Married At First Sight’s Michael Goonan blasts rumours he used cocaine on set – and insists he’s NOT a ‘deadbeat dad’
Self-proclaimed Married At First Sight villain Michael Goonan has set the record straight on false rumours he took drugs during filming last year.
The 28-year-old managing director told New Idea he never used cocaine on set, despite fabricated reports he was ‘cautioned’ for his supposed drug use.
He said: ‘I was never warned or cautioned for the use of drugs on the show. I never took drugs on the show.’
‘I never took drugs on the show’: Self-proclaimed Married At First Sight villain Michael Goonan has set the record straight on false rumours he took drugs during filming last year
He added that producers had a ‘zero-tolerance policy’ on drugs, and he would have been kicked off the show if he’d been found with illegal substances.
Despite this, some of Michael’s co-stars allegedly spread rumours about him taking cocaine during filming.
These unfounded suspicions resulted in him being drug tested three times, but every test came back negative.
Coming clean: The 28-year-old managing director told New Idea he never used cocaine on set, despite fabricated reports he was ‘cautioned’ for his supposed drug use
Michael, whose partying landed him in trouble with ‘wife’ Stacey Hampton on their honeymoon, also claimed he was never drunk on set.
‘You will never see me drunk or slurring my words on camera. Yes, I had a few boozy nights out when we weren’t filming, but I never broke the rules of production or the curfew,’ he said.
Michael, who has a son from a previous relationship, also lashed out at Stacey for calling him a ‘deadbeat dad’ in an interview.
”You will never see me drunk or slurring my words on camera’: Michael, whose hard partying landed him in trouble with ‘wife’ Stacey Hampton, also claimed that he was never drunk on set
Michael said his son, Connor, was the most important thing in his life, and described Stacey’s allegations as ‘disgraceful’ and ‘complete lies’.
The businessman, who is based in Melbourne, shares custody of Connor with his ex-partner, who resides in Adelaide.
Connor lives with his mother, but Michael often travels to Adelaide to see his son.
‘Disgraceful’: Elsewhere in the interview, Michael lashed out at Stacey (pictured) for previously calling him a ‘deadbeat dad’