He stormed out of the first dinner party on Monday’s Married At First Sight after a disagreement with his ‘wife’ Samantha Harvey.
And it appears that Cameron Dunne’s audition tape for the Channel Nine experiment explains why he’s such a rookie when it comes to relationships.
In the clip, released on Nine Now on Tuesday, the 32-year-old crane operator revealed to a producer that his work always came before love.
‘Work was a very big priority’: Married At First Sight groom Cameron Dunne revealed why he prioritised work over love and relationship in his audition tape for the social experiment, released by Channel Nine on Tuesday
Cameron explained that his parents’ divorce made an impact on his view of marriage.
‘Work was a very big priority for me growing up, I came from a family (where) my parents are divorced,’ he said.
‘I always looked at work as that priority because I didn’t want to get into a relationship and then it fail.’
When asked what kind of a person he was looking to settle down with, Cameron said: ‘I’d like someone that’s a hard worker too, that values hard work as a priority.
Broken family: The construction worker, 32, explained: ‘I came from a family (where) my parents are divorced. I always looked at work as that priority because I didn’t want to get into a relationship and then it fail’
Just married: Cameron was matched with property developer and mother-of-two Samantha on the show and there were sparks between the two at their wedding
‘An excuse that’s come to mind when I’ve dated before is I work too much, and I want someone who will see that as a quality rather than a negative thing,’ he added.
Cameron was matched with property developer and mother-of-two Samantha on the show and there were sparks between the two at their wedding.
But things turned sour after the pair were intimate and he admitted he had ‘no emotional chemistry with her’ and ‘no attraction’ to her during their honeymoon.
Tense: But things turned sour after the pair were intimate and he admitted he had ‘no emotional chemistry with her’ and ‘no attraction’ to her during their honeymoon. The couple were probed about the incident during Monday night’s dinner party
During Monday’s dinner party with the other couples, the pair were probed about their lack of interaction with each other, to which Samantha shared what had happened on their honeymoon.
Cameron explained: ‘Yes, we got intimate because it felt right… I told Sam that she was attractive, that she’s not the type of person I usually go for.
He added: ‘Yes, there’s a connection. Emotional connection? No, not yet. That’s honesty.’
Hurt: Samantha said that Cameron’s decision to sleep with her without first forming an ’emotional connection’ felt like a ‘one-night stand’
Samantha said that Cameron’s decision to sleep with her without first forming an ’emotional connection’ felt like a ‘one-night stand’.
‘You left me on the honeymoon and walked off, and ripped your microphone off and said, “Why am I matched with this girl? I want out of this experiment,” because of our first hard conversation,’ she began.
Cameron then stood up and abruptly walked out, before calling the situation ‘so f**king painful’.
Later, Cam said Samantha was ‘not open to my thoughts’ and ‘doesn’t want to hear what I have to say’.
Storming out: Cameron then stood up and abruptly walked out, before calling the situation ‘so f**king painful’. He added that she was ‘not open to my thoughts’ and ‘doesn’t want to hear what I have to say’
‘I feel defeated, honestly… I’m not perfect… The thing is, I can’t even tell my story. This is the problem that I’ve got. I’m not being heard by her at all.’
Becoming emotional, Cameron added: ‘F**k, like I’m done. I’m done, because it’s so draining.’
He added: ‘It’s pretty clear that the only option at the next commitment ceremony is to write “leave”.’
Married At First Sight continues on Tuesday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine
Calling time? Becoming emotional, Cameron added: ‘F**k, like I’m done. I’m done, because it’s so draining.’ He added: ‘It’s pretty clear that the only option at the next commitment ceremony is to write “leave”