Ex-Wife Speaks Out on Toxic Marriage with Tyson

The ex-wife of divisive MAFS groom Tyson Gordon has broken her silence, slamming the former soldier for dragging her into his outspoken anti-woke worldview.

Mormon Tove Thoreson, 26, who married Gordon in 2019 after the pair met at a ski resort in , was shocked to hear their marriage referenced during his controversial appearance on the Channel Nine reality show.

So far during the experiment, Tyson, 30, has made headlines for his strident right-wing views, telling viewers he had no time for ' culture' and was searching for a 'trad wife'.

A 'trad wife' refers to a woman who embraces traditional gender roles, prioritising homemaking, marriage and family over paid work.

Tyson left viewers outraged after informing his new bride, Stephanie Marshall - a real estate agent who once made $680,000 in a year - that he was .

He also alluded on the show to his brief marriage to Ms Thoreson when he blamed their split on her being 'a bit messy around the house'.

Speaking to the Daily Mail this week, Ms Thoreson said Tyson's outdated opinions did not reflect her views, even as someone from a Mormon background.

'I do not support or agree with the behaviour he has shown on television or what I experienced in real life,' she said.

Ms Thoreson, who is American, said she did not even understand what the term 'trad wife' meant when they were married, and believes her religious background was misrepresented to underscore Tyson's MAFS persona.

'I knew him mentioning I was a Mormon would grab people's attention, that's for sure,' she said. 

'We were both young - I was only 21. I wasn't even aware of those terms back then in regards to being "trad". A lot of people may assume because I am Mormon that Mormon women are like that, but that's not the case.

'Yes, we are more traditional possibly, but with Mormon women today we are not "submissive" at all.'

Ms Thoreson declined to discuss specific details surrounding their split, after Tyson had implied her untidiness was somehow to blame.

'Our relationship ultimately became unhealthy and difficult, which is why it ended,' she said. 'The reasons for that are personal and not something I'm willing to discuss publicly.'