He’s provided no shortage of comedic relief on Married At First Sight this season
And it’s no surprise Troy Delmege won over producers during the show’s casting process, with the 35-year-old being left red-faced after a Tinder notification interrupted his first audition interview with production company Endemol Shine.
Footage of the awkward moment was revealed on the Today show on Tuesday, and depicted a scruffy-looking Troy telling producers that he’s sick of dating apps like Tinder.
Busted! Troy Delmege was left red-faced after his MAFS audition interview was interrupted by a Tinder notification
‘I do get on the apps a little bit … a little bit, but I still like to think of myself as a guy who can go out in real life and meet anyone, talk to anyone … I’m really not shy in any respects.’
‘I can normally tell if there’s mutual attraction attraction, if it’s reciprocal…’.
The lovesick single’s interview is then interrupted by the Tinder message tone.
Cringe! Visibly embarrassed, Troy plunged his hand into his pocket and feverishly tried to switch his phone to silent
Visibly embarrassed, Troy plunged his hand into his pocket and feverishly tried to switch his phone to silent.
‘That’s actually an app right now!’ he chuckled nervously.
‘Is that Tinder?’ a producer can be heard saying.
Odd: Troy left fans baffled throughout this season with odd behaviour such as his extremely aggressive teeth brushing technique and comically poor attempt at cooking scrambled eggs
‘She knows the ringtone! Yeah!’ Troy conceded.
Troy left fans baffled throughout this season with odd behaviour such as his extremely aggressive teeth brushing technique and comically poor attempt at cooking scrambled eggs.
Unsurprisingly, many fans have taken to social media to speculate that he is in fact a paid actor.
However, Troy has vehemently denied rumours that he is an actor, having recently told 9Life’s Talking Married: ‘It’s me from start to finish, as you will find out.’
He’s for real! However, Troy has vehemently denied rumours that he is an actor, having recently told 9Life’s Talking Married: ‘It’s me from start to finish, as you will find out’