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Everything We Know About Divisive Bride Selin From ‘Married At First Sight’

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Despite having a dream wedding on Married at First Sight, single mum Selin Makoni’s marriage to Anthony Cincotta has been nothing short of a nightmare.

The 32-year-old executive assistant from Sydney appeared to be ideally matched to Anthony, who is also a single parent. During their wedding they got along great, and some fans assumed they would be the next Jules and Cam Merchant.

But by their honeymoon, their marriage had come crashing down with Anthony leaving early to return to Sydney. They fought constantly, beginning with Anthony play-fighting a little too rough in pottery class and ending in Selin mocking Anthony, labelling him a “princess” who is having a “boo hoo”.

At the following dinner party, they arrived separately with Selin filling the women in on her side of the story as soon as she got there. This led to a confrontation between Dom and Tamara against Anthony, with the two ladies speaking on Selin’s behalf. This drama was brought up at the preceding commitment ceremony, with John Aiken referring to Selin’s description of Anthony at the dinner as a “trashfest”.

So did the dinner party episode tell the whole story? Selin doesn’t think so. “I just think the viewers have got to understand they see one percent of everything that has happened. That’s one percent of everything,” she told Fitzy and Wippa after the episode aired.

“I did try to have these conversations with Anthony prior (to) the dinner party, and I actually sat next to him. I don’t know if you’ve seen, but I sit next to him at the dinner party before we go on to the table, and I tried to talk to him and I got brushed off.”

In another interview on Kyle and Jackie O, Selin addressed her portrayal on the show. “Right now, I’m emotional because people don’t know what’s going on. I’m being painted as this horrible person. I don’t want to step out of the house and be known for that,” she said.

“Some people understand, some people see the grey areas, but it’s just not fair that I’m dealing with this backlash when I’ve said ‘no’ to a few things and he persisted.” Among these ‘things’, Selin claims she didn’t want to share a bed with Anthony on their wedding night but he “persisted”. She continued, “I said ‘no’ and he continued to do so — now I look like a bitch.”

This isn’t Selin’s first experience with the Kyle and Jackie O, as her sister Elif previously won $15k on the show.

Based on Selin’s bio, she considers herself strong-willed and strong-minded, which comes from being part of a close-knit and loud Turkish family. She wants a “good man”, who acts like a gentleman, will be honest, faithful, and who will be on her team.

Since Selin fell pregnant with her son Roman, she stopped dating entirely. In fact, Selin’s MAFS wedding day was her first date in three years.

She remains on good terms with Roman’s father, as they take turns caring for their son. “In our co-parenting arrangement, I don’t have any set days that I put down that he [her ex] has to see him… Things change week by week, so he can see him whenever he wants, it’s not just once a fortnight,” she told 9Entertainment.

“We’ve gone our separate ways, but the main thing was that there was something really good out of the relationship, obviously our son. We don’t regret that.”