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Married At First Sight Australia couple quits show days before final vows

The couple had a strong connection early in Married At First Sight Australia before things turned sour

[MAFS Aus couple]

Things quickly turned sour for the couple (Image: E4)

Two Married At First Sight Australia participants have departed the experiment in heartbreaking scenes.

Sam Stanton and Chris Robinson wed during the reality show, but their romance crumbled after merely weeks.

Despite beginning promisingly, with the pair integrating into the broader group following a delayed arrival and Chris sharing his aspirations of fatherhood with Sam, matters deteriorated following homestays week.

Farmer and personal training business proprietor Chris and cycle spin studio proprietor Sam chose to separate halfway through the experiment, culminating in their final decision at the concluding commitment ceremony.

Before experts John Aiken, Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla, the pair confirmed their split and departure from the experiment prior to final vows, reports OK!.

[Mafs Sam and Chris]

Chris and Sam wed earlier this series, joining the wider group later on in the experiment(Image: Channel 4)

Sam started by acknowledging it had been a "tough" week, while Chris admitted his "regret" over his attempt to exit at the previous commitment ceremony.

Reflecting on their homestays experience, he continued: "We had a bonfire, Sam pulled out a journal with some questions in it. Hand on heart, I was answering them as best as I could and then Sam decided to leave the farm.

[Sam and Chris on MAFS]

They both decided to leave(Image: E4)

"I thought, I've really tried to turn this around, I really took onboard your guys' feedback, and I feel like I've shut down now."

Sharing his perspective, Sam said: "I feel like you're saving face, especially like the flowers and dinner thing, it felt very like, 'I need to do these things to show that I'm putting in the effort'."

As Chris maintained that his actions were "genuine", Sam went on: "I feel like your effort was to push forward and there was effort for you, there was never effort like, 'I need to grow for us and want to grow to be a better partner for you'."

[MAFS experts]

The experts were left 'disappointed' by the outcome(Image: E4)

When asked by Alessandra where their relationship went wrong, Sam continued: "I feel like Chris never really fully forgave me for calling him out on behaviours. From then on, especially after you guys gave feedback, it was like a no-return point from then."

Chris added: "After the retreat, that chemistry was lacking for me. We were intimate a second time, and I just felt like that wasn't there for me."

He continued: "If I'm being honest, it was just the quality of the interaction. It just wasn't there for me."

[Chris and Sam on MAFS]

They vowed to remain friends(Image: E4)

Chris said he didn't tell Sam for fear of "hurting his feelings", while Sam admitted his "surprise" to hear it for the first time.

He said: "What really sucks is I was out on the farm, and I was herding cows and I was like, 'This is so good,' the kids thing never bothered me, it's always something I wanted in my life. It's so annoying that everything else would have worked."

With Mel admitting the experts were "disappointed" at the results after a hopeful start, the couple chose to end their time in the experiment.

[Chris on MAFS]

Chris admitted he had "shut down"(Image: E4)

Sam said: "It is disappointing. I came here to find love, and I know that I'm a slow burner. I get anxious when I do get feelings for someone because it takes me so long to build feelings for someone. It's just really disappointing that it all ended up like this but you know, high hopes for the future."

Chris added: "I want to be really good friends with him, we've been on this journey for eight weeks, so I hope that we can stay in each other's lives outside of here."

Declaring his choice to leave, he added: "I've obviously learnt a lot about myself and I hope you have too. I'm sorry it didn't work out for us, my time has unfortunately run out so I have to leave."

Married At First Sight Australia continues tomorrow night at 7.30pm on E4.

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