It’s the kind of painfully awkward TV moment you simply couldn’t script.
Fresh off their heartbreaking split on Married At First Sight, exes Rachel Gilmore and Steven Danyluk were seated side-by-side at Daily Mail’s MAFS Final Dinner Party on Sunday night — and the tension in the room was unmistakable.
As the cast gathered at Sydney‘s Ovolo Hotel in Woolloomooloo to watch the explosive finale, all eyes weren’t just on the screen — they were on Rachel and Steven, who did everything in their power to act as though the other didn’t exist.
Seated next to each other at one point during the episode, the former couple avoided eye contact entirely, staring straight ahead.
During one particularly awkward moment, Rachel was seen shooting Steven a serious side-eye as emotional scenes from their relationship played out on screen.
Meanwhile, Steven became overwhelmed by the situation, eventually getting up and walking out of the room in tears.
Fresh off their heartbreaking split on Married At First Sight, exes Rachel Gilmore and Steven Danyluk were seated side-by-side at Daily Mail’s MAFS Final Dinner Party on Sunday night — and the tension in the room was unmistakable
As the cast gathered at Sydney’s Ovolo Hotel in Woolloomooloo to watch the explosive finale, all eyes weren’t just on the screen — they were on Rachel and Steven, who did everything in their power to act as though the other didn’t exist
The 34-year-old groom left briefly to compose himself outside before returning, still emotional but attempting to push through the remainder of the night.
Daily Mail later shared the toe-curling exchange to TikTok with the caption: ‘POV: You’re stuck next to your ex’ — and viewers couldn’t get enough, taking to the comments section to share their amusement.
‘The eye roll is everything,’ one person quipped.
‘This is hilarious,’ a second added, and a third chimed in: ‘Very mature’.
However, the former couple appeared to make up as the night went on and were later seen happily dancing together at the after-party at the swanky Noir nightclub in Darlinghurst.
There was plenty of heartbreak during Sunday’s MAFS episode, with Rachel and Steven revealing they had split.
Rachel was reduced to tears at Daily Mail’s MAFS Final Dinner Party as she watched some of the heartbreaking scenes of herself revealing the breakup, while Steven sat just metres away.
However, the pair appeared to make up and were later seen happily dancing together at the after-party at the swanky Noir nightclub in Darlinghurst
There was plenty of heartbreak on Sunday’s MAFS episode, with fan favourite couple Rachel and Steven revealing they had split
As the cast was glued to the screen, a throwback Commitment Ceremony scene played, which showed Rachel explaining her fears about the relationship to the experts.
‘I’m scared that Steven will go back to his life in Sydney, and it’s just going to be easier for him to let me go,’ she said in the clip.
‘Because he is time poor and he has his business, and so it might be a burden to try and maintain our relationship with me. So, he might just let me go. That’s my fear.’
Rachel was reduced to tears as she watched the scene unfold while sitting between Stella Mickunaite and Sam Stanton.
It all became too much for Rachel, who leaned her head on Sam’s shoulder for support as she wiped tears from her eyes.
Meanwhile, Steven, sitting just metres from his former bride, kept his focus firmly on the screen, so as not to make eye contact with Rachel.
