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Married at First Sight Australia season 12 aired a new episode on February 24, 2025. In the segment, the newly formed couples were challenged to participate in a photo ranking task, where they had to rank people of the opposite gender based on their attractiveness. Veronica placed her husband, Eliot at the third spot and co-star, Dave, at the first position, based on their personalities rather than just physical attributes.
"You're obviously physically gorgeous, we can all say that. But the reason why I've put these guys ahead is just because I feel like there's a level of openness and a level of vulnerability that I haven't seen from you yet," Veronica told Eliot.
Earlier in the episode, Veronica met with Eliot's ex-wife, Lauren to get first-hand insight on how Eliot was as a person. Lauren urged Veronica to beware of Eliot's intentions, saying he was "so full of s**t."
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Unsettled by her conversation with Lauren, Veronica wanted to use the challenge to see how Eliot behaved. She expected him to reveal sides of his personality she did not know about. However, she was disappointed to see how little insight he gave into ranking the ladies. Consequently, she placed him at the third spot. However, Veronica's explanation confused Eliot.
Married at First Sight Australia fans took to X to comment on Veronica's perspective, praising her for standing up to Eliot and then ranking him third.
"Watching Veronica humble Eliot by putting him 3rd so casually was kinda satisfying," a fan wrote.
"I'm OBSESSED with Veronica humbling Eliot," another fan commented.
"Veronica is a smart girl who is making it clear to Eliot that her guard is up…." a netizen tweeted.
Many Married at First Sight Australia fans found Veronica's move of ranking Eliot third "hilarious."
"Hilarious of Veronica to put him third. WE ALL WANT DAVE AND I KNOW THATS RIGHT," a user reacted.
"Veronica ranked Eliot 3rd the d**che bag deserved that," a person commented.
"Yess go Veronica!!! Put that man 3rd!!" another fan wrote.
Other Married at First Sight Australia fans expressed a similar sentiment.
"Veronica knows it. She clocked Eliot’s bulls**t before Lauren could sink her teeth into it. She doesn’t need any outside opinions for her to form an opinion, and that’s what I love about her because she’s real and refreshing," one user posted.
"Veronica cemented queen status. You tell that man where he stands girl," a person reacted.
"Veronica rating the men on their physical looks but also what she's seen of their personality????? Queen behavior," another netizen commented.
"Did not give me any insight" — Married at First Sight Australia fame Veronica on Eliot's performance in the challenge
As they sat down to do the task, Veronica confessed that attraction was something more than physical to her. Emotional availability and other personality traits played a key role in deciding who she was attracted to. However, Eliot went ahead and ranked the ladies on a "purely physical" basis.
"I think feel like he focused on the same exact point for every single person. Not attractive, not attractive, not attractive. But did not give me any insight on what it was he found attractive about each of those individual people," Veronica said in a confessional.
The Married at First Sight Australia star stated she could not learn anything about Eliot through the challenge. Veronica was disappointed that he did not make an effort to engage in the task in a way that would have helped her learn more about what he found attractive in the opposite gender. Although he placed Veronica at the top, he could not justify his choice.
While speaking to the Married at First Sight Australia cameras, Eliot confessed that he was confused about Veronica's expectations from the task. While he assumed it was based on physical attraction, Veronica used a different metric.
Veronica ranked Dave number one, saying he was emotionally available, respectful, and could take a joke. She, however, placed Eliot in third since he lacked those qualities despite being physically attractive.
"I'm glad I'm not last," Eliot responded.
Married at First Sight Australia season 12 airs on Channel 9 and 9Now.
