Martha Kalifatidis reveals the unusual place she was approached to go on Married At First Sight and how she almost missed out on appearing on the program
She found fame, and love, with hunky Michael Brunelli on Married At First Sight last year.
But Martha Kalifatidis, 31, has revealed she almost missed out on appearing on the program when she turned down two producers who approached her while she was working at Mecca Cosmetica in Sydney.
In a recent interview with Inskin Cosmedics, the brunette said she caught the eye of two women who casually strolled into the store.
‘I told them I haven’t had a boyfriend in 10 years! Martha Kalifatidis has revealed she initially turned down the opportunity to appear on Married At First Sight when she was approached by producers while working at a Mecca Cosmetica story
‘These two ladies came in and I just thought they were clients, and I was the type of person who would always go above and beyond with any customer,’ she explained.
‘They were just looking around and I ended up talking to them.’
Martha said the women asked if she had moved to Sydney with her husband, to which Martha replied: ‘I’m single, I haven’t had a boyfriend in 10 years.’
Something about her: In a recent interview with Inskin Cosmedics , the brunette said she caught the eye of two women who casually strolled into the store
Lucky for her! Martha said she immediately told them ‘no’, but one of her co-workers secretly gave them her number and insisted they get her on the show
They then asked her if she ever wanted to get married and would be willing to go on a reality show to find the man of her dreams.
Martha said she immediately told them ‘no’, but one of her co-workers secretly gave them her number and insisted they get her on the show.
The Greek beauty eventually agreed to take part, and said ‘before I knew it, I was in a wedding dress and there were cameras everywhere.’
It’s love! Martha went on to marry primary school teacher Michael Brunelli on the Channel Nine reality program, which was filmed back in late 2018. By the end of the experiment, the couple chose to continue their relationship outside of the show
Martha went on to marry primary school teacher Michael Brunelli on the Channel Nine reality program, which was filmed back in late 2018.
By the end of the experiment, the couple chose to continue their relationship outside of the show.
And while some parents would be mortified about their child marrying a complete stranger, Martha said her family, in particular her grandmothers, loved watching her find love on TV.
‘My two grandmothers, for them they think it’s like the best thing ever. They had arranged marriages. This was just like a glamorous arranged marriage to them,’ she added.
Happy: While some parents would be mortified about their child marrying a complete stranger, Martha said her family, in particular her grandmothers, loved watching her find love on TV