Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Spencer reveals the shocking conditions and strict rules enforced by producers during filming
Married At First Sight’s Natasha Spencer has made extraordinary claims about the draconian rules enforced by producers on set.
The 26-year-old financial analyst told Daily Mail Australia the participants had very little freedom while filming the social experiment in Sydney last year.
For example, crew members allegedly banned the cast from speaking to each other off camera at the dinner parties and commitment ceremonies.
Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Spencer (pictured) has revealed the shocking conditions the stars were subjected to on the show… and the strict rules producers enforced on set
She also said the brides and grooms would spend many hours on set filming.
‘I just think the conditions we were all subjected too, sitting on seats with staff in between us all and telling us to shush and not talk…’ Natasha began.
‘No one was allowed to speak. We even got escorted to the toilet. This was during the dinner parties and commitment ceremonies.’
Rules and regulations: The financial analyst said that in between filming dinner parties and commitment ceremonies, staff would prevent the cast from talking and would even escort them to the bathroom
‘We were escorted to the toilet one at a time, told not to speak in corridors so they don’t miss anything on camera,’ she added.
Natasha said the participants had to sit on ‘plastic and dirty warehouse chairs’ for up to three hours at a time without speaking.
‘It was such long days,’ she added. ‘Sometimes you start getting ready at 10am and you’d leave the commitment ceremonies or dinner parties at 4am. It’s crazy!’
‘Long days’: Natasha said that the contestants had to sit on ‘plastic and dirty warehouse chairs’ for up to three hours at a time without speaking
Despite the tough conditions on set, Natasha has no regrets about the experience.
‘It was an unprecedented and incomparable amount of self growth,’ she said. ‘I’m glad for the experience and I think even though it broke me, it’s definitely bought me back stronger.’
Natasha was paired with Mikey Pembroke on Married At First Sight, but their relationship ended badly. They have since buried the hatchet and are now friends.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
‘It bought me back stronger’: Despite the gruelling conditions on set, Natasha said that the experience was for the better