Married At First Sight’s Jacqui Burfoot makes shock claim about how much the cast got paid to appear on the show: ‘Much less than most people’s income’

Married At First Sight’s Jacqui Burfoot has shocked fans after claiming the cast got paid a pittance to appear on the show. 

The controversial bride, 29, took to Instagram on Sunday to answer a number of questions posed to her by her followers.

One of the questions read: ‘What was the pay per day rate like being on the show?’

The reality star went on to allege that despite long days of filming and the many months spent on the show the cast were paid the bare minimum.

‘It wasn’t much,’ she wrote on her story. ‘About $150/day. I can’t remember exactly.

‘It was basically min wage, and much less than most people’s income.’

Married At First Sight’s Jacqui Burfoot has shocked fans after claiming the cast got paid a pittance to appear on the show 

The controversial bride, 29, took to Instagram on Sunday to answer a number of questions posed to her by her followers 

The reality star went on to claim that, despite long days of filming and the many months spent on the show, the cast were only paid the bare minimum

This isn’t the first time Jacqui has lifted the lid on the grim reality behind the show, taking to Instagram last week to expose the very spartan conditions participants have to endure between takes.

The reality star shared a short clip that showed the cast members taking some time out from filming at a warehouse in Sydney.

Shot during one of the series’ dinner parties, the clip showed participants scattered around an empty room.

In a scene that would not look out of place on Aussie prison drama Wentworth, the room featured a bare concrete floor, harsh fluorescent lighting and coverings on the windows to deter potential voyeurs.

Carina Mirabile could be seen sitting on a black plastic chair with her purple cape wrapped around her.

With Married At First Sight filming taking place between June and September, Carina’s desire to rug up makes sense given MAFS is filmed during the Australian winter – from July to September.

As Jacqui panned her camera around the depressing scene, Paul Antoine and Adrian Araouzou were sharing a joke with a producer.

Another figure, which appeared to be groom Dave Hand, could also be seen sitting with his head in his hands as he waited to film.

This isn’t the first time Jacqui has lifted the lid on the grim reality behind the show, taking to Instagram last week to expose the very spartan conditions participants have to endure between takes 

As Jacqui panned her camera around the depressing scene, Paul Antoine and Adrian Araouzou were sharing a joke with a producer

There was also a duo, possibly producers, perched in a corner on their haunches surveying the scene.

Captioning the surprising video, Jacqui claimed that the cast were separated an not allowed to fraternise between takes.

‘What it was like backstage at MAFS,’ Jacqui wrote.

‘We’d be separated and sat like this. Not allowed to talk.’

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel Nine for comment.