Dave Hand and Veronica Cloherty were at the centre of affair rumours during their time on Married At First Sight – and now the pair have shared what really happened.
Dave and Veronica have come clean about what happened during wife swap week after speculation(Image: Nine)
Viewers of Married At First Sight were left gobsmacked after witnessing groom Dave Hand and fellow bride Veronica Cloherty getting close during the contentious wife swap week. Following rampant speculation, the duo have now revealed the truth behind those eyebrow-raising bedroom scenes.
Golden couple Dave and Jamie Marinos were seen as one of the most solid pairs in the E4 dating experiment, with Jamie openly expressing her feelings for hunky builder Dave in the initial weeks – even confessing her love for him.
However, Dave’s interactions with fellow bride Veronica, who was wedded to Eliot, left viewers astounded.
After Dave admitted that his feelings towards his wife had shifted, the couple participated in Feedback Week, which involved them swapping partners for several days – leading fans to wonder what really transpired between Dave and Veronica.
Dave and Veronica were seen sharing a bed and getting cosy(Image: Nine)
Dave began to get comfortable with Veronica, leaving Jamie in tears as she watched her marriage begin to crumble. It was no secret that Dave and Veronica hit it off from the beginning, but in one scene, viewers saw them lying in bed laughing together.
Fans speculated that something occurred between the pair while they were in bed, and following rumours of an affair, Jamie addressed her husband and Veronica’s relationship, reports the Mirror.
Jamie opened up to Chattr about her perceptions of the bride, stating: “[Veronica] didn’t put my mind at ease. I don’t think Veronica knows how to be a friend. She had made comments that she thought highly of Dave… obviously she was flirting her a** off.”
Dave has now spoken out and set the record straight by saying: “I’m not going to sleep with someone jumping in my bed for one or two nights, it’s not how it works, especially when I’m married to someone else. It’s a bit ridiculous that people would think that, but yeah, it definitely goes against my morals.”
He affirmed his dedication to Jamie on the show, declaring he was “totally committed” to her during their time together and had no intentions of risking their relationship.
Jamie and Dave showed cracks in their relationship(Image: Nine)
Veronica also gave her perspective to Yahoo, finding humour in the situation: “I find it so hilarious that this whole thing is circulating in this way. I’ve actually been abstinent for almost two years.
“I think everyone is just looking for someone to blame, to be honest, and I’m an easy target given how everything’s been unfolding for me recently. Also, you have to remember, I’d just been back from Melbourne, I did the retreat, did the dinner party, did the commitment ceremony, and I was exhausted. So to hang out with someone else was quite refreshing. That’s all it was.”
Veronica added that she and Dave ‘get on’ and that this was a ‘stark contrast’ to her dynamic with Eliot.
Unfortunately, none of the couples made it together, and both relationships ended ahead of the final episode.
Jamie explained why she decided to end things with Dave in an interview with Daily Mail: “You can’t glorify bare minimum behaviour. You can’t say yes to subpar treatment. We all deserved better – and I think a lot of us were settling.”
She continued: “I do think he respected my emotions. But I don’t think he liked being the bad guy. He thought it was easier to keep me sweet – but when you’re not honest, you actually end up becoming the worst guy.”
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