They’ve been struggling in their ‘marriage’ ever since Gabrielle Bartlett threatened to leave Married At First Sight.
And tensions are escalating between Nasser Sultan and his ‘wife’, the personal trainer claiming Gabrielle has been making little effort.
Behind-the-scenes footage aired by Talking Married on Wednesday night showed Nasser slamming Gabrielle for trying to ‘manipulate things’.
‘She says she’s made an effort; she hasn’t really’: Married At First Sight’s Nasser Sultan slams ‘wife’ Gabrielle Bartlett as ‘manipulative’
Appearing on the live panel show, Gabrielle was forced to watch previously unseen footage of Nasser blasted her during a chat with MAFS producers.
Claiming his wife had been ‘pretty clever to move and manipulate things’, Nasser slammed Gabrielle for threatening to leave Married At First Sight during the last commitment ceremony.
‘See both of us, Gab and myself, haven’t really made an effort, to be honest with you. She says she’s made an effort; she hasn’t really,’ Nasser complained to producers.
Venting his feelings: Claiming his wife had been ‘pretty clever to move and manipulate things’, Nasser slammed Gabrielle for threatening to leave Married At First Sight
Not happy! A visibly annoyed Gabrielle told hosts Cheryl Maitland, Shelly Horton and Jayne Azzopardi, his comments were ‘quite a surprise’
Watching the footage on Talking Married, a visibly annoyed Gabrielle told hosts Cheryl Maitland, Shelly Horton and Jayne Azzopardi, his comments were ‘quite a surprise’.
‘The effort was far-reaching, I can tell you,’ she continued, revealing she had resorted to skinny dipping, albeit while wearing her underwear, to keep him interested.
‘I think I was cooking cheesecakes at one point; there was spaghetti bolognese; there was lots of affection; there was back-off with the affection …. I felt like I was trying to come at this from so many angles.’
Meanwhile, Gabrielle revealed to The Fix on Wednesday she would not ‘vent publicly’ about Nasser’s frustrating behaviour.
‘I felt like I was trying to come at this from so many angles’: Gabrielle revealed she had resorted to skinny dipping, albeit while wearing her underwear
‘I wanted to maintain a sense of dignity for him, but at the same time it was really difficult and hurtful to hear about other people’s partners participating in even the small things,’ she explained.
The plus size model admitted she had found it difficult to hear Nasser complaining about their disastrous home stay visit.
‘Nasser was full of justification and excuses as to why that behaviour happened. I wasn’t surprised to hear it, but it was still hurtful to hear,’ Gabrielle said.
Nasser admitted he didn’t feel sexually attracted to Gabrielle, appearing distant during their home visit last week.
Struggling: Nasser admitted he didn’t feel sexually attracted to Gabrielle, appearing distant during their home visit last week