Married At First Sight bride Awhina Rutene attempts to go undercover as she steps out at a cafe – after she and Adrian Araouzou disappeared during filming and locked down production

Married At First Sight bride Awhina Rutene attempted to go incognito on Thursday as she stepped out at Social Society cafe in Sydney.

The mother-of-one, 31, has been embroiled in tense drama with her groom Adrian Araouzou in recent weeks, with the pair at one point disappearing during filming. 

Now, the reality TV star has been spotted trying to go undercover as she goes about her day-to-day activities in the aftermath of her appearance on MAFS. 

Awhina attempted to cover up her entire face with a black jacket as she pulled the hood down low over her head and pulled the draw strings taut.

She then poured her figure into a pair of black tights and stepped into some comfortable white sneakers for her incognito outing.

Holding a refreshing beverage in one hand, Awhina toted a $2,970 Louis Vuitton handbag over her opposite shoulder.

It comes as her TV ‘marriage’ to Adrian, 30, continues to hang by a thread after the embattled pair suffered a huge set back during family and friends week.

The couple appeared to have officially split after Awhina’s sister Cleo and Adrian’s ‘best friend’ Jasmin got into a heated argument. 

But a rogue weekend away helped them reignite their spark, despite viewers raging at producers to kick Adrian off the show for his ‘coercive controlling’ ways.

Daily Mail Australia revealed the controversial couple were the pair who went ‘missing’ during filming in September, forcing producers to bring curfew forward.

It was reported producers imposed a strict new curfew on the 2025 cast after ‘disrespectful’ and ‘selfish’ Adrian and Awhina ‘disappeared’ one weekend. 

It was soon discovered the pair travelled to Wollongong to visit fellow groom Tony Mojanovski for a spot of fishing on a yacht.

Leaked photos saw Adrian and Awhina enjoying a much-needed break from the drama to have ‘Tony time’ on the harbour.

Back in September, it was revealed one couple went missing mid-shoot, causing chaos for the production crew.

The cast, who were initially given a curfew of 10pm on weeknights and 11pm on weekends, are now facing even stricter rules.

According to a leaked email sent to the cast from the production team, the new curfew times were moved up to 8pm on Fridays and Sundays, and 9pm on Saturdays.

This change comes after Awhina and Adrian ignored curfew, ceased communication with production, and failed to return to their apartments on Saturday night.

An insider claimed the cast members have restricted access to the hotel they’re staying in.

‘Their keys don’t work after a certain time, so they need to inform the house AP [Associate Producer] to let them in; otherwise, they will be stuck outside,’ they said.

‘It’s a way of trying to keep the cast behaving and stop them from coming in and out as they please.’

The email from production expresses frustration and disappointment with the participants’ actions.

It reads: ‘Unfortunately, over the weekend Adrian and Awhina decided to cease communication with production on Saturday night and not return to the apartments by curfew—let alone at all.’

The message went on to detail how this ‘selfish decision’ impacted over 15 crew members on their Saturday evening and into the early hours of Sunday morning, with Nine Network being informed of the breach.

The curfew is not just a measure of control but also an essential part of maintaining the production’s schedule and ensuring the safety of all participants.

‘The complete disregard for this production’s guidelines to ensure all participants remain safe whilst in our care, as well as the utter disrespect to my crew and their weekend, has meant the below changes will need to be enforced,’ the email stated.

The message also highlighted the lack of remorse from the participants involved, stating: ‘At this stage, my team are yet to receive an apology from Adrian or Awhina, let alone any kind of remorse, which quite frankly is disappointing.’

Production sources have told Daily Mail Australia tensions between Adrian and Awhina had already been brewing before their dramatic disappearance.

‘At the commitment ceremony, Adrian and Awhina were caught having a hushed conversation on the sidelines,’ they said.

‘Adrian was adamant that Awhina should stay quiet about their family day, but she wasn’t having it. She pushed back hard, making it clear that he doesn’t control what she says.’

When they finally sat on the couch, the tension was unbearable.

The source continued: ‘Awhina wanted to speak, but Adrian kept cutting her off, talking over her, and shutting her down at every turn. Dave even stepped in, calling Adrian out for trying to dictate what she could and couldn’t say.’

The experts didn’t let it slide either.

‘They asked Awhina directly if she needed Adrian’s permission to speak, and while she hesitated, she admitted she often avoids going into detail just to keep the peace. 

‘John [Aiken] had to ask her a number of times what she liked about Adrian before she finally answered.’

Despite the obvious issues, both of them chose to stay in the experiment, insisting they would put their family drama behind them.

But just days later, they pulled their vanishing act. Instead of addressing their issues, they took off for a weekend away with Tony, leaving production scrambling.

Whether this was an attempt to reconnect or a last-ditch effort to escape the pressure, one thing is certain: ‘Adrian and Awhina are keeping both the producers and fans on edge.’

Married At First Sight continues Sunday at 7.00pm on Channel Nine and 9Now.