'3 husbands 1 series, that’s gotta be a first': MAFS' Julia-Ruth breaks silence after it's revealed she's been involved with two husbands since leaving show

It might be the last week of MAFS UK series 10, but there’s still plenty of drama going on between the couples.

Or, specifically in last night’s episode (Sunday November 9), the brides and grooms who have already left the experiment and returned ahead of the finale.

We previously brought you the news that two co-stars who were not matched together would reveal their relationship - and now we know exactly who that is. During the episode, the final five couples were separated for boys and girls days out, and they were joined by familiar faces - castmates who had quit.

After being confronted by Maeave, who had heard some rumours about Julia-Ruth and her ex-husband Joe, Julia-Ruth admitted she did indeed go holiday with Joe - just two days after he left the experiment with Maeve. She then apologised to Maeve - but also said she and Joe had slept together.

The former TV bride, who had an ill-fated marriage to Divarni on the show, explained that she and Joe were no longer seeing each other after he "cut things off and ended it."

In response, Maeve said: "I can't believe that Joe's actually done this. You don't tell someone you love them, leave them, and then two days later start cracking on with another wife, then f*** them in Lanzarote."

Julia-Ruth confessed she'd been messaging co-star Steven Springett, after she slid into his DMs when she noticed he'd been viewing her Instagram Stories.

It wasn’t just Joe Julia-Ruth had been involved with. She also alleged that Steven asked her out for romantic drinks, before providing receipts of her conversation, in which Steven appears to tell her she could have “stolen” him from his TV wife Nelly.

After finding this out, Nelly fumed at her: "That's disgusting. Is this how you behave with your normal female friends, because it's not how I behave? I don't move like this in my life and I don't surround myself with people who behave and move like this. Clearly, we're not friends and we won't be. It's very telling of your personality. I hope you're proud of yourself. Do you go to bed happy?"

At the boys day, Steven denied Julia-Ruth's accusations, and told his fellow show grooms that he asked her out for drinks in a group setting. But, they didn’t seem convinced by his story, particularly as he wouldn't show them the text messages.

Co-star Leigh summarised the explosive situation well when she said: "Wait, and now you're after Steven as well? You went on holiday with Joe, slept with Joe, and then when Steven came out, you slid into his DMs to go for a romantic drink?"

Over on her Instagram page, Julia-Ruth uploaded a lenghty statement shortly after the episode aired, mainly addressing the situation with herself and Joe.

She wrote: “Oh dear…I guess the cat’s out of the bag. The truth is, I’m just a woman who was trying to find love and connection. After everything that happened during the experiment, I felt incredibly isolated and reached out to some of the cast who were already out.

“Joe and I ended up taking a very spontaneous trip together, and honestly, it was amazing. I hadn’t laughed that much in months, he reminded me of who I am and how I deserve to be treated. That said, things didn’t end the way I expected. We had planned for me to visit him again after our trip, but the day before I was meant to go, I was ghosted.

“I never got an explanation, and we haven’t really spoken since. It hurt, but I don’t regret the experience itself or getting to know Joe. What I do regret is that our actions caused hurt to others ( Maeve in particular ) and for that, I’m truly sorry.

“Just to be clear: both of our relationships had ended for different reasons before we connected. We had no contact during the experiment while we were married, we only spoke once we were both divorced and back at home. She ended with: “3 husbands 1 series, that’s gotta be a first.”

Joe and Steven have not spoken about their alleged connections with Julia-Ruth on their social media pages.

* Married at First Sight UK series 10 continues tonight (Monday November 10) at 9pm on E4.