is already looking to be one for the history books as filming for the new season has already hit a few snags - and not the yummy kind you find at Bunnings on a Sunday. From a former at the altar to producers scrambling to find members, it seems the relationship reality show is hitting some hurdles. Speaking of hitting, a source tells that “Channel Nine are looking to introduce security at the MAFS dinner parties after the very first week saw two couples stand up and almost have a physical altercation.

" The insider went on to say that some of the cast told production that they didn't feel safe and added, "It would have turned into 'fisticuffs' if they weren't separated." The source revealed that the altercation may have been part of a bigger plan on the participant's behalf suggesting it could have been a ploy for more screen time and that "the cast have already worked out the producer's secret tricks.” “Conflict at the dinner parties is not unusual but it has become the centre stage for storylines to pull focus for the season's biggest personalities," the source said.

"The fact that it was week one and everyone had already locked horns was unusual for the Australian version of .” Our insider also explains that plenty of the 2025 cast have gotten advice from previous participants and "done their research." “Last year Jayden Eynaud was coached by his brother, a former MAFS contestant Mitch, on how to be a big player in the MAFS rink," the source told "He knew way more.