‘My mum thought it was a joke’: MAFS bride Cathy Evans says her family and friends were ‘concerned’ about her decision to find love on the controversial TV show
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Channel Nine’s seventh season of Married At First Sight premieres on Monday.
And on Sunday’s Weekend Today, bride Cathy Evans appeared in her first TV interview ahead of the show’s anticipated return.
The 26-year-old, who will wed a stranger in the first episode, claimed the reaction from friends and family was a ‘mixed bag’.
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‘My mum thought it was a joke’: MAFS bride Cathy Evans has claimed her family and friends were ‘concerned’ about her decision to find love on the controversial TV show
Speaking to hosts Richard ‘Dickie’ Wilkins and Rebecca Maddern, Cathy said while some of her nearest and dearest were excited, others were nervous of her reality TV journey ahead.
‘I had people who were real excited for me. People who were really supportive. But I also had a lot of concerns from people,’ she said.
The logistics investigator said her mother was particular taken aback by her decision to join her controversial social experiment.
‘I also had a lot of concerns from people’: Cathy said her mother kept asking if this what really something she wanted to do
‘My mum, she kind of laughed at first, because she thought it was a joke.. And then throughout I think for her, it was like, “Are you sure you want to do this?”‘
However, the unlucky-in-love kiwi Youtuber was positive that she had made the right choice by pursuing love on the show.
‘I think I am always going to be strong in my own decisions… I do respect what my friends and family think, but if I want to do it… it’s something that I follow through.’
Will she find love? The bubbly blonde has already labelled herself the ‘Extra AF. Hilarious. Realest. Participant on MAFS’
Cathy will join a cast of 24 singles.
The bubbly blonde has already labelled herself the ‘Extra AF. Hilarious. Realest. Participant on MAFS’.
Married At First Sight’s seventh season debuts on Monday from 7:30pm on Nine
Tune in: Married At First Sight’s seventh season debuts on Monday from 7:30pm on Nine
