Married At First Sight‘s Poppy Jennings returned to reality show several times throughout production last year after splitting from ‘husband’ Luke Eglin.
The 38-year-old, who has now hit out at bosses and her ex-partner, first chose to rejoin the cast for a ‘girls night’ on November 26, eight weeks after quitting.
She then came face to face with Luke, 39, filming the reunion on January 15 and 16.
She’s back! Married At First Sight’s Poppy Jennings (R) returned to reality show several times throughout production last year after splitting from ‘husband’ Luke Eglin (L)
In Daily Mail Australia’s exclusive footage, Poppy, 38, is seen crying during a tense chat with a producer at the ‘girls night’ shoot in Glebe, Sydney in November.
‘Poppy stormed off set in tears after all hell started breaking loose between the women once many of them were reunited,’ an onlooker said.
‘She spent a while alone away from the cameras making a phone call, before a producer then sat with her and calmed her down. Things got quite tense.’
Everything okay? In Daily Mail Australia’s exclusive footage, Poppy, 38, is seen crying during a tense chat with a producer during a ‘girls night’ shoot in Glebe, Sydney on November 26
Emotional: ‘Poppy stormed off set in tears after all hell started breaking loose between the women once many of them were reunited,’ an onlooker said
Tense: The onlooker added, ‘She spent a while alone away from the cameras making a phone call, before a producer then sat with her and calmed her down. Things got quite tense.’
It wasn’t until the show’s reunion on January 15 when Poppy and Luke then came face to face again, believed to be for the first time since their September split.
Luke looked downcast as he arrived at the show’s studio for the reunion, as both of the participants were welcomed back onto the show by producers.
Since the reunion, Poppy has claimed that a ‘controversial incident’ that happened during their time together led to their split, but she ‘isn’t allowed to talk about it’.
Showdown! It wasn’t until the reunion on January 15 when Poppy and Luke then came face to face again, for the first time in months
Return! Luke looked downcast as he arrived at the show’s studio ahead of seeing his ex-‘wife’
Poppy and Luke were the first couple to say ‘I do’ on the current season, but things started falling apart minutes after the ceremony as she missed her children.
On Monday’s episode, filmed in late September, Poppy dumped Luke and quit the show, citing homesickness as the reason behind her abrupt exit.
Following their final scenes, Poppy then accused Luke in a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday of making her feel ‘uncomfortable’ during filming, adding that he was ‘petrified’ of her telling the full story of her decision to leave the experiment.
Unhappy ending! Poppy and Luke were the first couple to say ‘I do’ on the current season, but things started falling apart minutes after the ceremony as the bride missed her children
According to Poppy, there were incidents that happened during filming that were ‘too controversial’ to be shown on television.
‘I couldn’t say what was happening behind the scenes, as it was too controversial, so let’s just play her ugly crying and whinging over her kids,’ she wrote.
‘F**k, I’d probably hate me too! From what I heard that’s all they play of me!’
‘Controversial incident’: After she quit the show on Monday’s episode, Poppy accused Luke in a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday of making her feel ‘uncomfortable’ during filming, adding that he was ‘petrified’ of her telling the full story of her decision to leave the experiment
Luke has since responded to Poppy’s extraordinary claims about their break-up, saying he wishes his ex-‘wife’ well and won’t take part in a public slanging match.
He told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday: ‘I am not going to make any comments because, honestly, the best way to react is not to react.
‘To be honest, Poppy is a good person and the best of luck to her. I am not going to comment on anything because it is not worth it, it really isn’t.
‘Honestly, she just needs to move on like I have and that is it. We are finished on the show and that is as far as it goes.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
Married At First Sight continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine
‘She needs to move on’: Luke has since responded to Poppy’s extraordinary claims about their break-up, saying he wishes his ex-‘wife’ well and won’t take part in a public slanging match