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EXCLUSIVE: The truth about the Married at First Sight newlyweds

The new Married at First Sight Australia contestants spill all their secrets...
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Ahead of its January 29 air date (can’t wait!!), OK! sat down for a deep and meaningful) chat with the new cast of Married at First Sight Australia.

And with secrets like these, you’d better brace yourself for some serious couple drama this season!

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Alycia: “I lost 30.5kg!”

Alycia was so determined to look her best for her big day, that she shed 30.5kg!

“I’m a larger girl and I just wanted to feel beautiful,” says the 28-year-old student, who weighed 97.5kg before seeking help from a health professional.

“It really paid off.”

Alycia took “shredding for the wedding” to a whole new level.

Telv: “I’m a package deal!”

The 39-year-old mine worker has one major deal breaker for his bride – she’ll have to get along with his kids, Miah, three, and TJ, two.

“If my wife has a problem with kids, we’re not going to work.”

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Telv thought seriously about his deal breakers before going on the show.

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Sarah: “I lost my unborn twins”

Sarah Roza was left heartbroken when she suffered a double miscarriage in 2016 – three months after her partner walked out on her.

Two years on, Sarah says she would “love” to have children, but is also open to marrying a man with kids: “It wouldn’t faze me.”

Sarah would “love” to have kids.

Jo: “I won’t make my kids move”

Any man who falls for Jo will have to settle down in SA – where she lives with her kids Zara, 10, and Angus, 14. “I’d rather stay single than uproot everyone,” the 39-year-old explains.

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Jo’s kids at are at the top of her priority list.

Dean: “A girl has to look good!”

While Dean, 39, believes brains are important, he also likes “feminine women who wear nice clothes. I definitely need to be attracted to the person physically.”

Confident Dean definitely has a type when it comes to women.

Matt: “I’m married to Nan!”

Any woman who ends up with Matt, 32, will have a tough act to follow – his beloved late nan!

“When she passed away, I felt lonely for the first time. I was ready for a relationship.”

For more of our exclusive chat with the MAFS cast, pick up this week’s issue of OK!, on sale now!

Matt’s a real Nanna’s boy at heart.

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