Married At First Sight ‘villain’ Bryce Ruthven has the last laugh as his podcast with TV wife Melissa Rawson tops charts after a few hours
Married At First Sight couple Bryce Ruthven and Melissa Rawson released the first episode of their 10-part series on Tuesday.
And just hours after the release of What Happens After…, Bryce appears to be having the last laugh as part one of their tell-all dominated the Australian podcast charts.
‘The response has been unbelievable, we can’t believe how much interest and hype there is around our podcast,’ the 32-year-old told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday.
Winners are grinners: Married At First Sight ‘villain’ Bryce Ruthven is having the last laugh as his podcast with TV wife Melissa Rawson tops the Australian charts after a few hours
‘There has been much talk from media outlets about whether there will be any interest in the podcast,’ Bryce continued.
‘I guess we have to thank them all for helping spread the word about it.’
Bryce went on to say that he and Melissa can’t wait to bring more episodes out that showcase what their relationship is really like in the real world.
‘I’ve got a bit of a voice back. The podcast is a really good insight into who we are as a couple.
Killing it! Bryce’s podcast What Happens After… is currently number one in the Society & Culture Podcasts and number eight overall
Honest: Speaking on the new podcast, Melissa, also 32, admitted that receiving death threats on Instagram has made her reconsider having a child
On the new podcast, Melissa discusses the dark side of social media.
‘We are living in a very different world to a world I grew up in when I was in my early teens,’ the 32-year-old said.
‘Social media wasn’t that big back then, but now it’s a completely different environment.’
Broken: Married At First Sight’s Melissa Rawson is ‘terrified’ to have children due to the trolling she’s received on social media
Bryce then revealed that he and Melissa had already had conversations around their concerns of raising a child in the age of Instagram.
‘I’m terrified and it’s been such a concern because I’ve experienced what it’s like to be harassed, bullied.
‘The death threats that we’ve been getting online… I won’t even begin to highlight how disgusting that is,’ she continued.
Honest: Melissa reality star admitted that receiving death threats on Instagram has made her reconsider having a child
‘To bring a child into the world, giving them access to social media at a young age … I couldn’t fathom a child having to deal with such disgusting, hurtful, bullying, body shaming comments.
‘I’m so terrified to think that if we were to have kids one day, I would just want to shield them from that.’
Despite Melissa’s sheer terror over online trolls, Bryce said that the majority of comments he’s been receiving on his Instagram page are positive.
’80 percent of people are actually very nice and friendly and can see through everything that happened on the show,’ he stated.
Melissa recently revealed that she’s been on a social media break to take care of her mental health.
‘I’m terrified and it’s been such a concern because I’ve experienced what it’s like to be harassed, bullied,’ she said