Married At First Sight’s Eliot Donovan made a touching gesture following his dramatic departure from the show.
After officially exiting the experiment, the Gold Coast business owner, 35, picked up fresh fruit for the show’s producers at a Woolworths supermarket.
Photos taken by Daily Mail Australia show Eliot selecting several oranges and apples before paying for them at a self-checkout,
Eliot looked relaxed and composed – a contrast to his demeanour during Sunday night’s commitment ceremony that saw him and Veronica Cloherty split up for good.
He was dressed casually in an off-white shirt over a white tank top, olive cargo pants and white sneakers.
Meanwhile, an insider has now come forward with explosive claims about what really happened in Eliot and Veronica’s relationship, suggesting the show only captured part of the story.
Married At First Sight’s Eliot Donovan made a quiet but touching gesture after his dramatic departure, proving that even amid the tension, he remained thoughtful
After officially exiting the experiment, the Gold Coast business owner, 35, was spotted picking up fresh fruit for the show’s producers at a Woolworths supermarket
Insider: ‘It Felt More Like Living With a Prison Guard Than a Wife’
A source close to the situation claims Eliot and Veronica’s honeymoon phase was very short-lived.
‘At the start Eliot and Veronica clicked. Things felt really natural and easy, just like what viewers later saw with her and Dave during Feedback Week,’ the insider explained.
‘But after the first dinner party Veronica’s behaviour towards Eliot changed dramatically. Off-camera she would tell him things like, “Your plot has already been written.” It felt more like he was living with a prison guard than a wife.’
According to the source, tensions escalated when Veronica started forming alliances with Lauren Hall, Eliot’s first wife in the experiment.
‘Veronica made it clear—Lauren was her friend now and if Eliot didn’t follow along with what she said she would confirm the negative things Lauren had said about him. It was a toxic situation looking back,’ they added.
The insider also alleged that Veronica later tried to distance herself from Lauren when she realised public opinion was shifting against her.
‘When people started seeing how horrible Lauren was, Veronica suddenly began using Dave to manipulate Eliot, constantly telling him how amazing Dave was and how he didn’t measure up,’ the source claimed.
Photos taken by Daily Mail Australia show Eliot scanning oranges and apples at the self-checkout before walking out of the store with a smile, despite the chaos surrounding his on-screen breakup with Veronica Cloherty
He was dressed casually in an off-white overshirt over a white tank top, olive cargo pants, and white sneakers
An insider has now come forward with explosive claims about what really happened in Eliot and Veronica’s relationship, suggesting that the show only captured part of the story
‘She Bet on the Wrong Narrative’
Perhaps the most damning claim is that Veronica had a calculated strategy in how she wanted to be portrayed on the show.
‘Looking back, it seems like Veronica made a bet that Lauren would be shown as a damsel in distress and she positioned herself as the hero to save the day by putting Eliot in his place, regardless of who he really was or how he acted,’ the insider said.
But according to the source, things didn’t go as planned.
‘Honestly, Veronica’s plan might have worked if it wasn’t for the big hearts of Jamie, Awhina, and Beth, who stood up for Eliot at the dinner party after the confessions letter. That moment shifted the group dynamic and suddenly Lauren started showing her true colours, which in turn exposed Veronica,’ they added.
The Explosive Exit
Eliot and Veronica ultimately walked away from the experiment following a heated Commitment Ceremony that left both their co-stars and the experts divided.
Veronica accused Eliot of ‘baiting’ her, claiming he repeatedly shut her down in conversations.
‘No matter how many times I try to resolve it it doesn’t end well for me,’ she told the experts, adding she felt ‘blindsided’ by Eliot’s ‘amazing persona’ in front of the group.
A visibly frustrated Eliot pushed back.
‘So many things she has said are blatant lies. If anyone is doing the baiting it’s her,’ he fired back.
The couple’s explosive row was only fuelled by their troubled Feedback Week, where Veronica admitted she felt more connected to Dave Hand, her swapped husband, than to Eliot
The couple’s explosive row was only fuelled by their troubled Feedback Week, where Veronica admitted she felt more connected to Dave Hand, her swapped husband, than to Eliot.
She even praised Dave for his small but thoughtful actions, such as clearing her plate after meals while making pointed comments about Eliot’s lack of effort.
Eliot, in a last-ditch effort to reconnect, even offered Veronica homemade bone broth but she stormed out of their apartment.
While Eliot was initially cast as a divisive groom, his final days in the experiment have seen a shift in public perception.
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