Runaway Groom Simon Flocco Goes into Hiding in 2024 Amid Fears of Exposed Secret Life Following Abrupt Departure from Married At First Sight, Deactivates Social Media Pages

Married At First Sight’s runaway groom Simon Flocco has gone into hiding.

The 39-year-old marketing manager, who abruptly quit the show after one day of filming, has deactivated all of his social media accounts amid fears his secret life will be exposed.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal Simon removed all traces of his online presence following Monday’s premiere, which teased ‘a groom has done a runner’.

Sources close to the Adelaide-based groom claimed Simon was ‘worried’ his personal life and the real reason he quit the show would be exposed.

‘Simon was not coping with all the interest and hype about about him being involved in the show,’ they insider said.

Married At First Sight’s runaway groom Simon Flocco has gone into hiding. Pictured

The 39-year-old marketing manager, who abruptly quit the show after one day of filming, has deactivated all of his social media accounts amid fears his secret life will be exposed

‘He honestly was led to believe that he was not part of this mess, so it was a real shock for him when he found out he was part of the cast.’

The source also sensationally claimed Simon’s biggest worry was people would work out that he rekindled things with his ex-boyfriend Stefan and that was part of the reason he left the show.

‘Things were never really off with them and when Simon left the show he called him up and they decided to spontaneously travel Europe together,’ they said.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that Simon removed all traces of his online presence following Monday’s premiere, which teased ‘a groom has done a runner’

It comes days after Daily Mail Australia revealed the jilted groom refused to hand over his Instagram account to Channel Nine so they can monitor his account while the show played out on TV.

Sources close to Simon said he was ‘utterly gobsmacked’ he was included in the show’s official line up.

‘Simon thought he was completely out of the picture. Seeing that photoshopped image was a real shocker for him,’ an insider revealed.

Sources close to the Adelaide-based groom claimed that Simon was ‘worried’ that his personal life and the real reason he quit the show would be exposed

The insider also sensationally claimed Simon’s biggest worry was that people would work out that rekindled things with his ex-boyfriend Stefan

‘Things were never really off with them and when Simon left the show he called him up and they decided to spontaneously travel Europe together’

When prodded for a comment, Simon’s responded: ‘Why am I even in the line-up? I suppose they’d do anything for ratings, right?’

Initially he had consented to let Nine handle his Instagram when he signed up for the show, but in a defiant change of heart he’s decided to sever all ties with the show.

Close friends say he’s ‘mentally checked out’, and are aggrieved he’s being dragged back into the chaos.

Sources close to Simon revealed he was ‘utterly gobsmacked’ he was included in the show’s official line up

Simon breaks his silence

Despite filming his backstories and attending the bucks’ party, Simon almost ‘derailed’ the series after getting cold feet and fleeing the country.

Breaking his silence in October, Simon told Daily Mail Australia: ‘MAFS wasn’t what I thought I wanted at this point in my life, that’s all.’

Expressing his remorse, he added, ‘I just felt bad for whoever they set me up with. I did initially leave, but they managed to coax me back… I gotta look out for myself.’

At the time, one production insider explained: ‘It’s complete and utter chaos! Simon leaving was a blindside.

‘Everyone’s been running around like headless chickens trying to salvage the situation.’

In a last-ditch effort to save his storyline, producers paired Simon’s intended ‘husband’ Michael Felix with Perth hairdresser Stephen Stewart and introduced the couple as mid-season intruders.

In a last-ditch effort to save his storyline, producers paired Simon’s intended ‘husband’ Michael Felix with Perth hairdresser Stephen Stewart and introduced the couple as mid-season intruders

Runaway groom

As previously reported by Daily Mail Australia, Simon almost completely ‘ruined’ the show’s plans to highlight a same-sex couple during their year of ‘diversity’ at the eleventh hour before his nuptials.

‘He kept having doubts, expressing his discomfort,’ a well-placed source revealed.

‘Producers, hungry for a groundbreaking narrative, persuaded him to stick around. That’s why he was at the bucks.