She may have packed her bags on Monday’s episode, but Poppy Jennings actually returned to Married At First Sight several times after splitting from Luke Eglin.
The 38-year-old photographer, who has publicly blasted the experts for pairing her with Luke, rejoined the cast for a girls’ night on November 26, eight weeks after quitting during Intimacy Week.
She then reunited with her ex-‘husband’ for the reunion episodes, which were filmed on January 15 and 16.
She’s back! Married At First Sight’s Poppy Jennings (R) returned to reality show several times throughout production last year after splitting from ‘husband’ Luke Eglin (L)
In Daily Mail Australia’s exclusive footage, Poppy can be seen crying during a tense conversation with a producer at the girls’ night in Glebe, Sydney, in November.
‘Poppy stormed off in tears after all hell started breaking loose between the women,’ an onlooker said.
‘She spent time alone away from the cameras making a phone call, before a producer sat with her and calmed her down. Things got quite tense.’
Everything okay? In Daily Mail Australia’s exclusive footage, Poppy, 38, is seen crying during a tense chat with a producer during a ‘girls night’ shoot in Glebe, Sydney on November 26
Emotional: ‘Poppy stormed off set in tears after all hell started breaking loose between the women once many of them were reunited,’ an onlooker said
Tense: The onlooker added, ‘She spent a while alone away from the cameras making a phone call, before a producer then sat with her and calmed her down. Things got quite tense.’
It wasn’t until the MAFS reunion on January 15 that Poppy and Luke came face to face for the first time since splitting up in September.
Luke looked downcast as he arrived at the studio, where all of the season’s couples were welcomed back for a debrief with the relationship experts.
On Tuesday, Poppy claimed that a ‘controversial incident’ had occurred with Luke during filming in September but she ‘isn’t allowed to talk about it’.
Showdown! It wasn’t until the reunion on January 15 when Poppy and Luke then came face to face again, for the first time in months
Return! Luke looked downcast as he arrived at the show’s studio ahead of seeing his ex-‘wife’
Hours after their final scenes aired on Monday, Poppy accused Luke in a lengthy Facebook post of making her feel ‘uncomfortable’.
She claimed there were incidents that happened during filming that were ‘too controversial’ to be shown on television.
‘I couldn’t say what was happening behind the scenes, as it was too controversial, so let’s just play her ugly crying and whinging over her kids,’ she wrote.
‘F**k, I’d probably hate me too! From what I heard that’s all they play of me!’
Unhappy ending! Poppy and Luke were the first couple to say ‘I do’ on the current season, but things started falling apart minutes after the ceremony as the bride missed her children
Luke has since responded to Poppy’s extraordinary claims about their break-up, saying he wishes her well and won’t be taking part in a public slanging match.
He told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday: ‘I am not going to make any comments because, honestly, the best way to react is not to react.
‘To be honest, Poppy is a good person and the best of luck to her. I am not going to comment on anything because it is not worth it, it really isn’t.
‘Controversial incident’: After she quit the show on Monday’s episode, Poppy accused Luke in a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday of making her feel ‘uncomfortable’ during filming, adding that he was ‘petrified’ of her telling the full story of her decision to leave the experiment
‘Honestly, she just needs to move on like I have and that is it. We are finished on the show and that is as far as it goes.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
Married At First Sight continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine
‘She needs to move on’: Luke has since responded to Poppy’s extraordinary claims about their break-up, saying he wishes his ex-‘wife’ well and won’t take part in a public slanging match