Married At First Sight fans rally behind former villain Ben Walters as he stands up to Jono McCullough during explosive reunion episode

The tables properly and definitely turned throughout Married At Very first Sight’s reunion episode on Sunday night as Ben Walters handed his villain title more than to Jono McCullough next his huge partnership expose with Ellie Dix.

The drama kicked off the instant Jono and Ellie walked by means of the door hand-in-hand, subsequent their texting scandal guiding wife Lauren Dunn’s back. 

Ben, who formerly fell out of favour with viewers many thanks to his severe procedure of Ellie during their on-display relationship, in the meantime emerged as a shock hero of the night time right after he stood up to Jono at the evening meal desk. 

The component-time design employee piped up to reveal Ellie had claimed ‘I assume Jono likes me’ weeks into the experiment, but insisted there was no blood between himself and his ex. 

Turning to Jono, Ben extra: ‘I’ve just obtained a trouble with you,’ to which Jono astonishingly replied: ‘I never give a s**t! Shush your encounter, I’m chatting!’ 

Viewers were being swift to praise Ben for calling out Jono, albeit briefly, for the duration of the heated team dialogue. 

‘Good observing Ben enthusiastic for the initially time in months,’ one wrote on X, as another included: ‘Ben last but not least cracks me up.’ 

Other folks admitted they ended up improper about painting Ben as the villain earlier in the season, with a person commenting on X: ‘Me when I assume of the Tweets I squandered emotion sorry for Ellie finding trapped with Ben….’ 

In the meantime, Jono cemented his put as the latest MAFS villain when he managed to deflect focus from his connection with Ellie by throwing fellow groom Tim Calwell less than the bus. 

‘I listened to Tim say that he felt like he was rushed at Remaining Vows and if he did have that time he would have designed a unique conclusion,’ Jono explained, implying the groom won’t really want to be in a romantic relationship with Sara Mesa.

‘Deflection, deflection,’ groom Timothy Smith shouted out as the other couples were being remaining shocked by the admission.

As the brides commenced questioning where Jono bought this facts, he continued to deflect back at Tim declaring it was all real. 

Jono’s plan appeared to get the job done as Sara promptly turned her fiery temper to Tim, declaring: ‘What did you say to Jono?’

‘I did not say I would have built a diverse final decision, I mentioned I perhaps could have,’ Tim stated, making an attempt to enjoy down what he confided to Jono.

‘What do you indicate?’ Sara shouted him, to which Tim replied: ‘It was a frantic rollercoaster.’

‘But which is you declaring that you would have explained “no”,’ Sara pushed, although Tim continued to deny it.

In the meantime, Ellie and Jono appeared to be getting a pleased time throughout the table, laughing alongside one another as Sara and Tim ongoing to argue.

‘I experience like we are not able to laugh. Hold it in,’ Ellie said as Jono tried to cover his smile driving his hand. 

‘Don’t glimpse so [bleep] satisfied, you [bleep],’ Timothy instructed them. 

Before in the episode, Jono experienced also taken aim at Lauren, proclaiming the blonde had ‘no suitable to be upset’ about his new relationship. 

‘It was worth crawling by way of hell on broken glass to stop up with this gorgeous female,’ he stated. 

Jono and Lauren later arrived to blows, with a furious Lauren calling her previous groom a ‘dog’. 

‘You’re the nastiest particular person I’ve at any time fulfilled in my everyday living, Lauren,’ Jono snapped back again.