{"id":539716,"date":"2026-03-14T10:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/539716\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:03:11","slug":"mafs-2026-exclusive-audition-tape-rachel-reveals-one-act-she-must-do-on-every-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/539716\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Exclusive Audition Tape: Rachel reveals one act she must do on every date"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXCLUSIVE: \ufeffAs a long-time single person, Married At First Sight<\/a>‘s Rachel<\/a> developed a “game plan” for going on dates.<\/p>\n

While she’s now in a solid relationship with Steven<\/a>, in her extended audition tape Rachel\ufeff shared the strategy she has used on every date \u2013 and there’s a devastating truth behind it.<\/p>\n

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

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“I have a game plan when I go on dates, and it’s I always get there first. I like to get in there and get seated,” she said.<\/p>\n

“So then I feel like I have some kind of control over the situation of how they’ll see me when they come in\ufeff.”<\/p>\n

\"MAFSRachel said she often “laughed off” her dating experiences to avoid getting upset. (Nine)<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Bec reveals devastating end to her engagement in unseen MAFS 2026 audition tape<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s a move that became more heartbreaking as Rachel \ufeffopened up about her physical insecurities.<\/p>\n

“I’m not the most skinny, beautiful thing. There are a lot of beautiful women up out there and I just don’t feel like I stack up against them at times, or a lot of the time,” she said.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“\ufeffIf I were to go out right now, looking like this and I feel like I look good and I put the effort in, I don’t think anyone ever looks at me with lust ever.”<\/p>\n

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It had been 14 years since Rachel had a “proper” relationship, with most of her dating life being defined by “situations” that left her wondering when it would be her turn to find love.<\/p>\n

\"MAFSRachel had been compared to others in the past. (Nine)<\/p>\n

“I think the biggest thing for me is just never being the one. All my exes that I’ve had long-term situations with have all gone on to other partners, have all gone on to other women,” she said.<\/p>\n

“And the one question you will always ask ‘Well, why wasn’t it me? Why was I not good enough?’ because it happens so quickly.”<\/p>\n

EPISODE 24 RECAP: Gia drops bombshell that ‘could ruin’ Bec<\/a><\/p>\n

Rachel also spoke about the comments and labels she’s been given from dates in the past.<\/p>\n

“The label ‘too much’ \u2013 I feel like I wear it across my forehead,” she said.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Catch everything Rachel said \ufeffin her unseen audition tape above.<\/p>\n

Want more exclusives? Watch Steven, Bec and Alissa’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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