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Tensions between Mike Gunner and his match Melinda came to a head in episode four this week when the former Married At First Sight star kicked the mother-of-three out of the house during a fight.
The pair have been on the rocks since Melinda called the 50-year-old a ‘washed up reality star’ after he confronted her in a bizarre moment of jealousy when she spoke privately with a male producer on the show.
With Melinda standing by her comments in the latest episode of the Stan series, Mike called time on their relationship and booted her out of the house – just in time for his new match to walk through the door.
The drama began when Mike and Melinda had a sit down the morning after the scandal-filled Couple’s Party.
Hoping to find clarity on where everything went wrong between them, Mike said: ‘Hasn’t gone well has it? Is there a reason do you think it hasn’t worked from your end?’
Melinda didn’t hold back as she responded: ‘There are several reasons it hasn’t worked. Your lack of ownership to any situation is really a trait I don’t admire in a person.
Tensions between Mike Gunner and his match Melinda came to a head in episode four this week when the former MAFS star kicked the mother-of-three out of the house during a fight
The pair have been on the rocks since Melinda called the 50-year-old a ‘washed up reality star’ after he confronted her in a bizarre moment of jealousy when she spoke privately with a male producer on the show
‘You seem to be quite self-focused and completely oblivious to certain situations when you could be in the wrong.’
Clearly unimpressed with her comments, Mike asked when she first noticed these ‘traits’ in him, with Melinda saying she noticed it ‘straight away’.
‘At the beach when I met you, I noticed it straight away… My guard went straight up. I tried to overlook it but the more I tried to overlook it, the more I saw it,’ she said.
‘But what about when you called me a gym a***hole?’ Mike hit back.
‘I apologised for that,’ Melinda responded, referring to the moment she called him out during their first date for having poor gym etiquette.
‘Sure. Would I have spoken to you that way, though? What if I called you a 41-year-old washed up mother-of-three. How would that make you feel? I haven’t intentionally hurt you,’ Mike said.
He continued: ‘I don’t care about any of this. I don’t trust your opinion. I’m going to ask you to pack your stuff and leave.
‘Frankly, I wanted a nice goodbye, but I’m going to get up and walk in the kitchen and I don’t want to see you again. All the best to you, darling.’
With Melinda standing by her comments in the latest episode of the Stan series, Mike called time on their relationship and booted her out of the house – just in time for his new match to walk through the door
Fuming over Mike’s behaviour, Melinda told Mike ‘don’t call me darling’ before heading straight up stairs to pack her bags.
‘I’m quite a positive person… but I’ve got nothing now. I’ve got nothing positive to say about this guy. I would just rather f***ing hit my head against a brick wall to be honest,’ Melinda told producers.
‘Mike has a very big ego. He lacks self-awareness. He can’t accept responsibility for anything. It’s ridiculous and the thing is he’s not going to learn from it because he’s done no wrong in his eyes.
‘I’m proud I’ve not played along in his narrative and I’ve stayed true to what I think is right.’
But as Melinda walked out the door and left the Love Triangle experience, gym lover Melissa walked right in to meet Mike as his ‘rejected’ match.
Mike put on his best shoes to make a shining first impression on Melissa just moments after his blow-up with Melinda.
And when Melissa asked about his missing first match, Mike kept things vague, saying: ‘It was just best to walk away. She was a good person but just not good for me. We seemed to end up in conflict a lot.’
Watch all episodes of Love Island Australia only on Stan.
