Unfortunately, many fake cast members have been on Married at First Sight. The nature of the experiment, in which two strangers get married during their first meeting, attracts a unique slate of individuals each season. Some participants join the show hoping to find their life partners, while others have ulterior motives. Married at First Sight season 17 was detrimental to the franchise as many couples planned to manufacture moments for the camera. Instead of being invested in their relationships, the cast was focused on attempting to create compelling storylines for the show.

The cast of Married at First Sight season 17, except for Michael Shiakallis and Chloe Brown, sought reality TV fame from their stint on the show. There have been multiple clout chasers on Married at First Sight who jeopardize the validity of the experiment. The show’s experts attempt to weed out the bad apples during the casting process, but they can’t be certain every time. Even though Married at First Sight has a low success rate, it’s still an incredibly entertaining show that has created unforgettable reality TV moments.

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Brennan Shoykhet

Married At First Sight Season 17

Brennan Shoykhet and Emily Blach were one of the Married at First Sight season 17 couples who decided to create fake drama for the show. Because they took part in the plan, they both could be labeled fake cast members of the franchise. Brennan and Emily seemingly hit it off after their wedding. Underneath it all, he was struggling with his wife’s personality. Brennan didn’t tell Emily he was annoyed by her, and Brennan reached his boiling point. In an act of betrayal, he communicated with other women while they were married.

The validity of their relationship is muddled due to their participation in the couples’ pact to act fake for the show. However, Brennan’s cheating undoubtedly hurt Emily’s feelings. He should have been honest with Emily about his lack of interest in her instead of using women to fill his void. He prioritized staying on the reality show instead of admitting he wasn’t attracted to Emily.

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Taylor Dunklin

Married At First Sight Season 10

Taylor Dunklin and Brandon Reid from Married at First Sight season 10 were not meant to be. Despite trying to make it work, they didn’t mesh together as a couple. Taylor was hoping to meet her life partner on the show. She revealed she conducted research at Johns Hopkins University and was ready to add a relationship to her busy life. While Taylor was serious about her job as a researcher, she started taking content creation even more seriously.

Nowadays, she posts lifestyle content on her social media. Taylor’s made a big shift in her career since Married at First Sight season 10. She should capitalize on the opportunity to appear on a reality TV show. Taylor was always passionate about posting and being in the spotlight for the show. However, she’s arguably made a 180 in her intended lifestyle, which she explained was a huge part of who she is on the show.

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Alyssa Ellman

Married At First Sight Season 14

While it seemed as though Alyssa Ellman had good intentions for her marriage to Chris Collette on Married at First Sight season 14, she may have been faking their relationship all along. Like most of the experiment’s participants, Alyssa preached about her excitement about the journey. However, after she got married to Chris, they began arguing. Each time they fought, she attempted to make herself appear as the victim. After they split, Alyssa moved on from the show and hasn’t tried to use her appearance for clout.

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Zach Justice

Married At First Sight Season 10

Zach Justice’s relationship with Mindy Shiben was unbearable to watch on Married at First Sight season 10. It was clear they had little chemistry as he was closed off from his wife. Instead of attempting to work on their relationship, he shut Mindy’s advances down. Zach went as far as to deny living in the apartment that the show offered the newlyweds. He eventually admitted he wasn’t attracted to Mindy, but their relationship was too far gone to salvage. Since Married at First Sight, Zach has changed a lot.

He now works as a content creator. In Married at First Sight, Zach was closed off about his feelings. On his social media pages, he’s the opposite. Zach shares tips and tricks relating to fitness and has his own personal training business. He didn’t even try to mask his fakeness on the show but has been able to reap the benefits of being on Married at First Sight with his new career. It’s a shame he ruined the experiment for Mindy only to move on immediately and make money from the experience.

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Orion Martzloff

Married At First Sight Season 17

Orion Martzloff is one of the fakest cast members from the Married at First Sight franchise. He and Lauren Goodger got married during Married at First Sight season 17, a notoriously bad season. Unlike some of the couples in the cast, Orion and Lauren got along great at the beginning of their marriage. However, their relationship began to spiral after they discussed their histories. After Orion learned that Lauren had slept with someone a few months before their marriage, he grew resentful. He felt betrayed by an action she took before they knew each other.

Orion went back and forth on the idea of divorcing his wife. Lauren noticed he only wanted to discuss their relationship on camera or in front of the other couples. Instead of talking to her privately to work on their marriage, he only spoke with her in public. The entire cast of Married at First Sight season 17 wanted to create faux moments for the sake of the show, and Orion took their plan to the next level. They ended up splitting, which was undoubtedly for the best.

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Kirsten Grimes

Married At First Sight Season 16

Kirsten Grimes and Shaquille Dillon were a mismatched pair during Married at First Sight season 16. During the experiment, Kirsten explained she had high expectations for her future husband. All the while, Kirsten didn’t open up to him. Shaquille felt his wife was closed off, though she tried her best to connect with him. When he was offered a job out of state, Kirsten encouraged him to take the job, but he turned it down. She didn’t want to hold him back from pursuing his dreams, but she may have been looking for a reason to dissolve their marriage.

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Katie Conrad

Married At First Sight Season 10

Katie Conrad had many controversial moments in Married at First Sight season 10. Her relationship with Derek Sherman was incredibly toxic. Katie was jealous and demeaning towards her husband. During one moment, he shared a laugh with some friends, and she stormed out of the room because it made her angry to see him happy. Notably, Katie cheated on Derek a few times, allegedly one day after their honeymoon. She didn’t want to see Derek happy and told him his dreams were unachievable. Katie took things too far by going on a date with her season 10 co-star, Zach.

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David Norton

Married At First Sight Season 3

David Norton from Married at First Sight season 3 was adored by fans when his season aired. As the show went on, the cracks in his relationship with Ashley Doherty began to show. They didn’t click as a couple, and she revealed he cheated on her at the end of the season. After the show, In Touch uncovered dark details about his past. According to a 2007 police report, David “smashed his then-girlfriend’s cell phone while demanding to know where she’d slept the night before.”

His violent history was not discussed to any extent on the show. David was a fan-favorite cast member from the franchise before In Touch revealed the details of the police report. Most importantly, Ashley should have known about her husband’s shocking actions. Married at First Sight should never have cast David, and he seemingly kept this time of his life a secret while he was on the show.

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Luke Cuccurullo

Married At First Sight Season 8

Luke Cuccurullo should have been honest in his marriage with Kate Sisk on Married at First Sight season 8. Sometimes, the experts mismatch their couples, which was the case with Luke and Kate. They gave their relationship a shot, but Luke was not attracted to his wife. He didn’t build any chemistry with Kate, and they broke things off by the end of the season. Luke has built a career as a photographer since the show, aided by the exposure he got from appearing on Married at First Sight.

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Michael Shiakallis

Married At First Sight Season 17

Michael used his rough start on Married at First Sight season 17 to his advantage. He became the first contestant left at the altar when his wife backed out of the experiment. The experts later paired him up with Chloe, and they gave their relationship a shot. Michael was hesitant to continue with the show after his wife ran away, but he didn’t express his concern to Chloe. Instead, he bottled up his feelings and continued filming the show. He likely knew that the audience would feel sympathy and root for him after being left.

However, he wasn’t able to form a genuine connection with Chloe. She tried to talk with Michael about his feelings, but he assured her they were happy. Under the surface, he wasn’t entirely happy in their marriage. Michael and Chloe ended up splitting by the end of the season. Notably, they started the experiment late and were not in on the rest of the cast’s plans to create fake moments for the show, but he still acted fake in his relationship with Chloe.

Many Married at First Sight cast members have turned out to be fake. They’ve joined the show and claimed they’re in it for love, but their actions prove otherwise. Nonetheless, Married at First Sight wouldn’t be as entertaining without its interesting – and sometimes fake — cast members.

Source: In Touch