Married at First Sight UK groom called his ex 136 times in one night before ending his relationship over text

In a new interview, Davide said that he tried to call his TV husband Keye a total of 136 times before he called time on their relationship when he did not get a response.

The pair had an almost fairytale romance during their time in the MAFS experiment earlier this year, but they split after a short time together in the real world when Davide discovered Keye had an profile on dating app Grindr.

Keye admitted what he had done in an Instagram statement, but insisted that he “was not looking to cheat, hook up, or find someone else”. He added: “It was an attempt to escape emotions I could not sit with, and I reached for substances when what I really needed was support.” The TV star also said that his actions had cost him his marriage.

In response, Davide wrote his own Instagram statement. He said the moment he found Keye on Grindr “was painful” and it made the trust between them “break in a way [he] couldn’t move past”. He added, however: “I don’t hold any bitterness towards Keye, he has taken accountability for his actions and I respect that.”

Keye has since spoken further about the break up, claiming that he was looking for recreational drugs on the app while Davide was in America for work.

Now Davide has given more details on their break-up on the Spill With Will podcast. He said he had flown to Seattle for work and had texted Keye to check in with him when he landed, as they usually did. When he didn't hear back from him, however, Davide decided to call - but he claims his calls were cancelled.

In a recent podcast, Keye alleged he was asleep during these calls because it was around 2am in the UK. But Davide refutes this claim, saying that Keye was actually hanging up the phone and was even active on Instagram at the time. When he then checked his location and realised that his then partner was at home he started to worry.

"I tried to call again, nothing. And again, nothing. 136 times I called this man, that night. I'm panicking, I'm like 'is he okay? Is everything alright?'" he said during his own podcast interview.

Then, feeling that something was wrong, he download Grindr and created a blank profile. His suspicions were confirmed when he discovered a faceless profile with Keye's age, hobbies and a gym selfie that Keye had sent him that morning.

Though his face wasn’t visible, Davide says he could easily recognise Keye’s body and also the matching tattoo they shared. He became emotional as he explained what gappened next: "I slept for three hours ... when I got up, I sent the screenshots of everything. Literally, I sent the screenshots of everything and said 'I'm ending this relationship.'"

He added: "You don't do that to someone when I was the most vulnerable. I gave everything to this man, he could have had everything with me. And you just don't do that. You just don't."

Keye has also previously said he would be open to giving their relationship a second go, but Davide doesn’t share this thought. He also described what his former husband did as "unacceptable" during the podcast interview, and said that it wouldn’t work out if the pair were to get back together as he woudl always be "paranoid".