Married At First Sight Australia Cast: The Full Line Up 2024
21 March 2024, 14:54 | Updated: 21 March 2024, 14:57
MAFS Australia has returned for another season in 2024 with an eclectic lineup of contestants. Meet all the brides and grooms for this series and find the full MAFS Australia cast 2024, below.
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Married At First Sight Australia is set to start on E4 at 7.30pm on the 26th February.
This upcoming batch of romantic hopefuls includes a cosplayer, a motivational speaker and a professional kickboxer, what could go wrong?
Australia’s three experts, Alessandra Rampolla, John Aiken and the UK’s own expert, Mel Schilling will return to provide their counsel to these couples as they navigate being married to a complete stranger and attempt to build real relationships from nothing.
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- Read more: Who’s Still Together From MAFS Australia 2024?
This upcoming cast has been heralded by Mel herself as the most diverse cast Australia’s seen thus far when it comes to age and we can’t wait to see what that sort of life experience will actually bring to the table if it brings anything at all.
Here's a look at the Married At First Sight Australia 2024’s brides and grooms including where they're from, their ages and jobs:
The Brides:
Andrea
Age: 51
From: Queensland
Job: Photographer
Andrea is a young at heart, single mum of two who's had a tough time in love after ending her most recent relationship. It was in this relationship that she realised she was being gaslit, something she learned about from watching MAFS previously. Andrea describes herself as giving and kind but a little bit forgetful and clumsy, but she’s optimistic about finding love with the right person.
Cassandra
Age: 29
From: Queensland
Job: Administration Officer
Cassandra is outgoing, bubbly and a bit of a chatterbox and sadly, she experienced the devastating loss of her first love. Since then she's , understandably, found it difficult to make a connection with another man. But with her 30s on the horizon she’s ready to meet someone, settle down and add some babies to her beautiful Tanzanian family.
Eden
Age: 28
From: Queensland
Job: Recruitment Manager
Eden is a hard working perfectionist far from her family who are based in Adelaide. She been single for three years since her ex-boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend and since then has struggled with some intense trust issues. But she’s ready to bounce back and tackle her issues head on. But who will the experts pair with this self-confessed daddy’s girl?
Ellie
Age: 32
From: Queensland
Job: Nurse
Ellie is one of three sisters and is desperately ready achieve her white picket fence dream. Sadly, it’s not as easy as it seems when you had to cancel your wedding a month before the big day because you caught you ex-fiance cheating on you. Ellie’s self esteem took a huge hit and despite being a friendly, happy girl, she now also needs a lot of reassurance in a relationship.
Lauren
Age: 32
From: Western Australia
Job: PR & Marketing Consultant
Lauren comes with wickedly dry sense of humour and she has strong opinions and calls things like they are. With parents who’ve been together for 40 years, Lauren has a lot of pressure but also high expectations of what she wants in a husband. She describes herself as ‘a little bit crazy’, and will always speak her mind, but she wants a partner who’s calm and level headed to balance her out.
Lucinda
Age: 43
From: New South Wales
Job: MC & Wedding Celebrant
Lucinda is a free spirit who dances to the beat of her own drum. This ‘earth mama’ loves to travel the world and meet kindred spirits along the way, sharing light and love everywhere she goes. Ironically Lucinda runs a speed dating company whilst also being a marriage celebrant. But now it’s time to focus on herself instead of other people. She wants to find a man who’s open to exploring everything the world has to offer.
Natalie
Age: 32
From: Victoria
Job: Physiotherapist
Natalie’s just a little bit nerdy by nature. She loves gaming, dabbles in cosplay and even has a large collection of memorabilia dedicated to her Samoyed dog, MieMie. Natalie’s a little pocket rocket, reaching only 5’1” in height. She puts family first and is an incredibly loyal person, but this loyalty can be to her detriment, because she’s at times hastily jumps into fights to defend people she thinks needs it.
Sara
Age: 29
From: New South Wales
Job: Nutritionist
Sara was born in Colombia but raised in Canada. She’s lived in Australia for the last eight years and she’s hoping to be matched with a ‘light haired’ pretty boy who can match her fiery nature. Sara knows she comes off too strong sometimes and accidentally offends people with her bluntness and honesty. She’s got a big personality and is looking for a confident man who can put her in her place!
Tori
Age: 27
From: Victoria
Job: Business Development Manager
Tori is a self-proclaimed ‘bulldog’ who does not compromise. She was raised by fiercely strong women that have taught her how to be incredibly independent soTori doesn’t NEED a man but she’s willing to make room for one, if he fits perfectly into her life. Tori’s an alpha woman looking for an alpha man, she wants him to be fit, career-focussed, tidy, emotionally intelligent, masculine and a good communicator. But her pickiness isn’t making it easy for her, especially when she admits to being high maintenance.
Madeleine
Age: 30
From: Victoria
Job: Psychic Medium
Madeleine is energetic, charismatic and... well very intense which her groom comes to learn quite quickly in the social experiment. Madeleine established herself as an actress on Home & Away, however after a life-changing ayahuasca experience the bride now focuses on her gift of connecting to the spiritual world.
Jade
Age: 26
From: Queensland
Job: Executive Assistant
Jade has a wild playful side and she's just looking for a man who can keep up. Having an 8 year old daughter has kept Jade at arms length of letting anyone in. Her walls are up because she'd been cheated on in the past, however if she can find someone who doesn't mind their feathers being ruffled at times, then Jade's ready to have the 'cannot live without each other' type romance she's looking for.
Michael
Age: 34
From: Victoria
Job: Sales Person
Michael is one of the gorgeous brides this year, hailing from Ohio in the United States, the extroverted sassy man is looking to settle down as soon as possible. Michael is a family man who is close to his mother and despite being single for five years, is ready to start a family of his own.
The Grooms:
Ben
Age: 39
From: New South Wales
Job: Tour Guide
Ben had a tough time during the global pandemic as a tour guide and had to pivot professions and work in construction to get by. His passion for adventure is still well and truly alive and he’s looking for someone who can stimulate him in exciting ways. He admits that he can have unrealistic expectations in a partner because he gets bored easily and hate ‘vanilla’, but he knows that love is one of the most exciting things a person can have in their life.
Collins
Age: 28
From: New South Wales
Job: Executive Assistant
Collins is a quirky lad who’s definitely slightly on the awkward side, but this doesn’t stop him from being a bit of a chatterbox. He hosts trivia nights and definitely isn’t your regular guy. He’s insecure when he compares himself to men that are all ‘tatted up’ and ‘gym junkies,’ but Collins is a genuine guy with a lot of love to give, but he's never had a girlfriend and has zero experience when it comes to dating.
Jack
Age: 34
From: Queensland
Job: Personal Trainer
Jack describes himself as an alpha male and is apparently looking for a partner respectfully submissive to his dominance... He has very very high expectations in his partner and that combined with his OCD diagnosis means he leads a very structured, regimented lifestyle.
Jayden
Age: 36
From: Queensland
Job: Professional Kickboxer
We’ve got some nepotism happening this year with Jayden entering the experience as the brother of Mitch Eynaud from Married at First Sight season 9. According to this brother, the pair are nothing alike and as a professional kickboxer by day and security guard by night, his lifestyle is focused and disciplined. This means more often than not, Jayden's not used to being emotionally vulnerable and he keeps people at arm’s length.
Jonathan
Age: 39
From: New South Wales
Job: Health Business Owner
Jono is the type of man that’s lived many lifetimes in his 39 years on this planet. From an infantry soldier, to a concreter, to a financial adviser. Unfortunately the breakdown of his last relationship saw him give up his business of 15 years, pack up his life and travel to over 50 countries over the span of 15 months. Jono’s got bucketfuls of life experience and he’s now just looking for a life partner to start a family and share it all with.
Richard
Age: 62
From: New South Wales
Job: Motivational Speaker
One of the oldest contestants in this year's experience, Richard has struggled to sell himself in the world of online dating, feeling his age is working against him. Despite being over 62, Richard describes himself as young at heart yet he doesn’t want any more children (he has three already) which he says was the reason his last relationship ended. Richard’s just looking for a woman who doesn’t want any more kids and has his zest for life.
Tim
Age: 31
From: Queensland
Job: Online Business Owner
Tim, our resident surfer boy, has lived all over the world. Raised in Australia’s Darwin, he’s also lived in the lives of Colombia, Melbourne, Thailand, Bali before finally settling in Queensland's Gold Coast. Whilst being a laid back surfer, Tim’s also a ambitious entrepreneur with a handful of online businesses. His dream is to build a school in Ethiopia where his sister was adopted from.
Timothy
Age: 51
From: Victoria
Job: Business Owner
Timothy has what you would call ‘the gift of the gab’, he’s social and outgoing but also describes himself as ‘Peter Pan.’ Sadly Timothy recently lost his father and the death in the family made him realise he needs the emotional support and connection of a partner. Timothy’s hasn’t got a ‘type’, he just wants a fun natured, genuine person.
Tristan
Age: 30
From: New South Wales
Job: Entertainment Manager
Tristan seems to always find himself in the friend zone, despite being a confident, funny and adventurous individual. It’s happened so many times now that he doesn’t trust his own judgment and is leaving his love life to the experts. Tristan has a huge amount of love and respect for his mum who worked tirelessly to raise their family as a single mum. The man doesn’t have a long list of things he wants in a partner, he just wants to be loved. Awwww.
Stephen
Age: 26
From: Western Australia
Job: Hairdresser
Stephen is a deep thinker who doesn't shy away from having an opinion and wants a partner who likes to be challenged. He's not only an identical twin but one of eight children and his relationships with his mum and stepdad are incredibly important to him. Stephen's just looking for a family-orientated man with a good sense of humour and a killer smile.
Ridge
Age: 27
From: New South Wales
Job: Psychiatric Nurse
Ridge is a Psychiatric Nurse now but he used to be a two-time Commonwealth Games weightlifter! Impressively Ridge has maintained his intense fitness regime and despite his playboy persona, Ridge is ready to find a woman that he can build a relationship with as strong as his parent's relationship has been growing up. For a long time, his career and training took top priority in his life, but he's ready to let go of his situation-ship curse and try for something serious.
Ash
Age: 33
From: Victoria
Job: Sales Manager
Ash is an old-school gentleman who finds he's often misjudged by women because of his tattoos. Ash has a very close relationship with his young brother and feels like he's ready for something long time. His previous relationship ended 8 years ago and he claims he hasn't been in love since. Because Ash is always willing to go the distance and puts 110% into his relationships, he's now tired of attracting women who walk all over him.
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