Married At First Sight fans beg for back-up groom to return next season after he was paired with Rachel Gilmore: 'He's so cute'

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By MARTA JARY, SHOWBUSINESS NIGHT EDITOR, AUSTRALIA

Published: 11:40 BST, 1 April 2026 | Updated: 11:45 BST, 1 April 2026

Married At First Sight introduced a series of intruder grooms this week. 

The back-up husbands were presented to the brides in a controversial 'Grass is Greener' challenge. 

The women were met with the task of meeting other men the relationship experts also felt could be their match. 

Some of the brides made very flirty connections with the men they almost married, but one fella stood out above the rest. 

Charismatic Ignatius, who was parried with Rachel Gilmore, captured the attention of viewers. 

While Rachel stayed loyal to her groom Steven Danyluk and waxed lyrical about their connection during her lunch date with Ignatius, fans tuning in at home were smitten with him.

Charismatic Ignatius (pictured), who was parried with Rachel Gilmore, captured the attention of viewers

While Rachel (pictured) stayed loyal to her groom Steven Danyluk and waxed lyrical about their connection during her lunch date with Ignatius, fans tuning in at home were smitten with him

Several people posted to Reddit this week, begging Channel Nine to bring back Ignatius next season. 

'He's a sweetheart and I want to know more about him. PLEASE bring him next season,' one post read.

'Channel Nine, you'll get a lot more views if you bring him on the show next year,' they added. 

'Yes!!! He's so cute and very observant,' agreed one viewer, while another said, 'He was so handsome. Gosh. I too crushed on him.'

'I'm crushing on Ignatius. Would be good to see all these guys cast for next year,' someone else wrote. 

'He will find someone after this appearance,' one more fan commented, and another said: 'He was cute too'.   

Based on his social media presence, Ignatius works with PrizePop, an Australian rewards club that holds competitions and gives away prizes. 

His work has led him to rub shoulders with Married At First Sight royalty, as he was pictured with season six star Cyrell Paule and her Love Island Australia contestant partner Dally Eden at a recent PrizePop event. 

Based on his social media presence, Ignatius works with PrizePop, an Australian rewards club that holds competitions and gives away prizes

His work has led him to rub shoulders with Married At First Sight royalty, as he was pictured with season six star Cyrell Paule and her Love Island Australia contestant partner Dally Eden at a recent PrizePop event. All pictured 

The 'Grass is Greener' challenge tore apart two relationships on Married At First Sight this week.  

Scott McCristal was left devastated after Gia Fleur fled the experiment on Tuesday's episode.

The 33-year-old businessman and his notoriously fiery bride were filmed arguing in the street over Gia's decision to head home just two days ahead of Final Vows.

And to make matters worse for Scott, he had to perform the final task alone, which consisted of reviewing footage of Monday's challenge.

Scott responded with an expletive-filled slam of Gia as he watched a video of his bride flirting with her 'alternate' match, James. 

'I just got f***ed for three months, she just used me. She used my money and my life; she just broke my heart completely,' he ranted, breaking down. 

Alissa Fay and David Momoh reached a breaking point, with David walking out on his bride after viewing footage of her flirting with her back-up groom, Connor. 

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