They appear to be one of the strongest couples on Married At First Sight this season.
But fan favourites John Robertson and Melissa Walsh have reportedly broken up, with a close friend of the couple claiming they were pressured to ‘fake their relationship’ for the cameras.
‘John can’t fail twice, so production pretty much told Mel to just smile and nod and enjoy the ride,’ a source close to the couple allegedly told New Idea this week.
‘They are just very different people’: Married At First Sight’s Melissa Walsh and John Robertson SPLIT after ‘faking their relationship’ for the cameras
According to the publication, there was never a spark between unlucky in love Melissa and John.
An insider claimed different interests and both John and Melissa being unwilling to move to where the other lived as reasons behind it not working out.
‘They get on well, but they are very different people,’ the source revealed to New Idea.
Unlucky in love: Melissa decided to go on Married At First Sight after being married twice but never being in love
Distance: An insider claimed different interests and both John and Melissa being unwilling to move to where the other lived as reasons behind it not working out
Didn’t have a romantic connection: According to the publication, there was never a spark between unlucky in love Melissa and John
According to the insider, the couple were told to ‘carry on playing happy ever after’ in order to ‘protect’ the Married At First Sight brand.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine, Melissa and John for comment.
John made his second appearance on Married At First Sight this year, after previously failing to connect with ‘bride’ Deborah Brosnan.
Deborah and John parted ways after bickering on their honeymoon, with Deborah saying she was disappointed that John had not been Polynesian as she requested.
Didn’t work out: John made his second appearance on Married At First Sight this year, after previously failing to connect with ‘bride’ Deborah Brosnan
Different expectations: Deborah and John parted ways after bickering on their honeymoon, with Deborah saying she was disappointed that John had not been Polynesian as she requested
Meanwhile Melissa decided to go on Married At First Sight after being married twice but never being in love.
The journalist previously told The Fix that she had been relieved to walk down the aisle with John, who she had watched on last year’s series of Married At First Sight.
‘Like the whole of Australia, I guess I thought, “Oh god, that poor guy”. I thought he was really lovely,’ Melissa said.
‘And then when I saw him (at the wedding) I was so rapt! I was like “Oh my god”, like, “You’re not a stranger!”‘
‘John can’t fail twice, so production pretty much told Mel to just smile and nod and enjoy the ride’: An insider alleged they were told to fake their romance