Married At First Sight Australia’s controversial couple Jono McCullough and Ellie Dix were spotted getting hot and heavy just hours before the reunion finale.
The lovebirds, who were caught up in a cheating scandal when they started texting each other after Ellie left, shared a passionate kiss on a Sydney beach on Sunday.
Sharing a playful moment in the water, the couple locked lips several times throughout the day before arriving together at the reunion that evening.
Jono, 39, who flaunted his ripped torso as he took a dip in the cool water, couldn’t keep his hands off the nurse, 32, as she clung to him in the still surf.
At one point, the pair stretched out on a beach towel together to continue packing on the PDA.
Married At First Sight Australia’s controversial couple Jono McCullough, 39, (left) and Ellie Dix, 32, (right) were spotted getting hot and heavy just hours before the reunion finale
The lovebirds, who were caught up in a cheating scandal when they started texting each other after Ellie left, shared a passionate kiss on a Sydney beach on Sunday
Sharing a playful moment in the water, the couple locked lips several times throughout the day before arriving together at the reunion that evening
Jono who flaunted his ripped torso as he took a dip in the cool water, couldn’t keep his hands off the nurse as she clung to him in the still surf
Ellie donned a tiny black bikini for their raunchy day out, while Jono kept things simple with a pair of yellow and orange swim trunks.
The couple appeared head over heels for one another, often laughing and smiling as they held hands and cuddled.
They took to the pier before their swim, with Ellie planting yet another kiss on her grinning beau.
Jono took the opportunity to show off for his love, executing a perfect backflip off the boardwalk and into the water.
Despite taking every opportunity they could to lock lips, the smitten pair weren’t alone on their date, with fellow groom Timothy Smith playing the third wheel.
At one point, the pair stretched out on a beach towel together to continue packing on the PDA
Ellie donned a tiny black bikini for their raunchy day out, while Jono kept things simple with a pair of yellow and orange swim trunks
Ellie looked every inch the bombshell as she flaunted her figure in the racy fashion items
Jono lounged back on his beach towel as Ellie leaned over him
The couple appeared head over heels for one another, often laughing and smiling as they held hands and cuddled
Ellie and Jono didn’t have a care in the world, despite still feeling the heat from MAFS fans and contestants thanks to their cheating scandal.
Last month, tensions came to a head on the show when Lauren Dunn finally confronted husband Jono about texting fellow bride Ellie after she left the show.
Lauren’s heart was shattered when she found out her groom was secretly texting the brunette bombshell.
A dramatic episode saw Lauren, 32, demand to see Jono’s iPhone, only to discover he had texted Ellie hundreds of times after she left the experiment.
‘You reached out to her. These aren’t just relaying information that happened the night before, this is more than that. My stomach dropped,’ Lauren told Jono.
They took to the pier before their swim, with Ellie planting yet another kiss on her grinning beau
Ellie let her dark tresses fall in soft waves down her back
She wasn’t shy about getting her locks drenched in the sea, often wiping the water from her face
Ellie and Jono shared several laughs on their outing as they traipsed through the shallows together
Jono doted over Ellie as he held her hand
The pair rarely moved more than metres apart from one another
Jono finally admitted he had secretly been texting Ellie – but attempted to downplay their relationship as just platonic.
Despite his efforts to convince the other couples he wasn’t romantically interested in Ellie, the pair unveiled their relationship during the show’s explosive reunion.
The pair first travelled together to the party, holding hands in the car on the way and disparaging their former partners.
‘I wish I got to do this with you the entire experiment, but never mind,’ Jono said to Ellie.
‘You had to kiss a toad. I had to slay a dragon,’ a giggling Ellie replied.
Ellie shared a playful moment with Jono when she pretended to try and push him off the pier
They could hardly wipe the smiles off their faces
Ellie then took a seat on the edge of the pier, pulling off her sunglasses as she did so
Jono took the opportunity to show off for his love, executing a perfect backflip off the boardwalk and into the water
Jono just managed to pull off a full rotation before he hit the water
Donning their sunglasses once more, Jono and Ellie clasped hands as they made their way off the pier
Arriving at the dinner party four weeks after filming ended, the couple walked in holding hands.
The other participants were stunned, none more than Jono’s former bride Lauren.
‘She blanked me. Like, girl, I didn’t do anything to you. Like… You’ve got my sloppy seconds,’ Lauren said.
‘You can say, like, hi to me. Like, I’ve got no issue with the girl but now I do, now it’s a problem. It’s just rude. So rude.’
Sara Mesa chimed in: ‘I think Jono’s a snake. Like, the fact that he actually messages, like, with another wife was nothing and then walk hand in hand with Ellie, it’s bulls**t.’
The couple arrived at the beach looking very chic
Ellie covered up with a blue and white, off-the-shoulder shirt and jean shorts
Meanwhile, Jono only pulled a black tank top on over his swim trunks
Ellie stripped down to her revealing bikini as Jono laid their towels out in the sand
A small tattoo peeked above Ellie’s bikini bottoms
Ellie also kept a pink scrunchie around her wrist
Despite taking every opportunity they could to lock lips, the smitten pair weren’t alone on their date, with fellow groom Timothy Smith playing the third wheel
Jono insisted the pair are ‘so happy’ while Ellie said she felt she had ‘won Married At First Sight’.
‘She has no right to be upset and, if she is, I don’t really give a (bleep),’ Jono said of Lauren, before praising Ellie.
‘It was worth crawling through hell on broken glass to end up with this beautiful woman,’ he said.
The pair were invited to discuss their romance as soon as they sat down to dinner.
‘Everyone says that I’m glowing and I’m like, “Yeah!” It’s not just the tan. It’s Jono,’ Elli boasted.
‘I’ve been so happy. Yeah, it’s been amazing. We barely spend a day apart. I wouldn’t change anything. Can I have a kiss?’ Jono said before the couple smooched.
