{"id":597513,"date":"2026-04-10T08:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/597513\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:31:30","slug":"mafs-2026-cast-australia-from-bec-and-gia-to-danny-and-scott-inside-the-complicated-mafs-2026-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/597513\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 cast Australia: From Bec and Gia to Danny and Scott, inside the complicated MAFS 2026 relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"MAFS \">MAFS<\/a> participants have weaved a very tangled web this season, with lovers ending as exes and friends turning to foes turning to allies turning to sworn enemies once again.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Reunion we certainly have \ufeffmore than a few questions about where the very complicated relationships and friendships of Season 13 stand.<\/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>Here&#8217;s a deep dive into the very twisted relationship webs of the MAFS 2026 cast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/4e8d4e48-f37c-45e3-bf24-f11fc817eb99.png\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026 friendship relationship web\"\/>With a very helpful graphic! (Nine)Bec and Gia \u2013 frenemies?<\/p>\n<p>Where do we even start?!<\/p>\n<p>These two decided they hated each other almost immediately after meeting at the Hens Do, and that single decision set the tone, especially among the brides, for the entire season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/c63c49d7-e8e3-492d-9b4b-71cc89a64738.jpeg\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026 Sneak Peek, Gia Fleur\"\/>Where it all began! (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/gia-fleur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Gia\">Gia<\/a> claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/bec-zacharia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Bec\">Bec<\/a>&#8216;s husband <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/danny-hewitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Danny\">Danny<\/a> told her she was more his type, to temporarily forming an alliance based on a mutual dislike of <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/alissa-fay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Alissa\">Alissa<\/a>, to taking opposite sides during the Couples Retreat&#8217;s X-rated, finger-related scandal, we could probably write a 50,000-word thesis on everything that happened.<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-final-vows-2026-australia-exclusive-bec-zacharia-danny-hewitt-breakup-split-phone-call\/be9b782d-87ed-4764-9578-3955f33f89fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"MAFS&#039; Bec details brutal phone call with Danny days after &#039;horrific&#039; Final Vows split\">MAFS&#8217; Bec details brutal phone call with Danny days after &#8216;horrific&#8217; Final Vows split<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the last few weeks of the experiment, against all odds, Bec and Gia bonded as they found themselves both in love with men who weren&#8217;t ready to say it back.<\/p>\n<p>At the final Dinner Party, Bec even sneakily helped Gia \ufeffcome up with a plan to win <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/scott-mccristal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Scott\">Scott<\/a> back (or at least look sympathetic to those of us watching her try).<\/p>\n<p>All this to say ahead of the Reunion, they&#8217;re firmly in &#8220;frenemy&#8221; territory &#8230; but there&#8217;s been yet another twist.<\/p>\n<p>During Gia&#8217;s long-awaited appearance on After The Dinner Party,\ufeff she was shown footage of Bec admitting she was &#8220;framing&#8221; Gia, hoping to see her relationship explode.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She f&#8212;ed me over, now you look like a d&#8212;. So see ya,\ufeff&#8221; Bec laughed in the clip from after the final Dinner Party.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-2026-australia-after-the-dinner-party-gia-fleur-unseen-texts-james-bec-confession-video\/0f422e4b-a8dc-4d26-8514-e5c501e8b1b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"&#039;Humiliating&#039; footage exposes &#039;savage&#039; plan to take down Gia\ufeff\">&#8216;Humiliating&#8217; footage exposes &#8216;savage&#8217; plan to take down Gia\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will there be yet another Bec and Gia chapter to add to this epic saga after we watch the Reunion?<\/p>\n<p>At this point, we count on it!\ufeff<\/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\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/4dfad723-b1ac-459a-9c0a-ca624eec2b89.png\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026 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>Who is aligned with who?<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffFurther proof of just how impactful Bec and Gia&#8217;s feud has been is clear in their own friendships, as a lot of the cast found themselves drawn into the divide.<\/p>\n<p>Early in the season, Gia found herself a large friendship group with <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/brook-crompton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Brook\">Brook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/melissa-akbay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Mel\">Mel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/rebecca-zukowski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Rebecca\">Rebecca<\/a> \u2013 but their marriages soon all ended, leaving her searching for allies.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/chris-robinson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Chris\">Chris<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/juliette-fava\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Juliette\">Juliette<\/a> then entered the experiment and she found herself with new friends.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f6065dc9-707e-4a85-a41a-2e6f96eca05d.png\"   alt=\"EMBARGO 9\/3\/2026 9PM MAFS 2026 Juliette and Gia\"\/>Juliette and Gia were somewhat of a duo, that was until Gia found a better ally.  (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-final-vows-2026-australia-exclusive-stella-mickunaite-filip-gregov-proposal-future-plans-engagement-party-wedding-babies\/48ca2c42-08b6-4253-b914-7d65c46a8a0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Stella and Filip share all the details of their surprise engagement\">Stella and Filip share all the details of their surprise engagement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufeffAs for Bec, she had the ability to somehow be friends with everyone (except Gia) and no one at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>She joined in with Brook&#8217;s attack of Alissa, rubbed everyone the wrong way with her behaviour at the third Dinner Party, broke <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/rachel-gilmore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Rachel\">Rachel<\/a>&#8216;s trust at the Retreat and then made amends with an apology tour\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>Talk about a rollercoaster!<\/p>\n<p>Despite all that, Bec&#8217;s found herself good friendships in <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/sam-stanton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Sam\">Sam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/joel-moses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Joel\">Joel<\/a> and successfully repaired things with Rachel too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/2e93f5f9-89d3-417f-aee9-1a1169950832.jpeg\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026 Bec Zacharia\"\/>Sam hasn&#8217;t excused all of Bec&#8217;s behaviour but has come to Bec&#8217;s defence at times. Meanwhile Rachel and Alissa&#8217;s friendship is solid.  (Instagram @bec_zac)Alissa and Rachel\ufeff \u2013 besties<\/p>\n<p>After all that, it&#8217;s nice to have a more straightforward friendship!<\/p>\n<p>Alissa and Rachel spent most of the experiment as besties and seem to be ending it the same way.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-reunion-2026-dinner-party-how-watch-everything-need-know-explainer\/ffb4cf60-fe6b-4e64-8fe3-f75a20358def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Everything we know about the explosive MAFS 2026 Reunion\ufeff\">Everything we know about the explosive MAFS 2026 Reunion\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bec and Danny \u2013 exes and &#8216;soulmates as friends&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One of the experiment&#8217;s most up-and-down couples ended things with a very left-field suggestion from Danny.<\/p>\n<p>At Final Vows, after Bec chose to continue their relationship on the outside, Danny broke her heart, saying: &#8220;Bec, I believe you&#8217;re my soulmate as a friend, but I&#8217;ve come to realise there&#8217;s doubt in my mind that you are my soulmate as a lover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/adb8b4c1-340d-4bcb-a8d0-df1f52fb0215.jpeg\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026, Bec and Danny, Final Vows\"\/>AS A FRIEND? (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Reunion, we&#8217;re wondering if that is something Bec can get on board with &#8230;\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Danny and Scott \u2013 friends-forced-to-be-foes<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffThese former mates&#8217; friendship was collateral damage to their (now ex-) wives&#8217; drama, much to the experts&#8217; dismay!<\/p>\n<p>Now that they&#8217;re no longer with Bec or Gia, we&#8217;re hoping there is a chance they can patch things up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/24ec31ed-e355-40dd-923b-9bb8bf89d10c.jpeg\"   alt=\"Scott on MAFS: After The Dinner Party episode 4\"\/>There&#8217;s been a lot of distance between Danny and Scott because of their (ex) wives. Could the bromance be back on? (Stan)Rachel and Steven \u2013 together<\/p>\n<p>Rachel and\ufeff Steven chose to continue their relationship in a super sweet Final Vows, so we&#8217;re excited to catch up with them at the Reunion!<\/p>\n<p>In Pictures<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/04\/06\/20\/33\/mafs-final-vows-2026-australia-rachel-gilmore-steven-danyluk-gallery-official-pictures\" 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\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/80d0fba1-a5ff-498f-ae6a-7e9be7e9736b.jpeg\"   alt=\"EMBARGO 7\/4\/2026 9:00PM MAFS 2026 Rachel and Steven Final Vows\" class=\"styles__Image-sc-1tds0mw-3 gHFkfX\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rachel and Steven&#8217;s Final Vows <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Can I do this?&#8221; asked the groom ahead of a very big decision. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/2026\/04\/06\/20\/33\/mafs-final-vows-2026-australia-rachel-gilmore-steven-danyluk-gallery-official-pictures\" class=\"styles__Button-sc-1tds0mw-7 cFfWCb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Gallery<\/a>Alissa and David\ufeff \u2013 exes<\/p>\n<p>We have a feeling Alissa is going to have a lot to say as she comes face to face with David again at the Reunion.<\/p>\n<p>At Final Vows, he broke up with her and then walked away without hearing what she&#8217;d written\ufeff &#8230; which is bound to be a controversial move the group will want to unpack!<\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.nine.com.au\/married-at-first-sight\/mafs-final-vows-2026-australia-exclusive-alissa-fay-david-momoh--split-break-up\/ca97dd23-2280-433d-95bc-546731513bd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"David refuses to say sorry for brutal Final Vow snub as Alissa demands apology\">David refuses to say sorry for brutal Final Vow snub as Alissa demands apology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/65ec0993-443d-404a-a6aa-f70d89f2a219.png\"   alt=\"MAFS 2026, Alissa and David, Final Vows\"\/>Alissa still read her vows&#8230; to no one. (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Will Alissa and David be able to see eye to eye and leave things amicably? \ufeffThank goodness we&#8217;ll know in just a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p>The Married At First Sight Reunion Dinner Party airs \ufeffSunday, April 12 at 7pm with the Reunion Commitment Ceremony continuing on Monday, April 13 at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/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>. 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. 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