MARRIED At First Sight fans have hit out at “the mother in law from hell” after a disastrous visit to one of the newlyweds’ flats.
Viewers of the E4 show couldn’t believe their ears after Lacey Martin’s mum and sister Paige came to visit her and husband Nathan Campbell.
First, her mother cornered Nathan in the kitchen and intensely quizzed him about whether he actually fancied Lacey – or sister Paige.
The barrage of questions continued over dinner, before the mother in law burst into tears when Nathan made a joke about her cooking.
Vegetarian Nathan ‘bantered’ that the chicken fajitas she had whipped up for them ‘looked like they were from the bottom of the bin’.
Fans were aghast at how the visit went and felt sorry for Nathan, who suffers from ADHD.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan blasted: “Lacey’s mum = mother in law from hell.”
Another added: “Laceys mum is MONSTER IN LAW.”
A third chimed in: “Oh Lacey’s mum is awful the mother in law from hell I would be so embarrassed I feel so sorry for him.”
And someone else agreed: “Legit a mother in law that you wouldn’t want to have.”
Other viewers are also convinced Lacey’s mum has an ulterior motive for being on MAFS alongside her daughter.
“Looks like Lacey’s mum needs to be on the show herself, her acting is fits in with the madness of this show,” added another fan.
Agreeing, another said: “Lacey’s mum is only there to be the centre of attention.”
This isn’t the first time Lacey’s mum has come under fire by fans.
She found herself in the spotlight during her daughter and Nathan’s wedding episode earlier in the series.
As he made his big entrance for the first time, she shouted across the wedding venue about his appearance.
“Wow, wow, oh my god. Can we swap?!” she yelled.
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
“Oh wow!” she added, before gasping and holding placing her hands on her face in shock.
Sitting in the front row, Lacey’s mum then continued towards Nathan: “Mummy’s got the approval, she likes!
“Very handsome man, very very handsome man.”
Fans were very quick to brand her “inappropriate”, with one adding: “Genuinely think I would die if my mum acted that way around my husband.”
