When Married at First Sight‘s Jono Pitman took one look at his experimental wife and commented, “she’s not what I ordered,” he strongly divided public opinion.
Some viewers saw the 28-year-old as a “likeable larrikin” whose outbursts toward his “crazy” experimental partner Clare Verrall were heavily edited, while others were disturbed by his “arrogant, immature” behaviour.
In recent weeks, Clare has decided to sell the wedding dress she wore on the show on eBay, and in the process, made a few not-so-subtle digs at the person she was marrying.
“Worn for one day while marrying a stranger on TV who turned out to be a total wankpuffin,” she said.
“For a bride who knows the name of who she is marrying it is a dream dress. Super flattering, so even if you are not what the groom ‘ordered’ you will still get loads of complements [sic] and made to feel like a total queen.”
But now, a fellow Married at First Sight star is defending Jono, assuring her social media following that he’s “not a bad guy.”
Zoe Hendrix, who appeared on the first season of the reality show, and has remained in a relationship with her experimental partner Alex Garner, shared a photo of Jono alongside a strongly worded message.