EXCLUSIVE: Married At First Sight cheating scandal exposed! Ellie and Jonathan are BUSTED packing on the PDA on a Sydney beach

Married At First Sight 2024 is about to be rocked by a cheating scandal involving Ellie Dix and Jonathan McCullough.

And now Daily Mail Australia can reveal images of the couple – who are currently 'married' to other on-screen partners – enjoying a very steamy day out in Sydney.

Ellie is currently linked to Ben Walters on MAFS, while Jono is linked to Lauren Dunn.

In our exclusive images, Jonathan, 39, and Ellie, 32, look deeply in love as they enjoy a carefree day out at Tamarama Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Ellie showed off her sensational figure in a mismatched bikini that day, opting for a black top and patterned bottoms.

While Jono showed off his muscular build and tattoos in red board shorts.

The couple exchanges several passionate kisses as they frolic through the sea, making onlookers' heads spin.

At some point their tongues got to know each other as they braved a storm while floating in the cool, refreshing water.

Later, Ellie almost had a wardrobe malfunction as a wave threatened to expose her ample breasts.

The couple laughed it off as they splashed around.

As they left the water, it was clear they were a couple as they tenderly held hands.

Ellie and Jonathan will announce their relationship during the show's reunion.

Their clandestine affair is said to have started with secret text messages exchanged during filming of the show after Ellie ended things with partner Ben.

An insider told Daily Mail Australia it will all happen at a future commitment ceremony.

“Lauren had no idea Jono was keeping in touch with Ellie and found out during filming, and boy was she not happy,” they said.

'She was completely stunned and humiliated at the end, but everyone else is happy for them.'

The source added, “Jono and Ellie kept in touch after she left the show, but the romance only escalated when Jono ended things with Lauren during the Final Vows. Their real-life encounter a few days later revealed an undeniable chemistry.”

Jono and Ellie will dazzle their co-stars by walking into the reunion as a couple hand in hand.

Ben Walters, Ellie's husband on the show, was reportedly equally surprised by the development, sources close to the show have revealed.

'Ben had a feeling something was going on. He wasn't surprised, but more hurt because he genuinely had feelings for her.”

The Married At First Sight boss reveals why they let Jono and Ellie's affair happen

Tara McWilliams, who is credited with transforming the experiment into the ratings success it is today, told Daily Mail Australia the show will be around for a while. non-judgmental attitude towards personal relationships.

“We've seen cheating happen, we've seen cheating happen…” Tara says, before adding: 'We are not here to judge.'

“It's not the expert's job to say, 'This is wrong, OK, you can do something and you can't do something,'” she added.

'If the experiment had rigid rules, it wouldn't be real life, it would be a game show.

“We're basically saying, 'These are the parameters, the parameters are very broad and reflect the real world,'” she continued.

'We are not moral police, we let those things happen because they happen in real life.'