MARRIED At First Sight’s Orson Nurse has revealed how he “lost his sh*t” in an explosive moment that never made it to air.
The 43-year-old businessman kept his cool for the most part during last year’s series, despite his wife on the show, Richelle Cade, calling into question his integrity throughout the experiment.
Orson Nurse has revealed the Mafs moment that made him see red[/caption]
Polly Sellman threw wine at husband Adam Nightingale, leaving their co-stars stunned[/caption]
But Orson has revealed there was a scene in which he saw red that never made it to air – and it wasn’t anything to do with his toxic relationship.
Instead, he was incensed after watching his friend Adam Nightingale get showered in red wine by his wife Polly Sellman during an explosive dinner party.
The chaotic scene was the most controversial of the series and left viewers up in arms.
Recalling how the ugly moment made him feel, Orson told The Sun: “I don’t lose my sh*t, unless I lose my sh*t. Do you know what I mean?
“It takes a lot to lose my sh*t. I lost my sh*t twice. One was filmed, one wasn’t.”
He continued: “I couldn’t hold my composure anymore, because I’m like ‘this is just not right’.
“I literally lost it, because I’m like, ‘what the f*ck?’ To me, that’s kind of like spitting in someone’s face.
“I didn’t like it at all, and not only because me and Adam were close. For me, it was just the whole disrespect. I do not like when people disrespect people. I take that very seriously, so I guess that’s why I kind of lost my head a little bit in that situation.
“But yeah, you saw none of that, because they just clipped that.”
After the scenes aired, barber Adam accused the show of misrepresenting him during the row, in which Polly appeared angered by Adam mentioning how many times they’d had sex during the experiment.
But Adam insisted some context was missing and that he spoke out after being accused of using Polly for sex, something co-star Holly Ditchfield defended him over.
When it came to his own Mafs relationship, Orson said he was devastated that his marriage dream turned sour.
He and Richelle called it a day in week six, both voting to leave during a commitment ceremony.
Orson said: “I went into Mafs to actually find somebody. And if I’m being genuine, I was like, I really want it.
“I flew my mom in from St. Kitts to be here. My money. Not production money. I flew my niece in. My money.
“Because I thought, you know what? If this is it, my mom is present. And it was just disappointing. I’m being honest. It was very disappointing.
“I struggled through holding my tongue, because I’m very big on respect. And I didn’t want to be that person that’s going to disrespect anyone, especially on national television. I have a daughter. So, I just try and make sure that I pride myself in how I am in normal life.”
Orson tied the knot with Richelle Cade on the show[/caption]
Following his exit from the show, Orson said bosses were desperate to bring him back after he hit it off with another bride, Hannah Norburn.
He insisted he’d had no contact with Richelle for five days prior to his kiss with Hannah and, by that point, he had totally checked out of the relationship.
Though he had a connection with Hannah, who also left the experiment in week six after splitting from Stephen Nolson, Orson felt he needed to distance himself from the show.
He said: “If I had joined the experiment with Hannah, I would have not joined back with the same mindset of what I started with. And that’s the reason why I did not go back.
“I would have gone back in there and it would have just been for show, for joke, for clicks. Do you understand what I’m saying? When I went first, I’m like, I want something serious.
“I had like five days. Five days to make a decision on whether I go back into the show, yes or no.
“I left on the very same night when I said, yeah, I’m done. I’m going home. Straight to Birmingham. In a taxi.”
The phone rang day after day as bosses asked him for his thoughts on returning, but Orson stood firm.
“One, I didn’t love Hannah,” he said. “Yes, we shared a kiss so there was a connection. There was something, but for me, it wasn’t enough to be like, ‘let’s explore this amongst everyone’.
“And we had a conversation. And I was like, ‘look, if you do see me that way, let’s do this outside. I don’t mind. Because that’s what I came for’. It doesn’t have to be publicised.
“But I also got her point of view in terms of, she’s only been there two weeks. So, in my head as well, I’m thinking, yeah, she hasn’t really had any time here.”
Though he ultimately doesn’t regret doing the show and has made some good friends, Orson said it took him four months of healing to return to normal after the experiment.
Fortunately, his close friend is a psychologist and helped him deal with the mental pressures of the programme and its aftermath.
He describes his friend, who was his best man on Mafs, as a “blessing” and “saving grace” for being a phone call away at any time.
Now, a year on from his won drama and with a new set of Mafs brides and grooms taking centre stage, Orson is happy just to keep his head down and move on with his life.
He had chemistry with another bride, Hannah Norburn[/caption]
