Friday 23 September 2022 05:23 PM MAFS Matt claims he didn't cheat on wife Gemma... insisting they were 'broken ... trends now
Married At First Sight's Matt Murray has claimed he didn't cheat on his wife Gemma Rose during the show, despite spending the night with co-star Whitney Hughes during the couples' retreat week.
Insisting that he and his wife had 'not been together for seven days' at the time of his new romance, the barber, 32, recently took to Instagram to offer his point of view on the situation, firmly explaining there was 'no betrayal.'
It comes after MailOnline exclusively revealed that the tattooed hunk will spend the night with Whitney, who married Duka Cavolli on the show, during next week's bout of episodes - while their partners remain under the same roof.
Addressing claims: Married at First Sight's Matt Murray, 32, has claimed he didn't cheat on wife Gemma... insisting they were 'broken up for 7 days' before he spent the night with co-star Whitney Hughes during the show's couples' retreat getaway
Chatting to his 32.3K followers, Matt firmly explained 'There was no cheating, there was no betrayal. Me and Gemma had not been together for seven days, and we'd been apart more than we'd ever been together.
'Which is a bit s****y because it kind of ruins the series a bit, doesn't it? But yeah, we weren't even talking. Specifically after the episodes this week - so before we go to the getaway, I had specifically asked production to go home.
'I didn't want to be here anymore and I had bigger things to deal with back at home than me trying to make something work and I was asked to stay until the next commitment ceremony, otherwise it wouldn't make sense to the audience,' he concluded.
But despite Matt's denial in branding the incident 'cheating', a TV insider told MailOnline that his wife Gemma 'broke down in tears' during the retreat.
Not quite a match: The barber was paired with hairdresser Gemma on the show, with the pair quickly butting heads over their conflicting sexual openness
Explaining himself: Chatting to his 32.3K followers, the tatooed hunk firmly explained 'There was no cheating, there was no betrayal. Me and Gemma had not been together for seven days, and we'd been apart more than we'd ever been together
The insider explained: 'Whitney and Matt truly shocked the other members of the cast by cheating on their partners – not only because of the hurt it caused but the circumstances too.
'The pairs had gone away to a couples
