Just days after their shock split hit the headlines, Married At First Sight UK star Sacha Jones has made a pretty damning claim about her relationship with Ross McCarthy.
Speaking to OK! Magazine following last week's insult-hurling 'reunion episode' - which aired just one day before Ross went Insta-official with a new partner - she has since branded the final days of their romance 'dark' amid one particularly heated row.
For those out of the loop about Sacha and Ross' relationship, fans initially believed the Channel 4 show's resident romance experts had orchestrated a match made in heaven.
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Following a loved-up wedding ceremony and a passionate honeymoon, the pair endured several weeks of marital bliss before hitting a bump in the road.
After respectively becoming embroiled in several spats with their former co-stars - specifically, controversial character Alex Henry - the couple hit a breaking point earlier this month amid discussions about where they'd settle down once the show finishes.
Single dad Ross, who has both a child and a job up in Manchester, was naturally hesitant to commit to Midlands lass Sacha - who wanted him to join her in Walsall.
And after Sacha stormed out of their final vow renewal ceremony - despite her claiming this was over something that happened behind the scenes - the pair's ultimate split was confirmed during a fiery showdown at the reunion.
Now, speaking to press for the first time, Sacha has lifted the lid on what really went down when the series came to an end, claiming Ross sensationally ended things via text before moving on with someone new.
"When I think of my time with Ross after the show, it’s just dark. Dark," she began.
"I can’t think of one happy memory after the show. It was awful. The last happy memory I have is going to the first reunion together and putting on a strong front."
As well as alleging her friends consistently saw a darker side to Ross' personality and had urged her to leave him, Sacha recalled one incident which saw her throwing her on-screen husband out of her family home after his 'anger issues' became too difficult to handle.
"[Friends] said I was constantly zoned out when I saw them. I wasn’t ‘present’," she went on.
"One friend said I looked like a ghost. It was a very dark time. A lot of people in these relationships blame themselves, but I was reassured that no, it’s not me."
After throwing him out, she said, Ross allegedly texted her, saying: "We’re done, I’m ending it. Don’t text me again please, take care."
Sacha is yet to address her ex's new relationship with Cheshire-based girlfriend Magda - which he confirmed on social media last week with a sweet video.
The seaside clip shows the two of them running along the beach together, before his new girlfriend jumps into his arms, and was captioned: "The moment I been waiting for…. The real deal. My world," and accompanied by Billie Eilish's heartfelt hit 'Birds Of A Feather'.
Topics: Channel 4, Married At First Sight, Married at First Sight UK, Reality TV, TV And Film, Sex and Relationships
Rhianna Benson