Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

The twelfth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 27 January 2025 on the Nine Network. Relationship advisors John Aiken and Mel Schilling, alongside sexologist Alessandra Rampolla, all returned to match ten brides and ten grooms. Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another three brides and three grooms together, including couple number 2 who had exited, returned as separate bride and groom to form two new couples.

Couple profiles

Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Couple</th><th>Age</th><th>Home</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Honeymoon</th><th>Final Decision</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Carina Mirabile</td><td>31</td><td>Perth, Western Australia</td><td>Digital marketing manager</td><td>Iririki Island Resort, Vanuatu</td><td>No</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Antoine</td><td>30</td><td>Perth, Western Australia</td><td>Wellness advisor</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Lauren Hall</td><td>37</td><td>Brisbane, Queensland</td><td>Business owner</td><td>Kingfisher Bay Resort, K'gari, Queensland</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Eliot Donovan</td><td>35</td><td>Gold Coast, Queensland</td><td>Business owner</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Katie Johnston</td><td>37</td><td>Eumundi, Queensland</td><td>Restaurant CEO</td><td>Cradle Mountain Resort, Tasmania</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Tim Gromie</td><td>38</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Primary school teacher</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Jamie Marinos</td><td>28</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Account manager</td><td>Daydream Island, Whitsundays, Queensland</td><td>Yes</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>David 'Dave' Hand</td><td>36</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Builder</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Awhina Rutene</td><td>30</td><td>Perth, Western Australia</td><td>Aged care worker</td><td>Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa, Denarau Island, Fiji</td><td>Yes</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Adrian Araouzou</td><td>30</td><td>Sydney, NSW</td><td>Online business owner</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Sierah Swepstone</td><td>31</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Financial Planner</td><td>Perisher Valley, NSW</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Billy Belcher</td><td>31</td><td>Perth, Western Australia</td><td>Plasterer</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Ashleigh Ackerman</td><td>34</td><td>Gold Coast, Queensland</td><td>Dance studio owner</td><td>Novotel Sunshine Coast, Queensland</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Jake Luik</td><td>30</td><td>Perth, Western Australia</td><td>Teacher</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Rhiannon 'Rhi' Dišljenković</td><td>34</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Account manager</td><td>Imperial Hotel, Gold Coast, Queensland</td><td>Yes</td><td>Together</td></tr><tr><td>Jeffrey 'Jeff' Gobbels</td><td>39</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Electrician</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Morena Farina</td><td>57</td><td>Melbourne, Victoria</td><td>Fitness instructor</td><td>Pullman Magenta Shores Resort, Central Coast, NSW</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Tony Mojanovski</td><td>53</td><td>Wollongong, NSW</td><td>Charter boat captain</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Jacqueline Louza</td><td>29</td><td>Sydney, NSW</td><td>Consultant</td><td>Mount Lofty House Estate, Adelaide Hills, South Australia</td><td>No</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Ryan Donnelly</td><td>36</td><td>Sydney, NSW</td><td>Project manager</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Beth Kelly</td><td>28</td><td>Brisbane, Queensland</td><td>Hair salon manager</td><td>The Elandra Resort, Mission Beach, Far North Queensland</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Teejay Halkias</td><td>28</td><td>Brisbane, Queensland</td><td>Wedding model, actor</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Lauren Hall (#2)</td><td>37</td><td>Brisbane, Queensland</td><td>Business owner</td><td>Oakes Cypress Lakes Resort, Hunter Valley, NSW</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Clint Rice</td><td>43</td><td>Launceston, Tasmania</td><td>Pro golfer, business owner</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Veronica Cloherty</td><td>32</td><td>Sydney, NSW</td><td>Actor, fitness instructor</td><td>Mudgee Retreats, NSW</td><td>Broke up before final decision</td><td>Separated</td></tr><tr><td>Eliot Donovan (#2)</td><td>35</td><td>Gold Coast, Queensland</td><td>Business owner</td></tr></tbody></table>

Commitment ceremony history

Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

<table><thead><tr><th>Episode:</th><th>9</th><th>13</th><th>17</th><th>21</th><th>25</th><th>29</th><th>33</th><th>37/38</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ceremony:</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>Final decision</td></tr><tr><td>Jamie</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Dave</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Awhina</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Adrian</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Rhi</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Jeff</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Carina</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Paul</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Jacqueline</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Ryan</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Beth</td><td>Not in experiment</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Teejay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Veronica</td><td>Not in experiment</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Eliot</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Lauren</td><td>Not in experiment</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Clint</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Morena</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Tony</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Sierah</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Billy</td><td>Stay</td><td>Stay</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Ashleigh</td><td>Stay</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Jake</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Katie</td><td>Leave</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Tim</td><td>Leave</td></tr><tr><td>Lauren</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>Eliot</td></tr><tr><td>Notes</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>none</td><td>4, 5</td></tr><tr><td>Left</td><td>Lauren & Eliot</td><td>Ashleigh & Jake</td><td>Sierah & Billy</td><td>Morena & Tony</td><td>Lauren & Clint</td><td>Veronica & Eliot</td><td>none</td><td>Beth & Teejay</td></tr><tr><td>Carina & Paul</td></tr><tr><td>Katie & Tim</td><td>Jacqueline & Ryan</td></tr></tbody></table>

  This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.   This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.

Partner swap week

No.	Couple	Swapped with
1	Carina	Awhina
Paul	Remained at apartment
2	Jamie	Veronica
Dave	Remained at apartment
3	Awhina	Jamie
Adrian	Remained at apartment
4	Rhi	Jacqueline
Jeff	Remained at apartment
5	Jacqueline	Beth
Ryan	Remained at apartment
6	Beth	Carina
Teejay	Remained at apartment
7	Veronica	Rhiannon
Eliot	Remained at apartment

Ratings

Married at First Sight (Australian TV series) season 12

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Air date</th><th>Timeslot</th><th>National reach viewers</th><th>National total viewers</th><th>Night rank</th><th>Ref(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Marriage 1 & 2</td><td>27 January 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,523,000</td><td>1,353,000</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Marriage 3 & 4</td><td>28 January 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,662,000</td><td>1,484,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Marriage 5 & 6</td><td>29 January 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,548,000</td><td>1,497,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Marriage 7 & 8</td><td>30 January 2025</td><td>Thursday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,407,000</td><td>1,426,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Marriage 9 & 10</td><td>2 February 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>2,909,000</td><td>1,620,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Honesty Week Part 1</td><td>3 February 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,817,000</td><td>1,779,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Honesty Week Part 2</td><td>4 February 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,704,000</td><td>1,674,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Dinner Party 1</td><td>5 February 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,727,000</td><td>1,639,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 1</td><td>9 February 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,063,000</td><td>1,929,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Intimacy Week Part 1</td><td>10 February 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,767,000</td><td>1,668,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Intimacy Week Part 2</td><td>11 February 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,624,000</td><td>1,673,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Dinner Party 2</td><td>12 February 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,867,000</td><td>1,756,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 2</td><td>16 February 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>2,979,000</td><td>1,808,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Marriage 11</td><td>17 February 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,726,000</td><td>1,748,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Marriage 12 & 13</td><td>18 February 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,812,000</td><td>1,747,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Dinner Party 3</td><td>19 February 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,865,000</td><td>1,803,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 3</td><td>23 February 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,308,000</td><td>2,012,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Family & Friends Week Part 1</td><td>24 February 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,961,000</td><td>1,833,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Family & Friends Week Part 2</td><td>25 February 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,799,000</td><td>1,791,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Dinner Party 4</td><td>26 February 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,814,000</td><td>1,817,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 4</td><td>2 March 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,265,000</td><td>2,024,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Couples Retreat Week Part 1</td><td>3 March 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,949,000</td><td>1,827,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Couples Retreat Week Part 2</td><td>4 March 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,772,000</td><td>1,742,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Dinner Party 5</td><td>5 March 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,822,000</td><td>1,837,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 5</td><td>9 March 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,229,000</td><td>1,843,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Partner Swap Week Part 1</td><td>10 March 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,843,000</td><td>1,728,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Partner Swap Week Part 2</td><td>11 March 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,841,000</td><td>1,710,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Dinner Party 6</td><td>12 March 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,840,000</td><td>1,766,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 6</td><td>16 March 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,215,000</td><td>1,926,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Homestay Part 1</td><td>17 March 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,741,000</td><td>1,746,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Homestay Part 2</td><td>18 March 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,710,000</td><td>1,636,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Dinner Party 7</td><td>19 March 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,789,000</td><td>1,718,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Commitment Ceremony 7</td><td>23 March 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,009,000</td><td>1,839,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Final Test Week Part 1</td><td>24 March 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,827,000</td><td>1,767,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Final Test Week Part 2</td><td>25 March 2025</td><td>Tuesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,729,000</td><td>1,815,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Dinner Party 8</td><td>26 March 2025</td><td>Wednesday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,813,000</td><td>1,763,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Final Vows Part 1</td><td>30 March 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,069,000</td><td>1,816,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Final Vows Part 2</td><td>31 March 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,737,000</td><td>1,753,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Reunion Dinner Party</td><td>6 April 2025</td><td>Sunday 7:00 pm</td><td>3,099,000</td><td>1,894,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Reunion Finale</td><td>7 April 2025</td><td>Monday 7:30 pm</td><td>2,899,000</td><td>1,829,000</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>