Married At First Sight’s Jacqui Burfoot makes wild claims about what happened after she decided to ‘stay’ with Ryan Donnelly: ‘They refused to let me leave’

Married At First Sight star Jacqui Burfoot has made a wild claim about the show’s production after she decided to stay during Sunday’s final Commitment Ceremony.

The bride insisted she wanted to stay through to the final vows so she and her husband Ryan Donnelly could ‘talk’ through their problems.

But now, the 29-year-old has claimed production forced her to remain in the experiment despite wanting to leave.

‘Tonight I packed my bags and tried to leave but was stopped by production. They refused to let me leave and said I had to stay as per the rules of the experiment,’ she wrote on Instagram.

‘They told me Ryan was feeling crushed and it was my chance to make him feel included and accepted as a human.

‘So guess that was my final job. I didn’t see any future with him. I wanted to leave amicably as but no more. Tomorrow I take the date option to meet someone new.’

Ryan and Jacqui’s romance reached a breaking point in Sunday night’s episode as the couple took to the couch for the final Commitment Ceremony.

At last week’s Dinner Party, Ryan called out his wife’s harsh criticism of him during Homestays Week, which saw his fellow participants hold the bride accountable.

Following the fiery dinner, the couple met with the experts to discuss their relationship and decide whether to proceed to the Final Vows together.

Ryan opened up the conversation by saying, ‘I’ve wanted more than anything to have a team and to have a best friend and ultimately an organic love that can grow from that and that’s why I came into this experiment.’

He went on: ‘However, I don’t believe that that should come at the ultimate cost of who you are as a person,’ adding that the last week was ‘a prime example’ of that.

The groom then sensationally revealed: ‘At times I’ve felt I haven’t had a partner, I’ve had a critic.’

When asked if she could list some the things she had compromised on, Jacqui noted sleeping times and watching TV late at night, which Ryan revealed he ‘couldn’t recall’.

Jacqui began to sob hysterically into a tissue, met with a number of confused faces around the room.

After calming down, she admitted: ‘I do understand that I’m idealistic at times and maybe I’m unrealistic.

‘But I think the things I stand hold on are things that are pretty important like respect and healthy communication, um not being yelled at.’

‘It’s those things that I really hold him to account for and those are the things that trigger him.’

Finally it was time for the couple to vote on whether they remain together for the end of the experiment or part ways.

It was no surprise that Ryan wrote leave, saying that Homestays was a ‘make or break’ for him.

However it was Jacqui’s decision that had the other participants confused and Ryan, ultimately, frustrated.

‘Well I wanted to talk it out and, like, have some healthy communication because this is the first time I’ve kinda heard Ryan be upset,’ she said.

‘So that’s why I wrote “stay”,’ she said, as she flipped over her card, ‘so we can talk about it and resolve things.’

Ryan let out a sigh before asking, ‘Why did you write “stay” when you’ve expressed unhappiness at multiple intervals?’

‘I’ve expressed happiness as well, Ryan,’ she retorted, adding: ‘This is a roller coaster.’

After telling the judges that Ryan is worth fighting for, Jacqui promised to do the ‘heavy lifting’ from now on.

The pair agreed to talk things over as they left the couch to spend another week working on their relationship.