David Momoh, a groom from the Australian version of Married At First Sight, has spoken out about the breakdown of his marriage to Alissa Fay, attributing her sudden shift in behaviour to the end of a bullying saga. The couple, initially seen as a perfect match during their honeymoon, experienced a dramatic turn after a disastrous Homestay in Adelaide, leading to multiple arguments and the eventual collapse of their relationship.
In interviews, David explained that Alissa's personality 'did a 180' after she reconciled with fellow brides who had previously bullied her with cruel text messages. At the start of the series, Alissa was devastated by a group chat scandal involving brides Bec, Gia and Brook, which caused her to become withdrawn. However, after the bullying subsided and she became friends with her former tormentors, David noticed a new-found confidence that he found overwhelming.
David told TV Week: 'Alissa said herself that with the bullying stuff, she was a shell of herself in the experiment. Then things got better, and she became friends with Bec and the bullies... She came out to a different side of herself, and then things just changed.' He added to Pedestrian.TV that once the bullying died down, Alissa was 'more able to express herself', but he felt she began to dominate conversations, leaving him reluctant to engage. 'I’m not gonna have a word battle with a woman. I don’t want to intimidate her, so I’ll let her do all the talking,' he said.
Despite the turmoil, the couple made it to Final Vows, but David now believes he ignored 'red flags' from the start. He reflected that he was expected to be subordinate to Alissa's opinions, stating: 'I went above and beyond to show how much I cared. It makes no sense to me how she sort of flipped the script.' The groom admitted that in hindsight, he overlooked many issues because he cared for her deeply, but ultimately concluded they were a terrible match.
