Married At First Sight’s Michael Goonan reveals the REAL reason production halted for two weeks – and it wasn’t due to his cheating scandal
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Married At First Sight was forced to halt production for two weeks in October, just weeks are filming had begun.
And despite admitting to his own cheating scandal, Michael Goonan has denied being solely responsible for the temporary shut-down.
He told Nova 100’s Chrissie, Sam & Browny on Tuesday: ‘I’m not the reason that production halted, at all, for two weeks!’
‘It had gone off the rails!’ Married At First Sight’s Michael Goonan (pictured) has revealed the real reason production halted for two weeks last year
Michael clarified: ‘Production halted for two weeks, because, I believe, so much stuff happened off camera that wasn’t captured in the moment.
‘Production had to have multiple meetings and work out where everyone’s storyline was at, because a lot of storylines had obviously deviated or gone off the rails.
‘It would have been a hard job for them [producers]. If you’ve got stuff going on off camera, you’ve still got to be able to tell the story.’
Playing catch-up: ‘Production halted for two weeks, because, I believe, so much stuff happened off camera that wasn’t captured in the moment,’ Michael told Nova 100 on Tuesday
When asked about the affairs taking place on set, Michael confirmed that participants were seen going into each other’s rooms and heading out to bars without telling producers.
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It comes after Michael finally responded to rumours he cheated on his ‘wife’, Stacey Hampton, with co-star Hayley Vernon during filming last year.
‘We were just being stupid’: Despite admitting to his own cheating scandal with Hayley Vernon (pictured), Michael denied being solely responsible for the temporary shut-down
Michael and Hayley kissed each other in Vanessa Romito and Chris Nicholls’ apartment after a night of heavy drinking in October.
‘We were all joking and having a laugh. We were mucking around with the phone and were like, “Oh, how funny would it be if this got out?”‘ he told TV Week on Monday, adding that the kiss was caught on camera.
‘We were fully clothed, just being stupid, being loose, having fun, not really understanding the implications of what rumours can do to your life.’
Meanwhile, Hayley has insisted her encounter with Michael was just a ‘party pash’.
Married At First Sight continues Tuesday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine
Married At First Sight continues Tuesday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine. Pictured: Michael and his ‘wife’, Stacey Hampton