She’s the fiery, unapologetic powerhouse who has already proven herself to be a standout on this year’s Married At First Sight Australia, and Lauren has come out swinging against this year’s “villain”, Jack, saying her radar went off as soon as she met him.
“I felt that something was off,” the 32-year-old tells Woman’s Day exclusively. “My gut was telling me he was suspicious.”
It turns out her initial trepidations were correct, with the PR and marketing maven set to have a major face-off with the 34-year-old personal trainer this week.
Insiders tell us Lauren steps in to defend her TV bestie Tori at this week’s dinner party, and things get so heated that Lauren’s husband Jono has to step in to defend her.
“I felt protective of Tori as I knew she was there for the right reasons and felt she deserved someone who was as genuine as her,” says Lauren. “I am there for backup if she ever needs me.”
BEST BUDDIES
Lauren hints that her husband’s loyalties to Jack may prove to be a point of contention on the show, admitting she wasn’t overly enthused to learn Jono, 39, had become close to Jack.
“Jono saw a good side to Jack and felt Jack deserved to have someone support him at times. I don’t love it, but I would never tell my husband who he can and cannot be friends with.”
Lauren struck up a close bond with Tori on the first night of the experiment, with Lauren taking a liking to Tori’s “cool, calm and collected nature”. “She is very articulate and intelligent, and
we laughed together a lot.”
QUESTIONS FOR JACK
While she’s certain Tori, 27, is on the show for the right reasons, she casts major doubts over Jack, admitting her gut tells her he’s in it for the fame.
“The cast are aware that 15 minutes comes with this, though, and if we didn’t want that, we’d have joined eHarmony,” she quickly adds.
Lauren says she was “slightly surprised” when Tori chose to stay with Jack after the bombshell revelation that he had a girlfriend before he entered the experiment but acknowledges that Tori “knows Jack better than we do, so we have to respect her decision”.
“Tori is a confident and fiercely independent woman who can easily protect herself too.”
