{"id":505119,"date":"2026-02-26T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/505119\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:25:14","slug":"mafs-2026-exclusive-audition-tape-luke-opens-up-about-his-past-relationship-in-unseen-audition-tape-i-felt-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/505119\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Exclusive Audition Tape: Luke opens up about his past relationship in unseen audition tape: ‘I felt lonely’"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXCLUSIVE: \ufeffFarmer Luke<\/a> was ready to find love on Married At First Sight<\/a>, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t loved in the past.<\/p>\n

In his unseen audition tape<\/a>, which you can watch above, the groom opened up about his last relationship for the first time, a relationship that left him feeling “lonely” and hurt.<\/p>\n

Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"EMBARGOLuke opened up about love and loss. (Nine)<\/p>\n

In his audition, Luke said his last relationship was five years ago.<\/p>\n

“It was the kind of relationship where I felt like I was supporting her a lot, and soon after my dad passed away \u2013 I’d never had a loss like that before \u2013 I would have expected the support to be there for me but I never really felt that,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“I felt a bit lonely in the relationship.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Unseen footage reveals where Bec and Gia’s feud really started<\/a>\ufeff<\/p>\n

Luke revealed he has only had that one serious relationship, which ended shortly after his father died.<\/p>\n

\ufeffSince then he has struggled to commit, knowing his fear of loss had been holding him back.<\/p>\n

WATCH:\ufeff MAFS Groom grilled on air for ‘offending every woman in Australia’<\/a><\/p>\n

In the video, the groom admitted he might have been self-sabotaging, ending things before they progressed any further.<\/p>\n

\"EMBARGOLuke however, has given it his all with MAFS wife Mel. (Nine)<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in his audition, Luke opened up about his surprising life in Sydney, including dropping out of university and trying “stock market trading”.<\/p>\n

He also talked about his relationship with his three sisters \u2013 who fans met on the show.<\/p>\n

What was it like being the middle son among three girls? \ufeff<\/p>\n

Hear everything Luke said in his unseen audition tape above.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffWant more exclusives? Catch Mel, Chris and Scott’s extended audition tapes right here: \ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffWant the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here<\/a>. Episodes stream weekly, immediately following the explosive Married at First Sight Dinner Party episode on Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/p>\n

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