A former 2026 Married At First Sight contestant says her “life is crumbled”, claiming that social media backlash led to a suspension on her social media accounts.
Bec Zacharia, 35, sparked controversy over the weekend after Savannah Lee, the owner of RESRVD, a dress rental business, accused the reality star of failing to uphold a social media agreement.
“Bec reached out to me asking if my small business would be interested in providing her with a gown from my rental collection. I agreed, very excitedly, and sent out all gowns from my collection for her to select from,” Ms Lee told news.com.au.
In return, Ms Lee claims the star promised she would “plug you a lot so we can really get your brand out there” and proclaimed “Women supporting women YESSSS”.
Ms Lee says the messages came from the account with 70,000 followers that Ms Zacharia and production had been using during to promote the show.
The star created a second account in December 2025, where a post regarding the dress appeared on the 7th of April in which the business commented “absolutely beautiful” at the time.
This second account has just over 12,000 followers currently.
“At the time I was communicating with Bec prior to final vows being filmed, it was via her main Instagram account,” she explained.
“I don’t believe she even had a ‘burner’ account at this time … This means while we were communicating and she was promising to promote and share my small business on her page. It was supposed to be her main page.”
Ms Zacharia has now revealed to news.com.au that it was “a genuine mistake.”
“I’m new to this. I’m learning. It’s an honest mistake. I’ve apologised and said I never intended to upset her. But I think the problem is that it’s just not stopping now,” she explained.
“My life is crumbled, and I can’t get away from abuse.”
She claims trolls have become so intense that it has led to her accounts being suspended by Instagram and TikTok.
However, she says she has since regained access to her TikTok.
“My TikTok is now reinstated and I have gone ahead and disabled it now to protect my account. I’m scared once people see it live they will start reporting me again,” she explained.
A spokesperson for TikTok today told news.com.au: “the user deactivated their own account; it was not banned.”
news.com.au has contacted Meta for comment, but they have not responded at time of publication.
Ms Zacharia believed that the obligations had been met.
“I came through. I promised I’d post it. I promised I’d tag her in it. I thought that everything was okay. And had I known that it wasn’t. 100 per cent would have done it. Like I’m not here to I’m not here to be mean to people. I’m not here to use people,” Ms Zacharia said.
Ms Lee claims follow-up attempts to contact the Ms Zacharia failed.
“I followed up multiple times, requesting content, asking when she was receiving her main account back to post and more. There were periods of time where I was completely ignored and left on seen, then never responded to at all,” Ms Lee said.
Ms Lee spotted The Gloss Over Pod’s interview with Ms Zacharia at Australian Fashion Week on social media.
“Over the three and half months I was on MAFS I spent nearly $20,000. On MAFS you get no budget for fashion. I was the only bride on MAFS who bought all my own dresses. Everyone else hired,” she told the reporter.
Ms Zacharia has now clarified what she meant by those comments to news.com.au.
“I was thinking about commitment ceremonies, dinner parties, accessorising on the show. I wasn’t thinking about that final vow dress,” she explained.
Ms Lee shared her own perspective on Instagram where she shared screenshots of messages from Ms Zacharia.
In the viral clip, Ms Lee claims she was “promised lots of exposure,” but all she got in return was a “singular tag on her burner account” labelling the experience “incredibly disappointing.”
The post has since been flooded with supportive comments.
“This is so sad. You have the kindest soul and put so much effort into every single bride who walks through your doors!” a user wrote.
“Well, that’s sucky!! Good on ya for standing up for yourself. Hope you absolutely smash some goals,” another praised.
Fellow castmate from Ms Zacharia’s season, Gia Fleur, commented: “I’m so sorry, this isn’t OK! I would be honoured to wear and post your dresses.”
Many did come to the defence of Ms Zacharia.
“It’s one dress though? She still bought all her own dresses. I get it, but she still tagged you,” one person defended.
“In future, get a contract! I think calling her out on socials is just as bad, though – try contacting the person directly!” another wrote.
Former 2024 MAFS bride Lauren Dunn urged people to “leave Bec alone” in a TikTok, claiming that the burner account tag “is enough.”
Ms Zacharia issued an apology on Instagram, explaining she’s “incredibly grateful” to have worn the dress.
“Although Final Vows was one of the most emotional and difficult days I’ve ever experienced, I still felt beautiful, supported and confident in a dress that was made with so much care and talent. That should absolutely be acknowledged,” she wrote.
“There was never any intention to overlook or disrespect Savannah and RESRVD Hire, and I sincerely apologise that it came across that way. In the chaos and emotion surrounding that time, I simply didn’t handle it perfectly.”
She thanked the business owner for the dress and for making her “feel special during such a vulnerable moment in my life.”
“I truly appreciate the work, creativity and love that goes into pieces like this, and credit where credit is due that you helped me feel beautiful on this day,” she ended the post.
Ms Lee told news.com.au a private apology is yet to be made.
“I have received messages from Bec; both after the original comments on the fashion week video were going viral and after my video has gone viral. She has NOT apologised in these messages or anything close to it,” she told news.com.au
Ms Zacharia claims that the collateral from the drama has been both of her Instagram accounts which she says have been suspended by Meta.
It’s a blow to the star who had been relying on the pages as an income source after the MAFS whirlwind.
“I literally don’t have anything now. Nothing,” she explained.
“It’s now completely turned my life into shambles. I have no access to my TikTok. I have no access to my Instagram. And my Instagram now is what? The only job I have. And it’s gone.”