Married At First Sight UK slammed with Ofcom complaints after experts ‘fail to call out violent star’
MAFS UK has been hit by a storm of complaints to Ofcom over Ross' violent behaviour - and the experts failing to call it out.
The E4 groom was blasted by viewers after bride Sacha revealed his outbursts to the group - that never made it on air.
During a candid sofa chat with relationship experts Mel Schilling, Paul C Brunson and Charlene Douglas, she said: "I know that my emotional regulation is bad, I can be argumentative.
"We've seen that with my row with Alex. The issue is, when Ross gets a temper, how bad it is.
"He's got this attitude and this tone, things get thrown at the wall, I'm getting called names.
"He was calling me this 'little fake b***h'."
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Becoming tearful, she continued: "Sometimes it's the smallest thing. I was texting Kieran one day when we got back in from the pub. He said why are you texting Kieran?
"I caught an attitude, and said, 'why what's the problem?' And he picked up his food and threw it up the wall."
Ross appeared furious with her comments, and fired back: "It's not just me it's Sacha as well, she does have a fire in her ...
"She came in and I sat down and the first thing she did was text Kieran."
Despite the confession, viewers were more concerned with the experts' response.
Fifty people lodged complaints to the telly watchdog that related to "violent behaviour from Ross towards Sacha" and "that the experts did not call this out."
The episode only showed Mel telling the couple that they needed to work on their temper, and that Ross should "stop throwing things".
She said: "Ross and Sacha, we've seen your fiery side ...
"This is about the dynamic between the two of you and you are both contributing to it ...
"I'm not hearing any examples of either of you taking accountability for what's going on ...
"You need to put some rules in place, no throwing things, no name calling."
Following the talk, the pair were asked to make a decision on whether to stay or leave the experiment.
Sacha broke down in tears as she revealed she'd written 'leave' on her card.
With Ross writing 'stay' they were tied in and remained in the experiment together.
They reached their final vows and committed to their relationship after the show.
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However, Ross broke up with Sacha two weeks later and he is already in a new relationship.
Eleven couples were married on the E4 show, but not many have had a happy ending and more have secretly split.