In an unprecedented move, the Married At First Sight Australia experts decided to relieve emotionally distraught Josh White of his tumultuous relationship with Melissa Sheppard, who some viewers and the experts felt shamed him on the commitment ceremony couch.
However, shock new reports have emerged suggesting that Josh, 40, might not have been heartbroken for long, with the handsome father-of-two reportedly finding comfort in the arms of another MAFS bride, Lyndall!
Josh apparently really liked Lyndall.
(Image: Supplied)According to widespread reports, following his split from Melissa, Josh planted a “pash” on Lyndall after a wrap party for the show last year. Lyndall is rumoured to have split from Cameron before the finale. Now, insiders have also spilled that Josh booked a ticket to Perth to visit Lyndall at the end of filming.
“Things started when he told her he really liked her and felt like kissing her, and she said, ‘Well, go on then’,” a source recently divulged to the Daily Mail.
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While it’s unclear what will come of Josh and Lyndall, last week Melissa did not hold back with her thoughts on her marriage to Josh, insisting she had “no idea” her husband was so upset by their relationship.
“I was shocked.”
(Image: Kyle & Jackie O)Melissa told radio show Kyle & Jackie O she felt “100 per cent blindsided” by the “edit” of her and Josh on screen.
The hairdresser maintained that while she and her groom were together, she didn’t see any signs that he was struggling or upset over the relationship.
When host Kyle Sandilands went on to suggest that Josh had perhaps kept his tears for the camera, Melissa immediately agreed. They’re bold claims from Melissa, who, despite Josh’s wishes, repeatedly brought up their intimacy on camera amid his clear discomfort.
“I was very compassionate and very caring but I couldn’t say anything. I just sat there. I was shocked,” she said about his emotional reaction on the couch.
Meanwhile, opening up to Woman’s Day, Josh sheds light on what he was really looking for in the experiment and how it all went wrong with his bride.
“I think the biggest turn-on is when you have mutual interests that are surprising to both of you. [For instance] I really enjoy The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules,” he confesses of his TV habits, admitting he has even eaten at former housewife Lisa Vanderpump’s Los Angeles restaurant Sur twice!
Josh says he came to discover certain deal-breakers following his time in TV’s biggest social experiment.
Did Josh and Lyndall share a kiss?
(Image: Nine)“I have come to realise I can’t be with someone who is unable to explore the varying types of intimacy beyond the physical. [I require] emotional, mental or intellectual and the spiritual [to form] a deeper connection.”
Looking back, Josh says he still wrestles with the pressure of the reality juggernaut.
“When you watch the show, it’s very easy to say that you would respond in certain ways but it’s not like that. There’s pressure from the cameras, your wife, what to say, what to do, how to act – am I being funny enough… So many things, everything, everywhere and all at once,” he muses.
