Married At First Sight Executive Tara McWilliams Defends Jilted Cast Members' Negative Portrayals and Promises Unchanged Approach for 2024 Series: "It's Unfair"

The masterminds behind Married At First Sight have insisted there is no such thing as a ‘bad edit’ in TV and participants receive the ‘edit they deserve’.

Tara McWilliams, who is credited with transforming the experiment into the ratings juggernaut it is today, insisted that any negative storyline is a result of ‘bad choices’.

‘I don’t agree that someone good gets a villain edit,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.

Dismissing claims of unfair portrayal as ‘bullsh*t,’ McWilliams is adamant that what viewers see is a true reflection of events during filming.

‘We don’t manufacture storylines or characters,’ she asserted. ‘What you see is a reflection of absolutely what’s happened on the show.’

The executive producer of Married At First Sight, Tara McWilliams (pictured), says there is no such thing as a ‘villain edit’ and and participants receive the ‘edit they deserve’

‘I don’t agree that someone good gets a villain edit,’ she told Daily Mail Australia. Dismissing claims of unfair portrayal as ‘bullsh*t,’ McWilliams. (Pictured: Olivia Frazer)

McWilliams emphasised ‘It’s not a villain edit. It’s the edit… If you’ve got your so-called hero edit, it’s because you’re behaving well.’

Meanwhile, EndemolShine producer Mollie Harwood highlighted the unpredictable nature of each season, noting, ‘The new season is textured… different every single season.’

The unpredictability and the unique dynamics each couple brings to the show keep the drama and love fresh and unexpected.

‘We don’t manufacture storylines or characters,’ she asserted. ‘What you see is a reflection of absolutely what’s happened on the show.’ (Pictured: 2024 MAFS bride Sara Messa)

McWilliams emphasised, ‘It’s not a villain edit. It’s the edit… If you’ve got your so-called hero edit, it’s because you’re behaving well’

Addressing initial reports the upcoming series will be ‘less screechy, shouty’, McWilliams and John Walsh, EP at Nine, assured that while the series is dramatic, it isn’t excessively noisy or hard to follow.

‘There’s no shortage of people calling out bad behavior,’ Walsh said, underlining the show’s commitment to authentic interaction.

Alex Spurway added: ‘This year will be equally as dramatic, shocking, surprising, and constant bombs go off left, right and centre that you don’t expect.’

‘It’s also from places that you don’t expect, from people you don’t expect.’

Addressing initial reports the series will be ‘less screechy, shouty’, McWilliams and John Walsh, EP at Nine, assured that while the series is dramatic, it isn’t excessively noisy or hard to follow

Alex Spurway added: ‘This year will be equally as dramatic, shocking, surprising, and constant bombs go off left, right and centre that you don’t expect’

Dinner party drama to kick off early

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that this season’s dinner parties wrapped up filming in record time, when previous ones didn’t finish until the early hours of the morning.

When quizzed about what was so special about this year’s cast, bosses said it reflected a cast that is upfront and unreserved.

‘This crew get things off their chest very early. They don’t hold back,’ relationship expert John Aiken observed, while Molly noted the cast’s eagerness to dive into discussions about their relationships.