Married At First Sight groom Tyson Gordon has hit back against one of his fellow cast mates for claiming he had “small d**k energy”. The 30-year-old Gold Coast property investor is arguably one of the most controversial contestants on the 2026 season due to his views on women and relationships.
He’s hit out at “woke culture”, and wants a “submissive” wife who looks after their five children instead of chasing her career. A poll of nearly 10,000 Yahoo Lifestyle readers found 87 per cent felt Tyson’s views were “concerning”, while 7 per cent thought they were “fine”.
Unsurprisingly, his views haven’t gone down well with the other MAFS couples and unaired footage from Wednesday’s dinner party has revealed what they truly think.
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The clips were shown on Stan’s After The Dinner Party and here’s what they said:
Bec Zacharia: “Tyson and the teenie peenie, that’s what he’s gonna be called from now on.”
Grayson McIvor: “[Tyson’s] whole demeanour pissed me off. That’s not how a man should act or treat a woman.”
Joel Moses: “Burning bridges already, bro, like maybe you want to keep that s**t inside.”
Gia Fleur: “If Tyson backs his comments about being a right-wing, homophobic, anti-woke male, he’s got a lot f**king coming for him.”
Rachel Gilmore: “Tyson in the bin. I’m done.”
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Funnily enough, Bec was actually sitting next to Tyson for After The Dinner Party and asked what she meant by her comment.
“You got small d**k energy, brother,” she replied.
When he questioned what he did or said that gave off that energy, she said it was because he was “walking around saying I want a servant”, referring to his wish to have a submissive partner.
“Well, that’s a bizarre thing to say…I don’t know where you get this small d**k energy thing from but it’s completely inappropriate,” he said back.
Tyson admitted it was tough to see the 2026 cast talk about him that way, and he revealed regrets about how he explained his desires.
“It’s uncomfortable to watch. I clearly have offended quite a few people by the looks of it,” he said.
“I should have really just said ‘traditional’. The whole ‘submissive’ thing, yeah, was probably, a little bit, just [the] wrong word.”
Tyson explains what he means by submissive
Tyson kicked off his season on MAFS by Channel 9 sharing what his must-haves are in a relationship.
He said he’s been looking for someone feminine and submissive, as well as someone who:
Doesn’t have a high “body count”, which means hasn’t had sex with many people
Isn’t a “complete feminist”
Doesn’t hate Donald Trump
Doesn’t like to party with her girlfriends every weekend
Isn’t a “full-blown” atheist
He was paired with Stephanie Marshall, a 32-year-old Brisbane real estate agent who is very career driven and hasn’t had an adult relationship.
They’ve clashed since they first laid eyes on each other over Tyson’s strong approach to how he wants his wife to be and act.
He’s complained multiple times that she’s bringing “masculine” energy because she keeps calling him out on his views.
The soldier-turned-property investor was given a chance to explain his view of submissiveness on After The Dinner Party while chatting with hosts Laura Byrne, Jules Lund, Brittany Hockley.
Laura told him that what he’s been saying about gender roles in a relationship have been “frustrating” and “offensive”.
She added that, by definition, submissive means someone who is “compliant and obedient”.
Tyson said that wasn’t his definition of the word, but added how he saw it.
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“I would like to be the leader of the house…would you say that’s controlling? Being the leader of the house?” he asked.
Laura said that if he wanted someone obedient he should just get a dog instead of a partner.
“I want to be the man of the house. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Every female wants that,” Tyson replied, which caused the hosts to burst out laughing at him.
“I don’t want my wife to be subservient, like, I don’t want my wife to feel like a dog or a slave, but I do, once again, like those traditional values.”
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