Jessika Power and Daniel Webb began their 'affair' on Wednesday's episode of Married At First Sight, sharing a secret kiss at the dinner party.
But Daily Mail Australia can reveal the pair were far from strangers when Dan debuted as an 'intruder' with Tamara Joy last Monday.
While it seemed as if they had met for the first time at a dinner party, the 35-year-old car sales broker had already 'planned' his romance with Jessika, 26.
EXCLUSIVE: Did Channel Nine set the 'affair' up? Married At First Sight stars Jessika Power and Dan Webb's secret relationship before the show exposed ...after Ines Basic 'introduced' them
A production source has claimed that fellow contestant Ines Basic had actually 'introduced the pair' before Daniel filmed his wedding to Tamara.
'Ines is very close with one of Dan's best friends, who was also one of the groomsmen at his wedding to Tamara,' the insider explained.
'Before Dan married Tamara, Ines had been sending Snapchats of herself and Jessika to the mutual friend while she was bored filming the show in Sydney.
'One night, when Ines was sending selfies to the friend in Queensland, he was sitting with Dan. Petty much instantly, Dan started asking who Jessika was.'
Secret connect: A source on the show claims that Ines (L) is close with Dan's best friend, and she had been sending the boys Snapchat selfies of the girls on set in Sydney, shortly before Dan had filmed his TV wedding to Tamara Joy and intruded onto the show
'He basically set his sights on Jessika before even meeting Tamara': The source claims that Dan had called Jessika a 'proper sort' after first seeing her in a picture with Ines
Dan reportedly described Jessika as a 'proper sort', before asking his friend to request 'more photos' of her from Ines.
It was around this time that he also began 'following Jessika on Instagram,' added the source.
When all this was going on, Dan knew he would be joining the show as an intruder and was just days away from filming his wedding to Tamara.
