They were by far the most controversial couple on Bride and Prejudice this year.
And now, it seems, that young lovers Seyat Abazovski and Jessica Jones have broken up.
While it doesn’t seem particularly surprising, mostly because of Seyat’s mother Fatima, the couple did tie the knot in an emotional ceremony during the season finale of the popular show.
Jess and Seyat have split and no one is really surprised! (Source: Channel 7)
After some sleuthing, eagle eyed fans spotted that Seyat had changed his relationship status to ‘single’ on his personal Facebook page and neither of the couple have shared any updates together since the end of November.
In an interview with a local publication just after the finale aired, Jess revealed that she and her husband were no longer living together at Seyat’s parents house.
“I’ve gone back home to my parents,” Jess said.
Jess and Seyat after they tied the knot on hit Channel 7 show, Bride and Prejudice. (Source: Channel 7)
Taking a look back at their relationship, all signs pointed to a relationship destined for disaster – especially when the 21-year-old Jess revealed plans to move from their home city of Melbourne, to study in Queensland.
But it was Seyat’s mother who continuously hammered nails in the relationship coffin, throughout the series, most notably when she labelled Jess a “whore” among other things.
Mum Fatima did everything in her power to stop the wedding, including offering Jess $10,000 in cash to walk away from her son.
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The night before the wedding, Fatima even told her son: “I think you’re making a mistake. That’s how I feel. I’ve been crying the whole time I’ve been here.”
In an interview with TV Week after the wedding episode, Seyat spoke about his mother’s arrival at the church.
“I think my heart just stopped. She looked like she was at my funeral or something,” he said.
During the ceremony, Jess and Seyat – and the guests – were scared Fatima might do something to disrupt or ruin the wedding.
A less-than-thrilled Fatima and her husband, Sam, with Seyat on his wedding day. (Source: Channel 7)
Though she was considering speaking up, Fatima chose instead to simply judge from her seat with a sour facial expression. As she watched her son recite his wedding vows, a disgusted Fatima muttered to her husband “this is sickening.”
She later told the cameras, “It was very hard sitting there. I just held it in. I tried to be very strong, it’s his choice. I can’t stop him, what can I do. That’s what he wanted, well he can have it.
“I do feel like I’ve lost Seyat,” she continued. “This is all Jess’ fault. That’s why I’m angry and upset. I just felt like slapping her one. I do feel like crying. It was really sad.”
It was surprising for Jess that Fatima even turned up to their wedding at all.
During an interview with TV Week, she said: “I would love there to be a miracle where she turns around and accepts me, but I don’t think that’s going to happen,” she said.
Throughout the series, Seyat, 19, was slammed for failing to stand up for his bride-to-be and Jess revealed that her friends were disappointed in Seyat, but they ultimately just wanted her to be happy.
“It’s hard, because a part of me thinks he should have stood up for me,” she says. “But there’s a lot of stuff on the show people don’t see.”
However, Jess said her own parents were horrified by the way she’d been treated.
“My parents aren’t happy,” she said. “They’re quite angry. To see their daughter put through that is heartbreaking.”
Mother-in-law from hell or not, it turns out that maybe Jess and Seyat’s love was never meant to be.
