a gun-toting criminal in an unknown project.<br>'He always wanted to be a model or actor,' an ex-girlfriend said at the time.<br> Watch out! Before finding fame on Married At First Sight, Gold Cost-based electrician Mike Gunner previously starred in a low-budget movie<br>Bronson Norrish, who was described as an 'entrepreneur' on the show, was also no stranger to the spotlight when he appeared on MAFS.<br>The 37-year-old, going by the stage name 'Bronson Foxx', worked as a stripper for several years before retiring to start his own business.<br>Before filming Married At First Sight, he was a contestant on Australian Ninja Warrior.<br> Part-time model? Bronson Norrish, who was described as an 'entrepreneur' on MAFS, was also no stranger to the spotlight when he appeared on the show. Pictured in an ad for a restaurant<br> Remember this? Before filming Married At First Sight, he was a contestant on Ninja Warrior<br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br>[ DAD BOD PROGRAM - YouTube]<br>[ Melissa Lucarelli - IMDb]<br>[ MAFS EXCLUSIVE: Mike Gunner¿s ex-girlfriend on what he's REALLY like | Now To Love]<br>[ Tamara Laing is an Actor, Extra and Model based in Victoria, Australia. | StarNow]<br>[ Married At First Sight 2019: The brides and grooms are not hired actors - 9Celebrity]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);' |
