FURIOUS Married At First Sight fans have hit out Grace as they branded her “manipulative” after tonight’s show.
E4 viewers have slammed Grace for trying to make Ashley appears as a “monster” after he offered to pay for her to get her nails done.
MAFS fans have begged Ashley to ‘run’ as they branded Grace ‘manipulative’
E4 viewers have hit out at Grace for trying to make Ashley look like a ‘monster’
She was also hit out at her husband after he planned a date night and asked her to wear a dress for the theatre.
On tonight’s commitment ceremony, Ashley admitted he’s struggling with intimacy and not being able to “touch his wife” because of her reaction.
Breaking down in tears, Grace said: “I would love to keep it completely private, in house, lock the door, seal it up.
“But we have hit an issue this week, I know we’re not going to be able to navigate just the two of us.”
Grace revealed earlier in the week that Ashley picked up the bill after their date night.
But things quickly changed, as Grace explained: “Somewhere in between Ash picking up the bill and walking home, I develop this anxiety by having to keep Ash sweet.”
Grace said she became increasingly anxious that she would have to be intimate as a result.
Becoming emotional, Grace revealed she and Ashley discussed contraception, but she was left panicking about having to sleep with his husband after their date.
Ashley then recalled a recent intimate moment where she was rubbing her nose on his face.
But he told Grace on the couch: “You can’t do physical touch.”
Grace hit back, saying: “I feel what Ash brings to the group is not a reflection of what’s really happening – it’s an edited version.”
After the misunderstanding, the experts gave Ashley some advice on how he could frame his comments to Grace.
But viewers did not agree and said Ashley was not in the wrong as his intentions were never negative.
One wrote: “Grace manipulating the situation to make Ashley out to be a monster is awful. Get her off my screen and some psychiatric help.”
A second posted: “So Grace is this major feminist, yet is happy for Ashley to pay for everything. She’s made him look bad when all he is doing is trying to make a marriage work. What the hell did she expect going on this show?”
A third said: “More torture for poor Ashley … this is not right.”
“Ashley needs to get away from Grace,” a fourth commented.
This person pointed out: “Grace is projecting her issues onto Ashley, she doesn’t need to be on mafs, she needs to be in therapy.”
Someone else begged: “Get Grace out, she needs help not a partner. Poor Ashley, he will never recover from this. She is just bonkers.”
Another added: No, sorry. This is 85 per cent a Grace problem. Why is Ashley even being given homework? You ARE the problem again, Grace. Why would you come on TV if you’re such a private person, and who can’t see a lovely (slightly clumsy) man when she sees one?”
Grace and Ashley have had an up and down journey so far.
The pair failed to hit it off and kept clashing on their differing values.
It was clear to see that Grace was not happy with her experts pick when she met Ashley for the first time at the altar.
The midwife was so upset that she burst into tears away from her new husband.
Speaking to the camera after the wedding, a despondent Grace said: “I wouldn’t say he’s my type.”
Frustrated by the situation, Grace began to cry and was seen walking away from the camera.
She could be heard saying: “I don’t want to do this, sorry.”
Despite her concerns, she returned for the reception but again locked horns with Ashley after he admitted he wasn’t a feminist.
Before the honeymoon, Grace questioned once again if she wanted to continue with the experiment after clashing with Ashley on his values.
Ashley told the camera: “I don’t feel like I really know Grace, it’s been 10 or 12 hours.”
Grace admitted to producers that she “didn’t know if she was coming or going at the wedding” and was still feeling overwhelmed.
“Ashley and I aren’t aligning on certain values in terms of… he perhaps more old fashioned and I’m more liberal.”
Despite this, Grace admitted she was feeling more positive about the situation but that didn’t last long.
They received an envelope, which revealed they were going to Ko Samui in Thailand for their honeymoon.
Ashley then gave her a compliment and said he respected her more for not sleeping with him on the first night.
But a furious Grace asked if it would be an issue if she had wanted to sleep with him on the first night.
He explained: “Old school morals and people that respect themselves, that’s what I asked for and it is quite important to me.”
But she called him out on having “double standards”.
Ashley told the camera: “I’m taken back a bit, I don’t know why it went to that when I was giving her a compliment.”
But away from Ashley, she broke down in tears and said: “I’m just a bit concerned that Ashley might be set in his ways and opinions of women and I naively thought it would be more aligned. It’s really important to me.”
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
The midwife was left debating whether or not to go on the honeymoon 
