The oldest of the brides in this season of Married At First Sight, Melissa is set to get the nation talking – about sex.
The 41-year-old hairdresser and single mum makes a big impression at the hens’ night when she’s open with the other women about what she’s like in the bedroom.
”As I get older, sex is very important to me,” Melissa tells one bride.
”I look like the girl from next door,” she reveals to another, ”but I’m a freak in the sheets.”
As the season unfolds, Melissa finds herself in a relationship where sex is the highest priority for her, but not for the man she marries.
She doesn’t hesitate to talk about it, and neither does her groom.
MAFS’ resident relationship expert John Aiken tells TV WEEK that other couples in the group were drawn into the candid conversation.
”They see it and then want to have their say about, ‘Well, what’s normal or expected in a relationship?”’ he says.
”It creates a lot of dialogue.”