Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations
Summary
Police in New South Wales are investigating the Australian reality TV show Married at First Sight (MAFS) after a report about inappropriate content being shared. The investigation follows earlier concerns about cast members not being informed about their partners’ past criminal convictions.Key Facts
- New South Wales Police started an investigation on August 24, 2026, about inappropriate content connected to MAFS Australia.
- The matter will be passed to Western Australia Police, but they have not yet received it.
- Channel Nine confirmed the police investigation involves the show’s production company, Endemol Shine Australia.
- Earlier in 2026, a BBC News investigation found that some MAFS Australia cast members were not told about their partners’ drug and violence convictions.
- Australia’s media watchdog called these findings serious and disturbing.
- A male cast member reportedly made a formal police complaint about private information being shared without consent during the show.
- The British version of the show (MAFS UK) faced separate allegations of rape, but it is made by a different production company.
- MAFS involves strangers agreeing to “marry” and live together, but the marriages are not legally binding and are filmed for TV.
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