MARRIED At First Sight star Lacey Martin’s mum breaks down in tears in tonight’s show after groom Nathan Campbell makes an insensitive joke during a family dinner.
His rude gag about the quality of her cooking leaves a sour taste in the mouth and his mother-in-law can’t hide her upset.
In awkward scenes, she grows tearful at the dinner table as Lacey, the bride’s sister, and Nathan watch on.
Nathan, who is proving a hit with fans, puts his foot in it when he says the dinner, which is chicken fajitas, tastes like something “out of the bin.”
The evening starts positively enough with Lacey singing her man’s praises.
She says: “He’s never raised his voice to me, he’s never called me any names, he listens to me.
“Obviously dating someone with ADHD is different but it’s helped me to be more patient and how he feels about me he shows me in actions.
“He makes me a cup of tea, he makes me breakfast in bed when I was feeling unwell and he was asking if I wanted anything.”
Lacey’s mum turns to her sister and says: “She’s already defending him.”
Nathan, in a piece to camera, reveals: “It’s really nice to hear Lacey in my defence, she seems to be becoming more comfortable with me, and everything seems to have gone well.”
But things soon took a turn, as the camera zooms into Lacey’s mum folding a tortilla.
Nathan says: “Take it with you if you want as well because that’s awful. I’m joking, I’m joking, I’m joking.”
Lacey’s mum looks completely shocked, and says: “His banter is coming out now.”
But Nathan doesn’t leave it there, as he continues to offend by saying: “I could go ‘that looks like the bottom of a bin’ but I ain’t going to.”
Lacey can be seen in a shot off camera saying: “Nath, shut up!”
Nathan tries to downplay his comment, but Lacey’s sister tells him: “She just gets a bit sensitive with her food you know.”
Lacey’s mum fires back: “Not even my food, I thought that was a bit rude.”
Nathan reassures her, saying: “I was joking, I was joking,” which led Lacy’s sister to encourages him to say sorry, so he did.
But it isn’t left there, as Lacey’s mum goes on: “Lacey wouldn’t speak to your mum like that, especially when she’s been cooking. It’s just not very nice and you’ve upset me now.”
To which Nathan replies: “It’s just a joke that me and Lacy had between each other.”
And Lacey’s mum responds: “But I’m not Lacey, I’m her mum.”
