Married At First Sight RECAP: Jono reveals when his romance with Ellie really ... trends now
Married At First Sight groom Jono McCullough revealed when he really started dating co-star Ellie Dix during Monday night's explosive Reunion Grand Finale.
The health business owner, 39, was in the hot seat as the participants took to the couch in front of the relationship experts for the final time.
Alessandra Rampolla grilled Jono over the romance he and Ellie struck up behind his bride Lauren Dunn's back, with the busty cosmetic injector's groom Ben Walters also sharing some telling details.
When Jono was asked to give the timeline of his relationship with Ellie, 32, he admitted: 'About a week after Final Vows I made the decision to reach out to Ellie (about the text messages).'
'I wanted to call her and let her know what had happened... I gave her a call and said s**t's gone down,' he added.
Married At First Sight groom Jono McCullough revealed when he really started dating co-star Ellie Dix during Monday night's explosive Reunion Grand Finale
The health business owner (pictured) was in the hot seat as the participants took to the couch in front of the relationship experts for the final time
'I didn't want her to come into the reunion and get railroaded or blindsided by all of it.
'I thought she was going to be upset or worried, but she laughed and said, "This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard."
'Then we talked for like an hour and a half... The last three weeks Ellie and I have been seeing each other have been amazing.'
Despite Jono's attempts to downplay his interactions with Ellie prior to their relationship, his former bride Lauren, 32, was not convinced of their innocence.
Bringing up the secret texts Jono shared with Ellie after the brunette left the experiment, Lauren said: 'The volume of messages... it just seemed like the getting to know you stages of them liking each other.'
Despite Jono's attempts to downplay his interactions with Ellie prior to their relationship, his former bride Lauren (pictured) was not convinced of their innocence
She added: 'I made little jokes to Jono throughout the experiment saying, "I think Ellie has a crush on you, I think you have a crush on her."
'But Ellie also made a comment to Ben that she thought Jono liked her. So it wasn't like I was this crazy person bringing this out of nowhere.'
Alessandra agreed Jono and Ellie's previous communications
