Dan Webb has finally lifted the lid on just how much influence Married at First Sight producers had on his and Jessika Power’s relationship’s trajectory, just days after their very public split.
In an emotional interview obtained exclusively by Yahoo Lifestyle, the reality TV star revealed just how strongly he felt for his onscreen love interest – even after the cameras stopped rolling.
“The producers never made us stay together, no. I was fully invested in Jess and I wanted something with her,” he said.
The teary-eyed admission follows the pair’s whirlwind romance and breakup which began when they were both married to other people – namely Tamara Joy and Mick Gould – while on the program.
Dan, a 35-year-old single dad from the Gold Coast, told Yahoo Lifestyle of the split on Friday, a move he said was partially triggered by Jess’ flirty proposition towards Nic Jovanovic, which was aired to the cast during the show’s finale.
“Me and Jess have split, let’s get that straight. We have broken up,” Dan said.
Visibly emotional, the reality star admitted “I had trust issues throughout our relationship”, and rewatching the finale footage brought back a lot of emotions.
“It was quite a stressful night actually,” he explained, referring to last Monday night.
Dan also expressed regret for cheating on MAFS wife Tamara Joy with Jess.
“You live and learn… I have a lot of regret for some of the decisions I’ve made,” he confessed.