Married At First Sight star Paul Liba has seemingly suggested he is still in a relationship with his ‘wife’ Tasha Jay after the experiment.
The groom, 26, hinted that he and Tasha, 25, have made it work on the outside world as he referred to her as ‘my wife’ in a recent Instagram post.
Paul and Tasha have proved a strong couple throughout the social experiment and were among the first to declare that they were falling for each other.
Paul has now stood up for his wife after trolls attacked her in the comments section of his social media post.
Paul shared two group photos from the show last week, and said: ‘Cocktails vs Spa Day… What or who brought the most drama?’
On-screen: Married At First Sight star Paul Liba has seemingly suggested he is still in a relationship with his ‘wife’ Tasha Jay after the experiment
Going strong? The groom, 26, hinted that he and Tasha, 25, have made it work on the outside world as he referred to her as ‘my wife’ in a recent Instagram post
His post backfired as many of his followers commented that it was Tasha in the wrong, for ‘attacking’ newcomer Erica Roberts.
Fans angrily branded her a ‘petulant child’ and a ‘bully’ as they insisted there was no excuse for her behaviour on the show.
Sticking up for her, Paul wrote: ‘Guys I know it’s easy to make a judgement based on the few edited clips that you’ve seen. But remember this is a person we are all making comments about and no one is perfect.
‘I know I’m definitely not perfect and made a fair few mistakes myself. You guys will see what I see which is that Tasha is a genuine and lovely person who I am proud to call my wife.’
Paul’s response was written in present tense, suggesting that he is still romantically involved with Tasha.
The comments from viewers came after Tasha and Erica became involved in a fight while enjoying a group day out at a spa.
Erica accused Tasha of ‘sniggering, eye rolling and dirty looks’ after joining the experiment with her husband Jordan.
Erica then said to Tasha: ‘You’re probably the person I’ve bonded with the least’.
Sticking up for her, Paul wrote: ‘Guys I know it’s easy to make a judgement based on the few edited clips that you’ve seen. But remember this is a person we are all making comments about and no one is perfect’
Furious reactions: Fans angrily branded her a ‘petulant child’ and a ‘bully’ as they insisted there was no excuse for her behaviour on the show
Loved-up: Paul and Tasha have proved a strong couple throughout the social experiment and were among the first to declare that they were falling for each other
Got your back! Paul has now stood up for his wife after trolls attacked her in the comments section of his social media post
Tasha replied: ‘I’ve started to get a bad energy off of you.
‘Today for starters, you’re having big big opinions. I was like, ‘did she just say that cause I’m sure she’s been here for five minutes’.’
Tension grew very quickly between Tasha and Erica during Thursday night’s episode of Married At First Sight UK.
As the two groups headed off to different locations, without their partners, to reflect on their relationships, fans spotted the awkwardness between newcomer Erica and OJ Tasha.
What started as eye rolling and sniggering looks across the room, an explosive row erupted when Erica called out Tasha, asking what her problem what.
The row began when Erica admitted to the group that she thought her relationship was the ‘strongest couple’.
Tasha felt Erica was airing her opinion on other people’s relationships and situations too much and felt it was a bold statement to make, considering she had only been their for ‘five minutes’.
Awkward: Tension grew very quickly between Tasha and Erica during Thursday night’s episode
Tense: What started as eye rolling and sniggering looks across the room, an explosive row erupted when Erica called out Tasha, asking what her problem what
Whereas Erica felt ‘mean girl energy’ from Tasha, who had continued to brush off sarcastic remarks and snidey faces.
Erica confronted Tasha calmly and said: ‘You just can’t be happy for me’.
Tasha added: ‘Strongest couple? Been here five minutes love, get a grip.’
When the row kicked off, Erica said: ‘I can see that something wasn’t right with her towards me, the eye rolling, the sniggering looks.
‘I don’t know what this is, is there anything between me and you, any issues?’
Tasha said: ‘In response to what this is, I just started to get a bad energy off you.
‘Today having big big opinions, I was like “did she say that”, you’ve only been their for five minutes?’
Ella chipped in, agreeing with Tasha and said: ‘I’m a girls girls but I do get the same energy’.
Brewing: As the two groups headed off to different locations, without their partners, to reflect on their relationships, fans spotted the awkwardness between newcomer Erica and OJ Tasha
Bold: The row began when Erica admitted to the group that she thought her relationship was the ‘strongest couple’
Fuming: Erica felt ‘mean girl energy’ from Tasha (pictured), who had continued to brush off sarcastic remarks and snidey faces
Awks: As Erica started to feel targeted, Tasha started to raise her voice, insisting she is allowed to have her own opinion and that ‘people don’t have to like people’
Sided: Ella chipped in, agreeing with Tasha and said: ‘I’m a girls girls but I do get the same energy’
As Erica started to feel targeted, Tasha started to raise her voice, insisting she is allowed to have her own opinion and that ‘people don’t have to like people’.
But Erica later told Tasha to ‘shut up’ causing her to blow up in Erica’s face while standing up and screaming.
Tasha said: ‘Who the f*** are you telling to shut up. Don’ tell me to shut up.’
As the group told Tasha to go outside to get some air and calm down, Erica quickly remarked: ‘Go on, f*** off.’
As tension started brewing, fans gushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, and to have their say on the row.
Viewers wrote: ‘Tasha hating Erica from the get go for no reason… strange’.
‘Not really sure what Erica done to p*** Tasha off so much’.
‘Tasha and Erica should just fight’.
Row: As tension started brewing, fans gushed to X, formerly known as Twitter , and to have their say on the row
‘Tasha stop being such a diva towards Erica. It’s not the Tasha show’.
‘I feel that Tasha and Erica are fighting for the crown and neither like each other!!!’
‘Tasha going down in my estimations tonight… why is she being vile towards Erica?’
‘Tasha hates Erica with a passion’.
Married At First Sight UK continues Mondays to Thursdays at 9pm on E4.
