Married At First Sight Australia groom Danny Hewitt has issued a heartfelt apology to his ex-wife Bec Zacharia after previously unseen footage of him making derogatory comments about her emerged. The 34-year-old British real estate agent faced backlash when a clip from the spin-off series MAFS: After The Dinner Party showed him ranting about Bec's appearance, leaving her in tears and sparking outrage among fans.
Danny's Apology on Instagram
Taking to Instagram, Danny began: "What's going on everyone? Just wanted to jump on here and have a chat. I'm sure most of you hate me, I don't blame you, I hate myself so join the club. But I just wanted to jump on here and just apologise, obviously, for some of the comments I made, all of the comments I made, on Stan's After the Dinner Party show. Horrendous. I'm so ashamed of myself."
He continued: "Obviously I wanted to apologise to Steph for the way I spoke about her – and Bec, of course. I'm so sorry to both you girls. I do have a very dry sense of humour and sometimes it can come across wrong, especially on TV, especially to people who don't know me. I'm not here to make excuses, or blame it on a sense of humour, or anything like that. I'm here to own up to my mistakes and just apologise."
The Controversial Footage
In the leaked footage, Danny was heard criticising MAFS producers for not "bringing him better women" and suggested that Bec was not good enough for him. He also made offensive remarks about cast mate Stephanie Marshall, calling her a derogatory term. The comments were recorded during the reunion episode and were later shown to Bec and viewers, causing widespread condemnation.
Danny also admitted that his family were disappointed in his behaviour. Speaking to MAFS: After The Experiment hosts Laura Byrne and Brittany Hockley, he confessed: "My family are disgusted in me. It's been a hard week. I'm getting emotional talking about it right now. It's repulsive, the way I spoke to Steph. My mum is so disappointed in me because she's like, 'that's not how I raised you'."
Danny's Continued Regret
In his Instagram video, Danny added: "Anyone who watched and viewers who watched it and found it offensive, I'm so sorry. Production, the whole team at MAFS, I let them down. I let so many people down so I just want to apologise to everyone. I've probably got a lot of soul searching to do, you know? Feel free to comment some abuse in the comments. There's nothing you can call me which I don't think worse of myself so feel free to do it. If you see me in the street, throw some tomatoes at me, some eggs at me, whatever, I deserve all of the heat I'm getting at the minute and I'll take it on the chin. But honestly from the bottom of my heart I'm so sorry to Bec, Steph, anyone who watched it and found it offensive. All the participants on MAFS, I let all the guys down. The show as a whole. Everything. I am actually so sorry, genuinely from the bottom of my heart, so stay safe guys. Have a good weekend and see ya."
The incident has sparked a wider conversation about behaviour on reality TV and the impact of off-screen comments. Danny's apology has been met with mixed reactions, with some fans appreciating his remorse while others remain critical of his actions.
