She was left heartbroken in February when she discovered her fiancé Dean Gibbs was sending flirty texts to one of her friends.
But Married At First Sight bride Cheryl Maitland, 32, appears to have mended her fraught relationship, after she was spotted getting cosy with Dean on Tuesday.
The on-off couple were seen enjoying a date at Burleigh Beach on the Gold Coast, looking very much an item as they strolled down the sand and lay in the sun together.
At one stage, police officer-turned-plumber Dean lovingly placed a hand on Cheryl’s derrière.
Cheryl put her curves on display in a tiny pink-and-white triangle bikini, while tying her blonde locks into a topknot.
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 2 Married At First Sight bride Cheryl Maitland, 32, (left) hinted that she's back with her fiancé Dean Gibbs (right) as they enjoyed a romantic date at Burleigh Beach on the Gold Coast on Tuesday - months after she caught him sending flirty texts to her friend](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/12/21/78885243-12856643-image-m-48_1702416235128.jpg)
Married At First Sight bride Cheryl Maitland, 32, (left) hinted that she’s back with her fiancé Dean Gibbs (right) as they enjoyed a romantic date at Burleigh Beach on the Gold Coast on Tuesday – months after she caught him sending flirty texts to her friend
Her tattoo-covered lover meanwhile flaunted his muscle-bound torso in a pair of blue-and white striped boardshorts.
Cheryl has not featured Dean on her Instagram since their fallout earlier this year, however the duo are still following each other’s accounts.
The sighting comes ten months after Cheryl dumped Dean after discovering flirty texts her fiancé sent to one of her female friends, Maria Pepi.
She posted the texts on Instagram upon discovering them on February 12, and called the pair two ‘dogs’ and said she ‘hopes the sharks get these two’ next time they go to the beach together.
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 4 At one stage, police officer-turned-plumber Dean lovingly placed a hand on Cheryl's derrière](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885245-12856643-At_one_stage_police_officer_turned_plumber_Dean_lovingly_placed_-a-8_1702425619909.jpg)
At one stage, police officer-turned-plumber Dean lovingly placed a hand on Cheryl’s derrière
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 6 The on-off couple looked very much an item as they strolled down the sand and lay in the sun together](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885231-12856643-The_on_off_couple_looked_very_much_an_item_as_they_strolled_down-a-4_1702425619130.jpg)
The on-off couple looked very much an item as they strolled down the sand and lay in the sun together
The leaked texts, which had a flirtatious tone, centred on Maria and Dean planning meet-ups as recently as January, including one time when they arranged to go for a ‘crazy’ sunrise swim and coffee together.
Cheryl’s angry reaction suggested Dean may not have told her he was catching up with one of her mates.
Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting any infidelity took place.
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 8 Cheryl put her curves on display in a tiny pink-and-white triangle bikini, while tying her blonde locks into a topknot](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885237-12856643-Cheryl_put_her_curves_on_display_in_a_tiny_pink_and_white_triang-a-5_1702425619136.jpg)
Cheryl put her curves on display in a tiny pink-and-white triangle bikini, while tying her blonde locks into a topknot
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 10 Her tattoo-covered lover meanwhile flaunted his muscle-bound torso in a pair of blue-and white striped boardshorts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885251-12856643-Her_tattoo_covered_lover_meanwhile_flaunted_his_muscle_bound_tor-a-7_1702425619902.jpg)
Her tattoo-covered lover meanwhile flaunted his muscle-bound torso in a pair of blue-and white striped boardshorts
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 12 Cheryl has not featured Dean on her Instagram since their fallout earlier this year, however the duo are still following each other's accounts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885263-12856643-Cheryl_has_not_featured_Dean_on_her_Instagram_since_their_fallou-a-9_1702425620142.jpg)
Cheryl has not featured Dean on her Instagram since their fallout earlier this year, however the duo are still following each other’s accounts
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 14 The sighting comes ten months after Cheryl dumped Dean after discovering flirty texts her fiancé sent to one of her female friends, Maria Pepi](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885259-12856643-The_sighting_comes_ten_months_after_Cheryl_dumped_Dean_after_dis-a-6_1702425619141.jpg)
The sighting comes ten months after Cheryl dumped Dean after discovering flirty texts her fiancé sent to one of her female friends, Maria Pepi
He also appears to have tried to conceal the texts on his phone by saving Maria under a man’s name, ‘Andrew Galata – Burleigh.’
However, Cheryl was allegedly able to prove he was texting her friend by cross-refencing the number for Maria on her fiancé’s phone with Maria’s number in her own contacts.
Maria had been pictured with the couple in multiple Instagram posts, which suggests the trio have been good friends for a while.
Cheryl, who was famously matched with two grooms on season four of MAFS, had been dating disgraced former Victoria Police officer since early 2017.
The couple became engaged in March 2022 and he announced the news on Instagram with the caption: ‘Pop the champagne, she’s changing her last name!’
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 16 The leaked texts, which had a flirtatious tone, centred on Maria and Dean planning meet-ups as recently as January, including one time when they arranged to go for a 'crazy' sunrise swim and coffee together](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885257-12856643-The_leaked_texts_which_had_a_flirtatious_tone_centred_on_Maria_a-a-11_1702425620390.jpg)
The leaked texts, which had a flirtatious tone, centred on Maria and Dean planning meet-ups as recently as January, including one time when they arranged to go for a ‘crazy’ sunrise swim and coffee together
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 18 Dean also appears to have tried to conceal the texts on his phone by saving Maria under a man's name, 'Andrew Galata - Burleigh'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/78885235-12856643-Dean_also_appears_to_have_tried_to_conceal_the_texts_on_his_phon-a-13_1702425620398.jpg)
Dean also appears to have tried to conceal the texts on his phone by saving Maria under a man’s name, ‘Andrew Galata – Burleigh’
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 20 Cheryl posted the texts (pictured) on Instagram upon discovering them](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/67594035-12856643-Cheryl_posted_the_texts_pictured_on_Instagram_upon_discovering_t-a-14_1702425620399.jpg)
![Cheryl Maitland suggests reconciliation with fiancé Dean Gibbs as they cozy up at the beach amid past relationship issues. 22 Cheryl called Dean and Maria 'dogs' and said she 'hopes the sharks get these two' next time they go to the beach](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/00/67594037-12856643-Cheryl_called_Dean_and_Maria_dogs_and_said_she_hopes_the_sharks_-a-10_1702425620158.jpg)
Cheryl posted the texts on Instagram upon discovering them, before calling Dean and Maria ‘dogs’ and saying she ‘hopes the sharks get these two’ next time they go to the beach