MAFS star 'won't apologise' and has 'no regrets' after walking out on wife
TV personality Eliot Donovan, who gained notoriety during his time on Married at First Sight Australia, has finally spoken out about his failed TV marriage. The 35 year old responded to critics, slammed the show's editing and defended his decision to leave his TV wife, Lauren Hall.
In a frank conversation with Daily Mail Australia, Eliot insisted he had no regrets about ending his marriage, reports the Mirror.. He said: "Absolutely no regrets. I said I would do it and I did it. I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror if I'm there saying, 'look, if she's not right for me, if these things don't line up, then I'm gonna leave' and then I stick around and go against my word. That's not the sort of person I am."
Despite receiving a wave of criticism from viewers over his long list of non-negotiables, Eliot appears unfazed. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.
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He added: "Online, you'd think I'm about to be crucified! But in person? Completely different. People come up to me 10 times a day asking for selfies! Guys will come up and be like, 'Oh, can I get a selfie for my girlfriend?' And I'm like, 'yeah, for your girlfriend, no worries!'''
Even though his dramatic exit caused a stir among fans, Eliot insists that the true story wasn't accurately depicted on screen. He believes the show's editing made him appear worse than he actually is. He said: "It's so frustrating. It's so funny with the way that they can like cherry-pick parts of my personality and then not show other parts where, you know... And people will say you said those things".
He continued: "If you're saying it in defence of something or in a way where you are saying, look, I don't think it's fair or this or that, and you add context to it, then I think it communicates completely differently."
Eliot made the bold decision to walk away from the MAFS experiment less than 48 hours after meeting his bride. But in the interview, he admitted that he would not apologise with how he has handled things, reports OK!. Eliot's marriage to Lauren was evidently rocky from the very beginning. However, according to him, their biggest issue was their varying views on starting a family.
