Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Vernon reveals the TRUTH about her gender… after trolls accused her of being a ‘trans bride’
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Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon has revealed the truth about her gender, after viewers on Twitter speculated that was a ‘transgender bride’.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia at Sydney Airport on Wednesday, the 32-year-old finance broker laughed off the rumours and confirmed that she was born a woman.
‘I wish I could pull my pants down and lift my top up [to prove it] but I’m standing in an airport!’ she said.
Speaking out: Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon (pictured) has revealed the truth about her gender, after viewers on Twitter speculated that was a ‘transgender bride’
Hayley added: ‘You know what, why is a strong woman with muscles and someone that does bodybuilding trans?’
She went on to say that the rumours people spread say more about them than the people they are discussing.
‘What Sally says about Tina, says more about Sally than it does about Tina,’ she said.
‘I wish I could pull my pants down to prove it’: Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday, the 32-year-old finance broker laughed off the rumours and confirmed she was born a woman
Hitting back: ‘You know what, why is a strong woman with muscles and someone that does bodybuilding trans?’ added Hayley
Last month, Hayley also slammed ‘trans’ rumours in a since-deleted Instagram post.
After a satirical website published an article questioning her gender, she shared a screenshot of it to her Instagram Story on January 9.
‘That right I have a penis – f**k I’m in tears with laughter,’ she wrote.
Amused: Last month, Hayley also slammed ‘trans’ rumours in a since-deleted Instagram post
‘Was Hayley born a man and changed to a woman?’ Since first appearing in MAFS trailers last month, viewers have questioned Hayley’s gender because of her muscular physique
Since first appearing in MAFS trailers last month, viewers have questioned Hayley’s gender because of her muscular physique.
During Wednesday’s episode, she admitted that bodybuilding and strength training had helped her overcome an addiction to crystal meth.
‘It gave me direction, it gave me purpose and it gave me focus. And slowly, the pieces of the puzzle and people I love came back into my life,’ she added.
Married At First Sight continues Thursday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine
‘It gave me direction’: During Wednesday’s episode, she admitted that bodybuilding and strength training had helped her overcome an addiction to crystal meth
It’s a match! She ‘married’ truck driver David Cannon (right) during Wednesday’s episode