MAFS' Paul C Brunson explains clever way 'fame-seekers' were banned from latest series
Married At First Sight star Paul Brunson revealed the clever way that he banned “fame-hungry” contestants from taking part in the new series. Paul is an expert on the hit dating show alongside Charlene Douglas and Mel Schilling. Discussing the latest E4 series with The Sun before it returned to our TVs, Paul described it as his “favourite ever” and that allowing brides and grooms with previous fame means that they are genuinely looking for love.
Paul told the publication: “Every series we say it's the best series yet, I don't know if it'll be for the public - we'll have to wait and see - but what I can say for sure is it's my personal favourite.” Paul went on to explain that a “push-back” the show has faced over the years was that “not all the contributors were there for love.”
Speaking of the new series, he said: “You cannot present any argument against the fact that every one of these contributors are there for love. It's fact. It shows up in their behaviours and it's amazing. We're giving them scores of measurements and tests because you need to be able to measure and assess where you are in order to find how how to make a change.”
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"At MAFS there's a multitude of testing we do, like psych tests and finding out attachment style, so that when the contributor comes and sits on the couch, we're not just giving advice on how to strengthen their relationship. We're giving advice on how to make them better as a human being. By doing that, you can strengthen your relationship."
Last year Paul opened up to OK! About how tough filming MAFS can be and admitted that the show is "mentally and physically" draining, especially after the couples appear on the couch for their commitment ceremonies.
He said: “I don’t think we’ve ever talked about this publicly - the day after we film the commitment ceremonies, normally, we cannot do anything. We’re mentally and physically drained. To the point where I’ve stopped scheduling anything on the day after the commitment ceremony because I’m just drained."
The show's resident sexpert, Charlene Douglas also revealed to OK! that the experts have their own welfare teams in place to support them as they try to guide the couples to a happily-ever-after ending.
"Here, we’re really involved in them and we really want them to work," she shared. "But we have support. We’ve got welfare teams, we have production that we can speak to, we speak to each other as well, so it works out fine. But you’re right, we’re hearing some very emotionally testing information."
