Married At First Sight groom David Momoh has made the heartbreaking admission he was in extreme physical pain during filming – which significantly .
The 31-year-old e-commerce manager exclusively told Daily Mail that he injured his knee prior to filming the dating experiment last year –
'Ninety percent of my personality was not aired. I had a knee injury and was on anti-biotics for two months during filming. My body, my everything, was out-of-whack. I wasn't feeling my best,' David began.
'I didn't realise how much it affected my personality, it dimmed my vibe. My knee wouldn't stop bleeding the whole time.'
David added his injury was so bad that it affected how he was able to present himself on the show - and as a result, his real personality was not always shown, which impacted his relationship with Alissa.
'I was a mute on the show. I am not one in real life, where I am a vibe. I had to keep putting band-aids on my knee, so I didn't bleed through my suit pants. It was the roughest time,' he said.
MAFS groom David Momoh (pictured) has made the heartbreaking admission he was in extreme physical pain during filming – which significantly hurt his relationship with his wife Alissa Fay
The 31-year-old e-commerce manager exclusively told Daily Mail he injured his knee prior to filming the dating experiment last year – which meant he was not able to present his best self. (Pictured: Alissa changing the bandage on David's knee)
He said he wished he had received more support from Alissa during this difficult time, claiming she became 'frustrated' by the issue as time went on
'I wasn't my best self. I couldn't exercise or train. The antibiotics were messing me up. It sucks because it happened right at the honeymoon, so our whole experience was s***ty because of that.'
He then said he wished he had received more support from Alissa during this difficult time, claiming she became 'frustrated' by the issue as time went on.
'When the injury initially happened she was so there for me, she helped me a lot, took care of me. But as things progressed she got frustrated,' he said.
David also addressed his cheeky TikTok videos, in which he made fun of his relationship with Alissa, insisting it was all in good fun.
'I think with life sometimes you have got to have some humour, it is very much appreciated. I don't hate Alissa or think she is a bad person,' he said.
He called out one clip he recently posted, in which he mocked Alissa for speaking about his financial assets, claiming that went against his core values.
'When she talked about my assets – knowing I never showed her my bank balance - I don't have to tell her or have anything to prove!' he said.
'There are two things a man never does. He never tells people how much he earns and he never tells people his next move. That is me to a T. I don't need to tell you what I have - but I will have a laugh about it.'
David added his injury was so bad that it affected how he was able to present himself on the show - and as a result, his real personality was not always shown, which impacted his relationship with Alissa
The Brisbane native also reflected on late series expert Mel Schilling (pictured), who tragically died last week aged 54, following a long battle with bowel cancer, admitting that he admired her courage and perseverance
David's heartfelt admission comes after his wife Alissa spoke out
The registered nurse, 33, told Daily Mail that the cracks in their marriage started appearing when he began publicly speaking out about what should have been private matters between them.
'We had an early incident, maybe four weeks into the experiment, that really rocked us. Trust was broken and looking back now, I never really healed. I never fully let go of that hurt,' Alissa began.
'I guess more cracks started to show because of that issue. When we sat on that couch, you would have seen us bickering in front of the experts. That rocked me, I was like, "Why have you not brought this up with me sooner?".'
Alissa added she was hurt that David felt he could not speak directly to her about what was bothering him, and instead had to air his grievances in public.
