{"id":496741,"date":"2026-02-22T12:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496741\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:23:18","slug":"mafs-2026-australia-who-left-mafs-tonight-at-the-commitment-ceremony-or-dinner-party-including-brook-and-chris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496741\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Australia: Who left MAFS tonight at the Commitment Ceremony or Dinner Party including Brook and Chris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Participants are given a chance to their happily ever after on <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Married At First Sight\">Married At First Sight<\/a> and that&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-couples-who-are-still-together-in-pictures\/cb72b824-ec1d-4ccc-a817-bf37a02f9ada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"certainly been the case for some\">certainly been the case for some<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For others, things don&#8217;t work out during the experiment \ufeffand a couple may decide to &#8216;leave&#8217;. Some leave in more dramatic circumstances as we see in the case here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stan.com.au\/watch\/mafs-after-the-dinner-party?utm_source=nine-com-au&amp;utm_medium=editorial-link&amp;utm_campaign=nine-stan-pathway-mafs-atdp-s1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here.\" data-plug-link=\"stan_link-in-article\">Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From unexpected exits, to shock splits, here&#8217;s a look at which couples have left the experiment so far in 2026:<\/p>\n<p>In Pictures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/02\/11\/16\/15\/mafs-2026-australia-commitment-ceremony-stay-or-leave-couples-decision-recap\" class=\"styles__LinkFigure-sc-1tds0mw-2 demezA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/c99af1d2-d071-4ddf-bf58-ae0068b2e43d.png\"   alt=\"\" class=\"styles__Image-sc-1tds0mw-3 gHFkfX\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay or leave? Every brutal decision from the MAFS 2026 Commitment Ceremonies <\/p>\n<p>As four participants leave. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/02\/11\/16\/15\/mafs-2026-australia-commitment-ceremony-stay-or-leave-couples-decision-recap\" class=\"styles__Button-sc-1tds0mw-7 cFfWCb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Gallery<\/a>Commitment Ceremony 2: Brook and Chris\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/chris-nield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Chris\">Chris<\/a> came into the experiment sceptical until he found a match in <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/brook-crompton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Brook\">Brook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two were off to a slow but steady start until a video from Chris&#8217; past left Brook &#8220;appalled&#8221;. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d6605ce6-0688-42b4-8315-6bed29fde0f6.png\"   alt=\"EMBARGO 22\/2\/2026 9:30PM MAFS 2026 Commitment Ceremony 2 Brook and Chris\"\/>Brook couldn&#8217;t see a future with Chris.  (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s things and actions that Chris has done that I can&#8217;t move past,&#8221; said Brook during the second Commitment Ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>She was referring to the <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-chris-nield-audition-tape\/21a2de37-02e2-4c4c-9664-a8e5645ea6e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"groom&#039;s audition tape that revealed a side to Chris\">groom&#8217;s audition tape that revealed a side to Chris<\/a> his wife didn&#8217;t want to know.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\ufeff <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-after-the-dinner-party-chris-breaks-silence-on-brooks-pregnancy\/28f83130-5da1-4c7e-ad4c-9e6974710dde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Chris finally breaks silence on Brook&#039;s pregnancy\">Chris finally breaks silence on Brook&#8217;s pregnancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brook put her and Chris&#8217; relationship strongly in the friend zone.\ufeff Talking around his growing feelings for Brook, Chris said he knew things wouldn&#8217;t work between them in the experiment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the fact that it won&#8217;t on the outside either, Chris,&#8221; Brook replied.<\/p>\n<p>As Brook was being held accountable by the experts for her actions at <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-recap-episode-12-most-shocking-dinner-party-ever-brook-stella-alissa-bec-gia\/0d12ae58-56f9-4568-98a7-cbec73ea2d77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"the second Dinner Party\">the second Dinner Party<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-recap-episode-13-commitment-ceremony-brook-runaway-bride-chris-gia-bec-danny\/1ac66252-5f95-47b3-a439-a7d171be876e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"the bride declared she needed a toilet break. She was gone\">the bride declared she needed a toilet break. She was gone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chris was done and walked out too. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>MAFS EP 13 RECAP: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-recap-episode-13-commitment-ceremony-brook-runaway-bride-chris-gia-bec-danny\/1ac66252-5f95-47b3-a439-a7d171be876e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"&#039;Toilet break&#039; request sees bride flee set and never return\">&#8216;Toilet break&#8217; request sees bride flee set and never return<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commitment Ceremony 2: Rebecca and Steve<\/p>\n<p>Despite a positive start, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/rebecca-zukowski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Rebecca\">Rebecca<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/steve-powell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Steve\">Steve<\/a> faced their biggest challenges during Intimacy Week.<\/p>\n<p>Steve felt the pair were going at different &#8220;paces&#8221; in the relationship, while <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-rebecca-zukowski-reveals-moment-you-didnt-see-on-tv-intimacy-rejection-steve\/c5a9829f-68a0-4513-9e08-c07455dd17b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Rebecca felt Steve wasn&#039;t &quot;showing up for her&quot; on a day-to-day.\">Rebecca felt Steve wasn&#8217;t &#8220;showing up for her&#8221; on a day-to-day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/caeba75c-68b6-4eec-837c-55e11c69fb77.png\"   alt=\"EMBARGO 22\/2\/2026 9:30PM MAFS 2026 Commitment Ceremony 2 Rebecca and Steve\"\/>Steve and Rebecca both decided to &#8216;leave&#8217;.  (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>During the second Commitment Ceremony, Rebecca felt that Steve was too worried about everyone else and didn&#8217;t give the experiment his all.<\/p>\n<p>Steve disagreed, saying they had a &#8220;personality clash&#8221; which John called a &#8220;cop out&#8221; excuse.<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-rebecca-zukowski-steve-powell-are-they-still-together-exit-interview\/58157ebf-bacc-436a-bb2c-a8e8b3b93bf2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Rebecca&#039;s final words to ex Steve as the pair emotionally split\">Rebecca&#8217;s final words to ex Steve as the pair emotionally split<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The expert wondered if Steve had done anything to make Rebecca feel desired. They both choose to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Stream every episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/stream.9now.com.au\/fALc6JHEnNb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Married At First Sight\">Married At First Sight<\/a> for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/stream.9now.com.au\/fALc6JHEnNb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"9Now\">9Now<\/a>. Plus, \ufeffexclusive footage, unfiltered interviews and exclusive video when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stan.com.au\/watch\/mafs-after-the-dinner-party?utm_source=nine-com-au&amp;utm_medium=editorial-link&amp;utm_campaign=nine-stan-pathway-mafs-atdp-s1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"MAFS: After The Dinner Party\" data-plug-link=\"stan_link-in-article\">MAFS: After The Dinner Party<\/a> starts Wednesday, February 18 only on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stan.com.au\/watch\/mafs-after-the-dinner-party?utm_source=nine-com-au&amp;utm_medium=editorial-link&amp;utm_campaign=nine-stan-pathway-mafs-atdp-s1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Stan\" data-plug-link=\"stan_link-in-article\">Stan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest news from your favourite shows via our WhatsApp channel. 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