Married At First Sight’s Sara Mesa has come forward to address the controversial accusations made by fellow contestant Eden Harper.
Tuesday’s episode saw Eden, 28, accuse Sara, 29, of secretly meeting up with an ex-boyfriend behind her partner Tim Calwell’s back.
Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Australia, Sara opened up about the situation, providing her side of the story.
‘One weekend, I did go out with my friends, and my ex was there. I’m still friends with him, which I made very clear to Tim,’ Mesa stated.
She expressed her disappointment in Eden’s actions, feeling let down by her decision to bring the issue to light without discussing it with her first.
Married At First Sight’s Sara Mesa (pictured) has come forward to address the controversial accusations made by fellow contestant Eden Harper
Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Australia, Sara opened up about the situation, providing her side of the story
Sara acknowledges she ’emotionally’ cheated on Tim:
‘It felt a bit sad to see her throw me under the bus like that and not really talk to me about it beforehand,’ Mesa remarked.
Sara acknowledged her mistake in handling the situation with Tim, admitting to emotional infidelity.
‘At the end of the day, it would be emotionally cheating, and I totally take that on. I feel like how I dealt with the situation was completely wrong,’ she confessed.
‘One weekend, I did go out with my friends, and my ex was there. I’m still friends with him, which I made very clear to Tim,’ Mesa stated. (Sara pictured with Lauren at Paddo Inn on the night in question)
She further admitted to not being transparent with Calwell about her whereabouts and company, recognising this as a misstep on her part.
Reflecting on her actions, Mesa suggested that hindsight has given her a clearer perspective on how she should have approached the situation.
‘Now looking back, I’m like, I should have just been open and honest with Tim about where I was and who I was with, and maybe brought him along,’ she said.
She further admitted to not being transparent with Calwell about her whereabouts and company, recognising this as a misstep on her part
Mesa rationalised her actions by explaining the nature of her relationship with her ex and how it’s intertwined with her social circle, indicating that while she regrets her approach, she has learned from the experience.
The controversy came to a head during the Byron Bay retreat, where fellow bride Eden Harper felt torn about revealing a significant ‘secret’ concerning Sara.
Eden was left conflicted during the Byron Bay retreat as she revealed she was keeping a huge ‘secret’ about one of her co-stars but didn’t know whether to share it.
Tuesday’s episode saw Eden, 28, accuse Sara, 29, of secretly meeting up with an ex-boyfriend behind her partner Tim Calwell’s back
Daily Mail Australia had previously leaked that Harper would disclose Mesa’s clandestine meet-ups with her ex, leading to intense anticipation and speculation.
Harper, distancing herself from group activities, eventually confessed to her husband, Jayden Eynaud, that Mesa had been secretly seeing her ex-boyfriend behind Calwell’s back
She claimed that via text, Sara had asked her to borrow some clothes for dinner, before shockingly revealing that she was meeting up with her ex-boyfriend.
Daily Mail Australia had previously leaked that Harper would disclose Mesa’s clandestine meet-ups with her ex , leading to intense anticipation and speculation
Jayden was left enraged upon learning of his wife’s claims, and insisted that it was ‘cheating’ as he told Eden that they needed to tell Tim, and she was quick to agree.
A teaser clip for Wednesday’s episode showed Eden telling Sara that if she didn’t come clean about her antics the weekend before, then she would tell Tim in a cliffhanger ending.
The drama first kicked off when Eden told producers how she had been feeling ‘stressed’ and ‘anxious’ due to holding back a ‘secret’.
She revealed: ‘I’ve been given information that I didn’t want that is a secret, that can affect a lot of people here. It makes me not want to hang out with everyone, I feel so uncomfortable and so anxious and I don’t know what to do.’
Eden admitted she felt like she was in a ‘lose lose situation’ because she could ruin her friendships over revealing the texts, but didn’t want to damage her relationship with Jayden by lying.
She isolated herself from the group activities – including a fun workshop hosted by Lucinda Light – and walked out during the nightly drinks as she remained unsure of what to do.
Eden claimed that via text, Sara had asked her to borrow some clothes, before shockingly revealing that she was meeting up with her ex-boyfriend, allegedly behind Tim Calwell’s back
