{"id":465652,"date":"2026-02-08T03:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/465652\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T03:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:33:12","slug":"mafs-2026-australia-rachel-flees-honeymoon-date-in-tears-over-husband-stevens-innocent-football-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/465652\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Australia: Rachel flees honeymoon date in tears over husband Steven’s innocent football joke"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was all rainbows and sunshine for Married At First Sight<\/a> couple Rachel and Steven<\/a> until a football joke, of all things, unravelled\ufeff them.<\/p>\n

Rachel, 35, and Steven, 34, were getting to know each other better over \ufeffa glass of wine during their Evamor Valley honeymoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Steven had learned his wife was such a passionate Collingwood supporter she even had a tattoo dedicated\ufeff to the AFL team on her posterior.<\/p>\n

\ufeffStream every episode of Married At First Sight for free on 9Now<\/a><\/p>\n

Being a passionate NRL fan himself, Steven joked and wondered if the usually ladylike Rachel transforms into a bit of a footy hooligan when her team is playing.<\/p>\n

“Don’t take this the wrong way, it’s not something I see in females\ufeff that often, especially in football,” he quipped.<\/p>\n

While it was all a bit of banter to Steven, \ufeffunbeknownst to him his joke hit a nerve with Rachel who was tired of being labelled “too much” or “annoying” by others in her life.<\/p>\n

\"MAFSSteven wondering ‘just HOW did we get here?’ (Nine)<\/p>\n

\ufeffThings quickly turned pear-shaped as Rachel began to cry and defended her character.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“That’s not what I’m like.\ufeff Please don’t put that on me. I’m telling you that’s not what I’m like so please accept that,” she told Steven.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffI don’t want you to go painting me in this negative, huge light.”<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Jilted bride Mel reveals wedding day disaster you didn’t see on TV<\/a><\/p>\n

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Steve apologised, clarifying it was “just a joke, there’s no malice behind it”.<\/p>\n

Even still, it was no laughing matter to Rachel. \ufeff<\/p>\n

“These jokes aren’t funny, they’re about my bad behaviour\ufeff,” she continued to cry to cameras.<\/p>\n

“It feels like you’re putting me down.”\ufeff<\/p>\n

EPISODE 4 RECAP: Honeymoon explodes after bride Bec ‘busts’ husband Danny checking out another woman<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MAFSThis is not how the wine and cheese platter was supposed to end! (Nine)<\/p>\n

The couple’s honeymoon date ended with \ufeffRachel sobbing on one end and Steven reeling over what exactly he’d done wrong on the other.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t think I was coming in that strong. I feel horrible now \ufeffbut I’m a dork, I’m out there, I’m wild, I like to have a laugh,” Steve said.<\/p>\n

Would the quirky couple be able to recover from this argument or was it unfixable?<\/p>\n

Married At First Sight continues Sunday at 7pm and Monday to Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffStream every episode of Married At First Sight for free on 9Now<\/a><\/p>\n

MAFS: After The Dinner Party starts Wednesday February 18 only on Stan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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