MAFS RECAP: Bombshell texts between Jono and Ellie finally revealed as he is caught cheating behind Lauren’s back – and the one message which hurt her the most

Tensions came to a head during Monday night’s episode of Married At First Sight when Lauren Dunn finally confronted husband Jonathan McCullough about texting fellow bride Ellie Dix.

Lauren’s heart was shattered when she found out her groom was secretly texting Ellie on Sunday night.

Monday’s dramatic episode saw Lauren, 32, demand to see Jono’s iPhone, only to discover he had texted bride Ellie, 32, hundreds of times after she left the experiment.

‘You reached out to her. These aren’t just relaying information that happened the night before, this is more than that. My stomach dropped,’ a furious Lauren told Jono.

Jono, 40, finally admitted he had secretly been texting Ellie – but attempted to downplay their relationship as just platonic. 

Tensions came to a head during Monday night’s episode of Married At First Sight when Lauren Dunn (left) finally confronted husband Jonathan McCullough (right)  about texting fellow bride Ellie Dix

Lauren’s heart was shattered when she found out her groom was secretly texting Ellie on Sunday night

‘It’s humiliating, there are a lot of messages, it’s constant. And there’s no, “How’s Lauren?” like not once, my name was literally not mentioned. Why wouldn’t you mention your wife one time out of 100 messages?’ 

Jono told Lauren he couldn’t remember the content of the messages he exchanged with Ellie – which made Lauren even more upset. 

‘Maybe, I don’t know, I don’t remember messages I sent over seven weeks ago,’ Jono shot back. 

Lauren then became furious over the personal nature of the texts exchanged and questioned why Jono was so comfortable discussing his upcoming 40th birthday with Ellie. 

Monday’s dramatic episode saw Lauren, 32, demand to see Jono’s iPhone, only to discover he had texted bride Ellie (pictured) hundreds of times after she left the experiment

‘I would describe the relationship between Jono and Ellie as inappropriate. Did he mention to her when I was in hospital having surgery? What a piece of s**t,’ an irate Lauren later told the camera.

Unfortunately, their confrontation was not resolved, as Jono abruptly ended the discussion by leaving to buy food.

The saga played out on screen after Daily Mail Australia reported the experiment was set to be rocked by a scandal involving Ellie  and Jono. 

Ellie and Jono are reportedly set to announce their relationship during the show’s reunion. 

Their clandestine affair allegedly began with the secret text messages exchanged during the filming of the show after Ellie ended things with partner Ben. 

Jono, 40, finally admitted he had secretly been texting Ellie – but attempted to downplay their relationship as just platonic 

Ellie and Jono are reportedly set to announce their relationship during the show’s reunion