{"id":614809,"date":"2026-04-18T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614809\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:54:15","slug":"mafs-2026-australia-danny-hewitt-issues-grovelling-apology-over-horrendous-comments-about-ex-bec-zacharia-and-co-star-steph-marshall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/614809\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Australia: Danny Hewitt issues grovelling apology over ‘horrendous’ comments about ex Bec Zacharia and co-star Steph Marshall"},"content":{"rendered":"

M\ufeffarried At First Sight<\/a>‘s Danny Hewitt<\/a> has broken his silence after previously unseen footage<\/a> revealed his true feelings towards ex-wife Bec.<\/p>\n

Bec was confronted by shocking footage of Danny sledging her during the experiment, with insults hurled at fellow bride Steph<\/a>, aired last week on Stan’s MAFS: After the Dinner Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’m sure most of you hate me and I don’t blame you, I hate myself,” the groom began in a self-filmed video.<\/p>\n

Hear what he said in the video above.<\/p>\n

Danny took to Instagram<\/a> to apologise to Bec, Steph, viewers and production for the “offensive” and “horrendous” comments he said.<\/p>\n

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

“I’m so ashamed of myself… I’m so sorry to both of you girls,” he continued.<\/p>\n

\"MAFSBec and Steph were horrified to hear what Danny had said about them. (Stan)<\/p>\n

“I do have a very dry sense of humour and sometimes it can come across wrong, especially on TV, especially to people who don’t know me. \ufeff<\/p>\n

“But I’m not here to make excuses or blame it on a sense of humour, I’m here to own up to my mistakes and just apologise to anyone who watched it, any viewers who watched it and found it offensive\ufeff, I’m so sorry,” he went on in the video.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\ufeff MAFS’ Steph reveals ‘bikini photo’ at centre of Danny texting scandal<\/a><\/p>\n

“Production, the whole team at MAFS, I let them down\ufeff, I let so many people down, I just want to apologise to everyone.\ufeff”<\/p>\n

The groom admitted he has “a lot of soul searching to do” after the events that unfolded after the MAFS Reunion.<\/p>\n

\ufeffHe even gave fans permission to throw “abuse” back at him in the comments section.<\/p>\n

“If you see me on the street, throw tomatoes at me, eggs, whatever. I deserve all of the heat I’m getting at the minute.<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Bec swipes ex Danny as ‘spineless little boy’ \u2013 after brutal Reunion snub\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n

“Honestly from the bottom of my heart I’m so sorry to Bec, Steph and anyone who watched it and found it offensive.” \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"MAFS“Sorry everyone \u2764\ufe0f,” wrote the groom as he addressed the comments. (Nine)<\/p>\n

It was during the latest episode of MAFS: After the Dinner Party<\/a> that Bec viewed “revolting” footage of her ex-husband Danny insulting her after he watched the Final Test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffYou’re telling me that’s the best you can bring me? You ought to be ashamed of yourself,” Danny told producers in the unaired moment.\ufeff<\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: MAFS 2026 brides confess everything to know about the Reunion drama<\/a><\/p>\n

“I have a f—ing cushy little life, I gave up my life to be here and I could roll into Coles right now, walk up to aisle four, there’s a bird in there and she’ll be better than Bec,” he said among other insults.<\/p>\n

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Bec was especially horrified because as she explained, as soon as the cameras left, that day was when Danny told her he was falling in love with her.<\/p>\n

Looking back, she felt their entire relationship was a lie.<\/p>\n

Steph too was horrified by secret conversation of Danny hurling insults at her as the “bikini photo” scandal<\/a> came to light.<\/p>\n

Danny accused Steph of\ufeff “trying to get some air time” by bringing up the photo and was heard calling Steph a “f—ing little skank”. He vowed to “never speak” to her again.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Which MAFS 2026 cast are in new relationships after the experiment?<\/a><\/p>\n

Steph couldn’t help by laugh at the video. If anything, she found it ridiculous he was accusing her of “air time”.<\/p>\n

After learning the three months of the relationship was a lie, Bec was the one that accused Danny \ufefffor coming onto MAFS “for fame”.<\/p>\n

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

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