Are Jamie Marinos and Eliot Donovan from Married at First Sight Australia 2025 now a thing?
Well, according to fellow bride Carina, there is something there.
“I think Jamie is in her love bubble at the moment with her and Eliot,” Carina revealed recently to 9Entertainment.
“I think it’s still early stages for them, but they’re definitely in their little happy bubble and enjoying each other’s time together and really just getting to know one another.”
She suggested that their friendship deepened when she reconnected with other cast members in Sydney a few months ago.
“She’s just super happy and her old self again,” she said.
“There’s a spark in her, and they get along really well. I’m happy for them; she’s deserving of it, and he’s deserving of it. If that’s what makes them happy, then so it should be.”
Shortly after her interview, cast members regained control of their Instagram accounts and have been answering questions posed by their followers.
Jamie has already been asked a series of questions and said she would not be speaking about her ex-husband, Dave Hand, and any drama from the show.
When asked about her potential romance with Eliot, she did little to squash the rumours: “On that note as well, I know ya’ll want to know about Eliot but I’ve got nothing to tell you. I’ve got nothing to tell you! You’re gonna have to wait and see,” she hinted.
Eliot also teased his followers. He said the question about his relationship status with Jamie was asked the most. Teasing that he would reveal it, his Instagram story then included a broadcast delay, to suggest that it needed to be kept secret.
It is not the first time that Jamie has been asked about her bond with Eliot and not given too much away.
Speaking with 9Entertainment on May 7th, Jamie was coy about her friendship with Eliot but did gush about her “very good friend” who had been a “really amazing support system” to her.
“I understand everyone wants an answer [about our relationship status], but we’re in the real world now, so it’s not like we’re going to be official or announce something tomorrow,” Jamie told the publication at the time.
“I’m enjoying getting to know Eliot, I’m getting to know different people, I’m just being open. We have so much fun,” she continued.
“The most important thing is that it’s not a publicity stunt, we just genuinely enjoy being around each other.”
Only a few days earlier, a video of Jamie and Eliot dancing together at a club went viral on social media, leaving many to speculate that the pair were romantically involved.
Speaking exclusively with our sister publication Woman’s Day on April 24, an insider close to the couple revealed they were now “officially together.”
“This isn’t just a fling. They’re very much in it for real,” a MAFS cast member also told the publication at the time.
“Jamie has been ‘incognito’ since arriving on the Gold Coast and was planning to try to keep this from everyone, as they really want to make a serious go of this,” says the insider. “They’ve gone from mates to full couple mode. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but it feels natural for them.”
The pair were first spotted looking very cosy during Daily Mail Australia’s invite-only Reunion Party in Sydney on April 6.
During a party game, Eliot was asked if he had ever kissed another cast member who wasn’t his own match.
Jamie, who was seated next to him, was quick to touch his arm and told him to “sit down”, while he smiled and said, “Not yet, not yet.”
Jamie laughed and added: “The night is young, guys,” but not before Awhina yelled out: “What did I walk into this morning, Eliot?” – revealing the pair shared a bed the night before the Reunion Party.
A few days later, Jamie, 28, shared on Today that she and Eliot, 35, are “good friends” and that hooking up with him wouldn’t be “the worst thing that can happen.”
She then joked she could be lucky in love with “another husband on the show!”
The updates came shortly after Jamie revealed exclusively to New Idea that she “hadn’t given up on love” despite her disastrous experience with MAFS husband Dave and the demise of their marriage.
“Despite everything I’ve been through on MAFS, I haven’t given up on love. And I’m excited about what’s next for me,” she shared with us, adding that she would love to find “the one” sooner rather than later so she can start a family.
“I would love to meet my person and make beautiful babies. To do that with someone you love is just the most amazing gift you can get from the universe,” she continued.
As for Eliot, both his matches on MAFS ended explosively!
The groom abandoned his first wife, Lauren, who later returned to the experiment as an intruder and was paired with Clint on their honeymoon after she didn’t meet his extensive list of prerequisites for a wife.
While sparks initially flew between him and his second wife, Veronica, their marriage also ended badly, the couple engaging in numerous explosive arguments before mutually agreeing to exit the experiment.
Find out how Jamie’s MAFS ex-husband Dave reacted to the news of Jamie and Eliot’s reported relationship here.
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