Cast members with past convictions also include Adrian Araouzou, a groom on the 2025 series.<\/p>\n
Prior to his reality TV stint, the BBC has learned he received a 2017 conviction for affray.<\/p>\n
Previously, it was reported he had also been acquitted of domestic violence, and that details of his trial had emerged during filming.<\/p>\n
When asked for a response by BBC News, Araouzou said it was “none of your business” and told us the information we had put to him was “false”.<\/p>\n
We asked Channel 9 and Endemol Shine Australia whether they had told Araouzou’s on-screen partner about the conviction for affray. We understand she had not been told.<\/p>\n
They said: “All participants on MAFS, including Adrian, undergo extensive background checks including police checks.”<\/p>\n
They also said: “The affray conviction was nine years ago, and the penalty was a $400 [\u00a3210] fine, placing this at the lowest end of the spectrum for this offence as determined by the court”.<\/p>\n
Other male cast members with criminal histories include Timothy Smith, who took part in the 2024 series.<\/p>\n
After filming on the show, Smith confirmed he had previously spent a year in a US prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. On his website, he describes himself as “cartel pilot to corporate leader”.<\/p>\n
Smith told the BBC he stood by what he had said of his past. Channel 9 and Endemol Shine Australia said his conviction, which was in the US, was not revealed by him until after the series was broadcast.<\/p>\n
Separately, Chris Nield, from the latest series, was previously found guilty of common assault. Nield did not respond to our request for comment.<\/p>\n
Channel 9 and Endemol Shine Australia said Nield’s conviction arose from a one-off altercation and there had been no repeat conduct in the 11 years since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cast members with past convictions also include Adrian Araouzou, a groom on the 2025 series. Prior to his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636248,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-636247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}