Married At First Sight 2024: Collins Christian clashes with relationship expert John Aiken at commitment ceremony in one of the most heated fights in show history
Married At First Sight groom Collins Christian clashed with relationship expert John Aiken during the commitment ceremony on Sunday night.
The 28-year-old was questioned by John about his feelings towards his wife Natalie Parham when things got heated.
Natalie explained that she wanted to leave the experiment after Collins failed to show her affection during the dinner.
“My father passed away two months ago and my anxiety and sadness started to take over and I never thought I would feel alone at a dinner party,” she said.
“I had to ask him to hold my hand to walk into the dinner party even though I was shaking.”
Married at First Sight groom Collins Christian clashed with relationship expert John Aitken at the commitment ceremony on Sunday evening
Collins then admitted that he could show Natalie more affection before adding, “It's not uncommon for Nat's sadness to have been a big part of this experiment.”
“Apart from the sadness, she attended to the best of her ability,” John said.
Collins interrupted: “You just put the grief aside…I'm sorry, but if I'm honest, I don't agree with you. You can't just put sadness aside, it's a huge factor.'
“I'm not saying grief doesn't play a part in this,” John said before Collins tried to interrupt him again.
“I'm not done talking yet…I'm saying she's here as a complete package and wants a connection, and you said you can't think of anything you can do to bring her closer. That is a problem. What do you think you need to do to get her close?” continued Johannes.
“No, sorry, I came to you for advice… just tell me,” said a frustrated Collins.
The 28-year-old was questioned by John about his feelings towards his wife Natalie Parham when things got heated
An unimpressed John continued: “You've never been in a relationship but you're talking to me like you're an expert and what I'm saying is that you need to open your mindset and you need to start listening.”
“By challenging me, you are deflecting from the issue at hand… I want you to take responsibility and be the agent of change here.”
Natalie then broke down as she admitted she didn't trust Collins, before eventually revealing her decision to leave.
However, Collins voted to stay, forcing the pair to remain in the experiment.
Collins then admitted that he needed to show Natalie more affection before adding: “It often happens that Nat's sadness has been a big part of this experiment.” “Apart from the sadness, she attended to the best of her ability,” John said