Gia Fleur left Married At First Sight viewers shocked on Monday night after she dramatically left the experiment. The 35-year-old and her husband, Scott McCristal, have spent much of the 2026 season bragging about being the “power couple“.

They’ve lauded their very active sex life above others and even got matching tattoos to celebrate their one month anniversary. But the relationship came crashing down in the final moments of Monday’s episode, with Gia seen leaving their shared apartment after a major fight with Scott.

It was sparked by a photo of Scott’s ex coming up on his phone and Gia asked him to delete it. He refused and she said she was done.

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During the episode, MAFS kept teasing a bride would walk out of the experiment, and viewers thought it could be Bec, Alissa, or Stephanie.

But it was clear that many were not ready for it to be Gia.

“DID NOT EXPECT THAT EXIT,” wrote one person.

“Wow… did NOT pick her leaving??? What about the tattoo! Why doesn’t someone think about the tattoo,” added another.

“Okay. That was surprising,” said a third.

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MAFS viewers divided over what sparked the walkout

Earlier in the episode, Gia and Scott had their friends and family around for a meal and the 35-year-old copped a grilling from her husband’s side of the table.

At one point, Scott’s mate asked him whether Gia was an upgrade from his ex, which caused Gia to make a brutal OnlyFans comment about the former partner.

Once the guests left, Scott’s iPhone brought up memories from 2020 and it showed a picture of him and his ex-flame.

Gia wanted him to get rid of it and he stood his ground, saying it was just a memory and he didn’t want to delete memories.

Everyone will be different when it comes to a situation like this and it also depends on the type of photo that it is. But many were divided on whether having a fight over a photo of an ex was a big deal or not.

“Having an ex pop up in your memories is rubbish. I’d be pissed too,” wrote one person.

“I don’t think it’s a big deal, our previous relationships shape us in who we are. You can appreciate those times while acknowledging it’s over and who you’re with is right for you, right now,” said another.

“At the end of a relationship I would never comb back scrubbing evidence they existed…..until her…she saw the old photos buried back there as evidence of there still being feelings. Deleted photos spanning a decade to make her happy…then we broke up. I had tried to explain that everyone in my past life made me who I am. Nah. Wasn’t having it,” commented a third who has been through this before.

“If it was a bad break up I would understand deleting pics but if not then who cares,” said a fourth.

How far should you go to delete your ex from your life?

Deleting photos from your camera roll might seem like a perfectly normal part of a breakup.

People might also feel inclined to scrub their social media profiles of any trace of their ex.

Relationship coach Samantha Burns told Elite Daily that you should only warm up the digital trash can on Instagram or Facebook if the images impact you, not necessarily your partner.

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“If looking at pictures of you and your ex makes you miss them, overwhelms you with anger, or you find yourself crying every time you look at them, then it’s important to set some breakup boundaries,” she said.

“Create an ex-free environment so that you’re not constantly triggered by things that remind you of the relationship.”

But she said that relationships can form meaningful parts of your life, so deleting those moments could be a bold step.

“Consider saving all of your couples photos to a flash drive and storing it out of sight and out of mind, or give it to a friend for safe keeping until you feel prepared to view them again,” Samantha added.

She said if there are intimate photos of you and your ex on social media, they might be the ones worth dumping.

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