{"id":544127,"date":"2026-03-16T13:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544127\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:34:17","slug":"mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-scott-mccristal-on-the-private-demands-gia-fleur-made-when-mafs-cameras-stopped-rolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/544127\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Australia Exclusive: Scott McCristal on the private demands Gia Fleur made when MAFS cameras stopped rolling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/gia-fleur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Gia\">Gia<\/a> returned to husband <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/scott-mccristal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Scott\">Scott<\/a> after bolting from <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-recap-episode-25-juliette-walks-out-exposes-bec-screenshots-gia-joel-alissa\/95c1a9f5-8fb6-4356-a828-9f2cf6831fc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Sunday&#039;s\">Sunday&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/stream.9now.com.au\/fALc6JHEnNb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"MAFS\">MAFS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-commitment-ceremony-stay-or-leave-couples-decision-recap\/35bba7b9-f08e-45cc-a87e-c5e7dbfc4f81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Commitment Ceremony\">Commitment Ceremony<\/a> but unbeknownst to the groom, she was &#8220;pissed off&#8221; at him.<\/p>\n<p>Gia was upset over Scott &#8220;not being on the same page with the love thing&#8221;, but Scott told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"nine.com.au\">nine.com.au<\/a> what was really happening between them when cameras weren&#8217;t around.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff\ufeff<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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/acc159e9-b966-4791-809b-9b9de230f64b.jpeg\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026 Episode 26 Scott and Gia\"\/>It quickly became clear that Scott and Gia weren&#8217;t on the same page when it came to the depth of their feelings.  (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>When John Aiken question Gia over her feelings of love for Scott, she said\ufeff: &#8220;[Scott] knows where I&#8217;m at and I need him to say it first to be honest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffScott definitely had feelings for Gia; he just needed a bit more time to reach the love stage.<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-filip-gregov-stella-mickunaite-mel-schilling\/dcc84485-dddd-449d-8d37-de467a8df479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Filip reveals Mel Schilling saved his marriage to Stella from disaster\ufeff\">Filip reveals Mel Schilling saved his marriage to Stella from disaster\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Pictures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/03\/11\/17\/33\/mafs-australia-season-13-cast-where-are-they-now\" 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\/03\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d6549b82-c939-4891-a555-fb2ff7eb8849.png\"   alt=\"MAS 2026 cast where are they now \" class=\"styles__Image-sc-1tds0mw-3 gHFkfX\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pregnant, engaged and dating: Where are the MAFS 2026 cast now?  <\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s &#8220;heart broken&#8221;? Who&#8217;s moved on?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/03\/11\/17\/33\/mafs-australia-season-13-cast-where-are-they-now\" class=\"styles__Button-sc-1tds0mw-7 cFfWCb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old said Gia\ufeff was &#8220;pretty much trying to force&#8221; him to say those three special words.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t force someone to tell you they love you when they&#8217;re not there yet, especially because of her involvement in drama. It just turned me off,&#8221; Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was making comments to me saying, &#8216;I just want someone to get on their knees and beg for me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you make these sorts of comments, it just pushes me away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-bec-zacharia-danny-hewitt-i-love-you-reaction\/718a771f-edf3-47c9-98aa-7f7a0048c658\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Danny airs his true feelings after Bec&#039;s &#039;I love you&#039; bombshell on \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Danny airs his true feelings after Bec&#8217;s &#8216;I love you&#8217; bombshell<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/822268f2-1fa8-4256-8ad7-437933b8b69c.jpeg\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026 Episode 26 Scott and Gia\"\/>Scott revealed that Gia only put more pressure on him when the cameras weren&#8217;t around.  (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Scott said things only got worse when it was just the two of them\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the cameras weren&#8217;t around she would say, &#8216;I can get any guy I want. I can do this. I can do that.&#8217; I asked, &#8216;Why are you saying these things to bring me down?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t biting, I wasn&#8217;t giving her anything back, and she just didn&#8217;t like my reaction because I was always calm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s episode meant the beginning of Feedback Week, which was supposed to give the couples a chance to get advice on their marriages.<\/p>\n<p>While Scott met up with Stella, Gia locked herself in the bathroom and refused to go on her arranged meeting because she had an inkling it would be one of her sworn enemies, Danny or Bec.<\/p>\n<p>Gia was right, as she was supposed to meet up with Danny.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>In Pictures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/03\/16\/10\/43\/mafs-2026-australia-recap-partner-swap-feedback-week\" 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\/03\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d2a4177c-f9e9-4aa6-a485-721957258c2a.jpeg\"   alt=\"EMBARGO 16\/3\/2026 MAFS 2026 Feedback Week\" class=\"styles__Image-sc-1tds0mw-3 gHFkfX\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shock partner swaps and unsolicited advice: Feedback Week returns with a bang <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Makes me sick in the stomach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/03\/16\/10\/43\/mafs-2026-australia-recap-partner-swap-feedback-week\" class=\"styles__Button-sc-1tds0mw-7 cFfWCb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-exclusive-joel-juliette-exit-events-after-stormout\/c24cc856-d7ea-485f-9ecc-2a9c88222799\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Joel reveals what really happened after Juliette&#039;s explosive storm-out\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joel reveals what really happened after Juliette&#8217;s explosive storm-out<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott was disappointed in Gia&#8217;s reluctance to immerse herself in the experiment, not that he voiced that to her at the time. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think she was just so fixated on what she&#8217;d look like on TV, and I think she started to realise her behaviour wasn&#8217;t that good, and she tried to run away,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<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>. Episodes stream weekly, immediately following the explosive Married at First Sight Dinner Party episode on Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/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. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Gia returned to husband Scott after bolting from Sunday&#8217;s MAFS Commitment Ceremony but unbeknownst to the groom,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-544127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}