Married At First Sight's Erica drops a bombshell as Shona gets a ...

Not there

There was definitely some obvious absences at last night's MAFS reunion dinner.

So where were the stars we all wanted to see?

Adam's ex Polly Sellman - known best for an unforgettable blazing row at the final MAFS dinner party - is currently in Australia.

Ross McCarthy, meanwhile, decided to skip catching up with his ex-wife Sacha amid claims he has been 'avoiding calls' from producers.

And poor old Emma Barnes claims she was "cut" from the reunion show.

Find out where the rest of the MAFS 2024 squad were HERE.

'Semi-engaged'

Shona has confirmed she is "semi-engaged" following her boyfriend Matt's surprise proposal during the dinner party.

Matt made a lovely speech and produced a sparkling "promise ring" as he told Shona he wants to marry her "one day".

Taking to Instagram after the reunion show had aired, Shona told fans: " I said yes!! I’m semi engaged to @mattpilmoor ???????????? hehe love my promise ring such a cute way to end our journey on MAFS.

Matty’s speech was sooo cute & emotional but obviously you couldn’t see it all so I’ve left it here for you guys. Never stop believing in love. Love you all xxxx"

Matt's promise

I was totally expecting a full on proposal there, but we got a 'promise ring' instead.

Sorry to say, this has made me a little deflated!

Do you think Shona was also expecting a marriage proposal too?

Maybe he is saving that one for the 'gram...

Great comeback

Hannah managed to get herself out of that one pretty well.

She seemed stumped when asked "what quality" she admires in Holly.

Hannah managed to turn her previous accusations of 'bullying' around and said she admired Holly for the way she is "loyal" to her girl friends.

Well manoeuvred, Hannah!

Still a spark

There definitely seems to still be a spark between Paul and Tasha.

They've both admitted there are feelings there following their break-up and even Ella is in tears over the whole thing.

"I do love you, Tasha," Paul admitted, while cuddling his ex.

But hinting that there is no going back, Tasha said to the camera: "I still love him. But it's a different type of feeling."

Cat out the bag

"It was no big deal," Kieran said, as he told his ex wife Kristina that he'd shared a kiss with Erica.

But props to Kristina for her reaction to the scandal.

She admitted it made her feel a "k**b", but shrugged it off and shouted: "Erica, I hope you haven't got a cold sore after that!"

Oosh. Perfect, girl!

Commercial cliffhanger

Why have they left us on this cliffhanger? Have we not had enough commercial breaks already tonight?!

Erica looks thoroughly naffed off with Kieran for keeping quiet about their night together in Scotland.

Taking matters into her own hands, she just asked him in front of the table: "Kieran, is there anything you want to tell Kristina?"

Personally, I think it would have been kinder to tell Kristina before they sat down to dinner. I mean, blimey, they've had long enough.

But that wouldn't make good TV, would it?

Ticking time bomb

The entire table seems to know about Kieran's night in Edinburgh with Erica... except for Kristina.

Tension is already building and the cat is clearly about to come out of the bag at some point.

Who is going to be the one to release it?

Uh oh... here it comes!

She's back

That was a very dramatic exit, only for Lacey to walk back in two minutes later.

Classic.

My favourite thing among all this, however, is Ella. She is literally here for the tea and is enjoying every single moment of it!

She's walked

Lacey has walked out of the dinner. She's gone.

Apparently Nathan is going on too much about her calling their relationship a "showmance".

Yet STILL Lacey has not denied ever saying it.

Baffling...

Key to success

Shona has revealed the secret to her happy relationship with Matt.

The couple have never raised their voice at each other, according to besotted Shona.

I think the others could definitely take a leaf out of their book!

Dinner time

At last! It's only taken 65 minutes but finally dinner is served.

Do you think the producers made Hannah and Holly sit together?

I would say they did, because their faces say they didn't do it out of choice.

They're probably still cursing the table planner!

Not buying it

MAFS UK fans are definitely not buying Lacey's.... apology?

Was it an apology? Is that what we're calling it?

One fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Nathan shows the messages where Lacey says ‘let’s fake it’. Lacey takes her 6 month performance up a notch … and talks incessantly."

I think we could all just do with an appearance from Lacey's mum now tbh.

That would really set the cat among the pigeons.

No denial

Lacey has made zero attempt to deny to Nathan that she said they should just fake their relationship.

He asked his ex: "So you didn't say to me then, 'I think we should fake it'?"

Lacey's response: "Can we stop all this tit for tat?"

Erm....

Nomance showmance

Lacey has denied ever telling Nathan she wanted a showmance.

She claims she has no memory of saying such a thing and says it has 'really hurt her'.

Lacey isn't exactly denying it to poor Nathan, though, who doesn't seem to be coping with seeing her very well....

Time's ticking

We are almost an hour in and the gang are yet to sit down to dinner.

They've already gone through about four boxes of tissues with all the tears and emotions that are flying around.

Anyone else ready for some dinner table drama? I AM.

Backhanded compliment

That was a great backhanded compliment from Paul there.

"Oh s***, you actually look good," he told his ex wife Tasha.

Smooth....

Dry your eyes, Tasha. There's no point crying over someone who'd say THAT to you!

More tears

Nathan is the next MAFS star to break down in tears after Lacey walked through the door.

She is still telling everyone he blocked her, but he is STILL saying she treated their relationship like a showmance.

Who to believe, guys? Who to believe?!

All over

Tasha has broken down in tears over her break up with Paul.

She's admitted out loud that she's "single" and it all seems very sad.

Sacha, however, is shouting from the rooftops about her break-up with Ross.

Clearly there is zero love lost there!

New match

Adam and Amy are clearly only at the reunion for one reason - to get together.

Amy is swooning over his "glow up". Personally, I just see a new tattoo...

But first, there's a dirty secret to address. I think if Hannah said it any louder, Kristina would actually hear.

Dirty secret

I think Kieran's "dirty little secret" about his night in Edinburgh with Erica is about to hit the fan.

Hold onto your hats. Kristina's world is about to be ROCKED.

The girls are telling Erica that Kieren needs to tell Kristina, but he isn't showing any signs of doing that.

Who is going to drop the bomb? Someone has to!

Ella's back!

Ella admits herself that she 'doesn't know these people'.

But she does know Erica's dirty secret about Kieran and his night with her.

Poor Kristina. She's so happy and bubbly... and is about to have her heart BROKEN.

Awkward scenes

Holly and Hannah have come back to face for a very awkward confrontation.

Hannah has already been in tears and Holly is now crying.

But Holly has issued a grovelling apology for her 'Mean Girl' behaviour towards Hannah in the last series.

Phew. I think this row might be quashed.

Turncoat

Hannah did NOT look impressed to see Amy walking through the door with her rival Holly.

There's tears already - and Hannah has stormed out.

It's only been a few minutes, girl. But that being said, Amy is supposed to be her friend.... and Hannah is definitely NOT friends with Holly.

Showmance alert

There is definitely going to be some serious tension between Nathan and Lacey when she arrives at the reunion.

She claims he blocked her, he claims Lacey wanted to use him "to get magazine deals" in the ultimate showmance.

This isn't going to go well.