1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Hi, and welcome to Outspoken. Today. You're joined by journalist 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Amy Torbert and gosh, I'm so sorry it sounds so 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: weird saying my own name like that. But Kate and 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: Sophie aren't going to be in today's episode, so it's 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of a different episode. Now. Kate is 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: unfortunately at the doctors right now, so she has a 7 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: little cyst on her chest that is inflamed at the moment, 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: so she's having to have that dealt with. And I 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: think Kate and I mentioned in our previous Maths podcast 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: that we'd kicked Sophie out because she's been letting us 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: down and she hasn't watched any episode of Maths, and 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: we really wanted to talk about last night's finale. Now. 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: I was looking forward to watching the finale because, let's 14 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: be honest, we're all in lockdown. There's not too much 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: going on. So the Sunday night thrill of Maths being 16 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: on was probably what was getting me through quite a 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: boring day. Now, it was a very lackluster finale. We'd 18 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: had all the fireworks of the final dinner party, and 19 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: so I was kind of expecting big things. But I 20 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: don't know about anyone else. You'll have to let us 21 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: know in our comments on Instagram and Facebook if you 22 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: were also disappointed because nothing really happened. I mean, we 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: saw Avonne and Alex return, and it seemed like the judges, 24 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: sorry not judges, even though they acted like judges, but 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: the experts. They seem to have a real issue with 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: Alex and Levane. They were kind of like, oh, what 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: are you guys doing back here? Oh? You're together? I mean, 28 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: shouldn't they have been happy that they were together? That's 29 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,199 Speaker 1: what I found bizarre. I mean, weren't they the ones 30 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: that actually put them in a relationship, apparently wanting to 31 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: match them anyway, I thought Alex's hair looked a lot 32 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: better now. Kate. Last week she said that she thought 33 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: her hair was looking a bit brassy, but I actually 34 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: think the blonde hair was looking good for her now. 35 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: While Alex and Avanne seemed very cozy last night. Alex 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: took to Instagram yesterday to announce that they'd actually split. 37 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: I believe it was back in February, so not that 38 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: long after filming took place, and she mentioned that their 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: morals didn't align. And I know there was a few 40 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: rumors that Avonne was going out and being a bit 41 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: of a dickhead and the town, so who knows if 42 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: that's what she's alluding to. What I thought was really 43 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: strange about last night's episode was the lack of actual content. 44 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: So I think we only saw about half the couple 45 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: sit down and talk to the experts about their relationships. 46 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: You could really tell who the show had favored. So 47 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: we saw Connie and Jonathan sit down, and to be honest, 48 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: I was kind of bored of all of that. We've 49 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: seen Connie's transformation in the previous episodes. You could see 50 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: that they were really championing Connie, which is nice because 51 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: Connie genuinely seems like a nice person. But their relationship 52 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: didn't work out. So whether Channel nine have other ideas 53 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: for Connie, I don't know. If she's going to pop 54 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: up in another show, who knows, But they did seem 55 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: very pro Connie. There was the showdown between Michael and Stacy, 56 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: which had been built as sort of the big highlight 57 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: of the night, but it was very lacklve because they 58 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: admitted early on that they'd already broken up. There wasn't 59 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: any new information that came out, rather than a few 60 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: grabs that had clearly been given to them about Oh this, 61 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: you're guilty, Stacy, You're on trial, all of that kind 62 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: of crap. Now, Kate and I spoke a lot last 63 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: week about the cheating scandal, but we didn't really talk 64 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: that much about Mikey. And he's a really interesting character 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: because when I first started watching Maths, I thought he 66 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: seemed really cute, genuinely nice, and someone who was genuinely 67 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: looking for a partner. But as the show's progressed, I 68 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: think his motives for fame have become very very clear. 69 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: Now if you take a look at his Instagram account, 70 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: you'll see that he's got a new girlfriend. And this 71 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: new girlfriend contradicts everything he claimed he wanted, and so 72 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: does his strange affair with Stacy. Now. He told Natasha 73 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: on multiple occasions he wanted a girl that was down 74 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: to earth blah blah blah. Okay, So both Stacy and 75 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: his girlfriend almost look identical, except the girlfriend looks like 76 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: a slightly younger version. They're both blonde, they're both fake looking, 77 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: which is fine if that's what you're after, but that's 78 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: not the type of girl producers would have had you 79 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: believe Mikey was interested in. Now, stepping back to last 80 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: night's episode, I don't know if anyone else noticed this, 81 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: but it was like there were only a few couples 82 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: that existed. There were about five or six couples that 83 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: didn't actually get to get to have their time on 84 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: the couch with the experts. One of those was tashn Amanda. 85 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: We didn't hear anything from them. I don't even think 86 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: we heard Tash talk. I saw her shoot Amanda a 87 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: bit of a dead eye at one stage, which was 88 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: kind of her go to look during the season, but 89 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: we didn't really hear from them, and we didn't hear 90 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: from Drew and Casey, and their relationship was up in 91 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: the air as well. Insiders have said that the reason 92 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: that we didn't actually hear from some of those couples 93 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: is that they were just so boring, and I can 94 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: kind of see why they didn't air some of them 95 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: because a lot of the storylines had already been wrapped up. 96 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: So the thought by Maths producers that appears is let 97 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: just stick to the current storylines that haven't been finalized, 98 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: And I think that was probably why the show was 99 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: so disappointing, because it's clear they're not interested in finding 100 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: love stories. They just want to focus on these cheating scandals. Now, 101 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: what was quite interesting about this episode is while it 102 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: was the number one rating Maths episode of the whole series, 103 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: of this is the twenty twenty series, of course, compared 104 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: to last year's series, four hundred thousand less people tuned in, 105 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: which is kind of surprising considering we're all in lockdown 106 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: at the moment. You think that Maths would have the 107 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: best ever ratings. It has because we're literally all forced 108 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: at home watching television. Now, there has been talked that 109 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: the reason for the dwindling ratings has been the fact 110 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: that most of the entertaining storylines have all happened off camera. 111 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: So you think back to the cheating scandal with Haley 112 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 1: and Michael. There were no vision of this. The Maths 113 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: producers must have been absolutely spewing. It seemed like all 114 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: the contestants just went rogue when filming. I saw some 115 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: paparazzi shots of I think it was Chris, Natasha and 116 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: Hailey on a balcony or clearly parting during filming, and 117 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: they were flashing their tits and all this kind of stuff. 118 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: So I don't know whether they've got new producers on 119 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: board that haven't been able to handle the contestants very well, 120 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: or whether it's just a case of some of these 121 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: contestants going absolutely rogue. And on the topic of contestants 122 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: going rogue, Natasha, who was with Mikey who revealed all 123 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: about the cheating scandal last week, she's come out and 124 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: spoken about some of the penalties that nine have imposed 125 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: on some of the contestants for breaking their contracts. Now, 126 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of talk in the past about 127 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: the strict contracts in place, and these contracts are put 128 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: in place to stop some of the cast ruining storylines 129 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: or revealing other secrets about the show. And literally most 130 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: of the MAV's contestants this year have just acted like 131 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: content that contract didn't exist. So many have come out 132 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: and broken it, David being probably I think the worst 133 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: at it. He revealed so many things, he leaked videos, 134 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: he did whatever he wanted. And of course Natasha, she 135 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: was also one of the contestants to disregard the contract, 136 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: and she revealed that she'd actually spoken to one of 137 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: the producers when she revealed that the reason she'd left 138 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: the show was due to her mental health, and she 139 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: said to the producer, well, what are you guys going 140 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: to do about it? And the producer said, well, what 141 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,679 Speaker 1: can we do? We can only really cut you from 142 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: publicity tours. We can't actually sue you, because what a 143 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: bad luck would that be. I mean, it's so ridiculous. 144 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: I bet there's a lot of Maths contestants from previous 145 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: series who are feeling pretty stupid right now because so 146 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: many have come out and said, oh, I'm going to 147 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: do a book, I'm going to do this, I want 148 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: to do that and spill all but none of really 149 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: had the nerve to do so, so we might be 150 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: seeing more of that. It's quite interesting. I'll also be 151 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: interested to see what the producers of Maths actually do 152 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: next year, whether there's more stringent contracts in place. I mean, 153 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: at the moment, we've seen no punishment really from from 154 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: nine towards any of the contestants, so no one's going 155 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: to be taking these contracts seriously anymore. It was quite 156 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: funny though, because Natasha revealed there was one punishment, as 157 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: I said, they got taken off the publicity rounds, and 158 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: the other one is apparently you know how they've got 159 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: gifts on Instagram when you search little gifts and you 160 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: can put them on your Insta story. Apparently, as soon 161 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: as she spoke out, they took her gift off. So 162 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: what a punishment that is. That would actually probably really 163 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: hurt the feelings of most of those contestants because as 164 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: we know, most are looking for fame and fortune, not 165 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: actually love. So aside from talking about being disappointed by 166 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: the removal of her gift, Natasha also revealed that she 167 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: was unable to do any of the appearances that nine 168 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: had put in place as part of their punishment. So 169 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: I know in Adelaide, some of the contestants were set 170 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: to appear at the Woolshed, so very very classy establishment there, 171 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: and of course all of those appearances would be canceled 172 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: due to the current circumstances with COVID nineteen. So there 173 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: will be a lot of mass contestants who are missing out, 174 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of talk that they're not going 175 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: to get their fifteen minutes of fame. Oh my gosh, 176 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: how sad. But Natasha said that it's actually forced her 177 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: to be pushing for her own sponsorship deals, so thank goodness, 178 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: she's been able to make some money contacting brands herself 179 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: and doing lots of sponsored content, So I don't know 180 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: how long that's going to last for because in reality, 181 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm only going to buy something from somebody 182 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 1: I like and I have that connection with. I think 183 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: the issue that a lot of Maths contestants are going 184 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: to find is, while they do have a lot of followers, 185 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: they're not very likable people. I know with Kate and Sophie, 186 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: they if they like someone, they'll literally buy anything they have. 187 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: So if Sarah's Day or Steph Claire Smith puts anything out, 188 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: I'll assure you Kate and Sophie will buy it. But 189 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: these Maths contestants, they're not likable. I'm not going to 190 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: be buying something that Stacy puts out or Hayley puts 191 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: out or whoever. So it'll be interesting to see what 192 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: actually happens there. Now, while the finale was incredibly boring, 193 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: it seems that New Idea had been holding onto some 194 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: photos to make everyone's more. They released photos of Michael 195 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: and Casey kissing, and they had a tell all interview 196 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: with Michael and Casey who confirmed they were now an item. Now, 197 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if anyone else saw this happening from 198 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: a mile away, But I do recall when Casey entered, 199 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: I think it was the first dinner party, Stacy gave 200 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: her the most absolutely disgusting look. It was kind of 201 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,839 Speaker 1: like a real back off look. And I'm assuming that 202 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: Stacey knew that Casey was the sort of girl that 203 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 1: Michael would go for, and I don't know whether she 204 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: also assumed that Casey was also looking for maybe somebody 205 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: to look after her. So, if everyone remembers, there was 206 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: a lot of discussion between Casey and Drew about the 207 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: fact that Casey wanted Drew to buy her lunches, to 208 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: buy her flowers, all of those kind of things, which 209 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: seemed small, but it really seemed like she wanted somebody 210 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: to look after her, which if she went back and 211 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: watched the episodes of mass she would have seen that 212 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: that's exactly the kind of lifestyle that Michael leads. Now. 213 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 1: The photos that appeared on the Daily Mail are apparently 214 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: paparazzi style photos, which, if anyone knows anything about media, 215 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: the photos were clearly set up by Michael and Casey. 216 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 1: They're so set up to the point where Casey is 217 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: squeezing hand sanitizer in Michael's hands, So I'm assuming they 218 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: expected to receive some kind of backlash about posing out 219 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: in public, kissing and having the hands all over each 220 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: other during this social distancing period. Now what surprises me 221 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: is the photos were taken in Melbourne, and for die 222 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: hard fans of mass they'll know that Michael was moving 223 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 1: from Adelaide to Melbourne for a few months. What I 224 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: found interesting was it seemed like a big issue in 225 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: Casey and Drew's relationship that she wouldn't move to be 226 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: with Drew and Cans, but she expected Drew to move 227 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: to Sydney to be with her. And the article went 228 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: on to say that Casey has in fact moved to 229 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: be with Michael during this isolation period and that they 230 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: are in fact self isolating together. I mean, is it 231 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: just me or is that just absolutely revolting. I don't 232 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: buy this relationationship at all. I mean, I think they're 233 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: legitimately together, but I think each of them is using 234 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: each other for something. I feel like Michael is using 235 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: case for her looks, and unfortunately, Casey seems to be 236 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: using Michael for his lifestyle. So apparently they're bunkering down 237 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: with each other. In Michael's flash apartment. I'm guessing Casey 238 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: might have seen the homestay episodes of Maths, and maybe 239 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: that's what's got to be interested in Michael, because I 240 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: can't see what else she would find interesting about him, 241 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: to be honest. Now, as I said, they gave a 242 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: tell all interview to NW magazine, which I think you 243 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: kind of needed a bucket to vomit in if you're 244 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: going to actually read it all, because they've apparently discussed 245 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: how they want to have children together. Now people will 246 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: know that Michael already has a child from another relationship, 247 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: but Michael said he can't wait to have a little 248 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: daughter with Casey and she's going to be the best mum. 249 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: And apparently he said their daughter will be a little 250 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: dancing pop star. How revolting. Now. The article went on 251 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: to say that Casey had already told her Math's partner Drew, 252 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: about the relationship and he was really supportive, which doesn't 253 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: surprise me because I think Drew was probably one of 254 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: the only genuinely nice people on the show. But of course, 255 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: a Daily Male article has come out saying that Drew 256 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: has now hooked up with his housemate, who was, of 257 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: course a topic of many conversations on the show between 258 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: Drew and Casey because Casey was extremely jealous that Drew 259 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: had a female housemate. Now, I personally don't think any 260 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: of these rumors are true. I think it's just more clickbait. 261 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: But I suppose we'll have to wait and see what 262 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: happens with that one. And while there were so many 263 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: couples that didn't actually work out, there was, of course 264 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: the shining light of the series, Elizabeth and Seb, who 265 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: have been dubbed the new Cam and Jewels now Cam 266 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: and Jewles, have announced this week they're having a baby, 267 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: which is great news, and that of course follows their 268 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: televised wedding from last year. And there are rumors that 269 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: Elizabeth and Seb might be stepping down the aisle. They've 270 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: announced on the show that they were moving in together 271 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: and his Sydney apartment. So we'll have to wait and see. 272 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: But there's already been talks of the huge kind of 273 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: deals Elizabeth and Seb could be getting. But I just 274 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: hope they're actually in it for love and maybe that 275 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that they're not just looking for fame and fortune. 276 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: Someone who is a bit skeptical of some of the 277 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: motives of some of the Maths contestant is last year's 278 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if she's a fan favorite, but popular 279 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: contestants Cyrel Now. The best part of Cyrel had to 280 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: be the scene where she and her brother were yelling 281 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: and her mother told her to stop yelling over the food. 282 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: I think that's probably her most memorable moment, besides going 283 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: ape shit the whole time at her partner in Now, 284 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: Cyrel has joined in into some kind of Maths slagging 285 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: match and she's called bullshit on claims from Connie, Jonathan 286 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: and Michelle that producers forced them to stay. So Cyrel said, 287 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: that's all bullshit, and then if you want to leave, 288 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: you can leave. She reckons they're all just looking for 289 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: their fifteen minutes of fame, which I don't know. She 290 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: kind of has a point there, But Connie did say 291 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: it in You that producers took twelve hours to convince 292 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: her to stay with Jonathan. I think it was in 293 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: the last commitment ceremony. And it's kind of interesting because 294 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if the reason she was edited so well 295 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: is because she decided to stay. I don't know if 296 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: that was a bargaining tool there has been talk that 297 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: a lot of contestants have decided to stay or decided 298 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: to do things producers have asked them to do in 299 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: order to get a good edit, So I don't know, 300 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: just throwing it out there, that might be one of 301 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: the reasons. And now that the season has ended, there 302 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: has been a lot of talk about what we can 303 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: expect to see for Maths twenty twenty one. They are 304 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: apparently still casting, but some of the all of the 305 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: auditions have been put on hold in this current climate. 306 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: But former Mass contestant Poppy put out a rather hilarious 307 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: warning on her Instagram. She put up an insta story 308 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: last night before the finale aired, and most of it 309 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: was spent paying out Trish, the New Zealand judge. But 310 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: the other high was suppose giving quite a dire warning 311 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: to people thinking about going on the show. So heir 312 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: advice for anyone thinking of going on Maths next year 313 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: was to first throw yourself in front of a truck, 314 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: get intimate with a swarm of bees, or stick your 315 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: penis in your eyes, as you may find these experiences 316 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: much more enjoyable than losing all your dignity in a 317 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: public forum and being relentlessly bullied. I think that's some 318 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: pretty good advice from Poppy. I'd be surprised if anyone 319 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: would want to go on Maths after this series, and 320 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: that's actually seems to be quite a concern for some 321 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: of the producers. There has been a huge rumor, which 322 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: sounds like it might have some truth to it, that 323 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: next year's Maths will see celebrities being paired up. So 324 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: there is a pretty strong rumor that Maths expert John 325 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: Aiken text a celebrity who is yet to be named, 326 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: asking them if they were interested in appearing in next 327 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: year series of Maths. His message said that they hadn't 328 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: yet decided if they just wanted to match celebrities with 329 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: celebrities or celebrities with normal people. I think it's a 330 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: great idea, to be honest. I think at the moment, 331 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: the current format isn't working anymore. I think they tried 332 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: to copy last year's show too much and it just 333 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: came across as quite fake. I'm not actually sure which 334 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: celebrity would be stupid enough to appear on Celebrity Married 335 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:18,959 Speaker 1: at first sight, but I'm guessing they'd go for some 336 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: of the sort of lesser known celebrities, the ones that 337 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: appear on Dancing with the Stars, and I'm a celebrity, 338 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: Get me out of here. I personally think it would 339 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: be great to see some people off goggle Box a 340 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: bit like they did with Angie. I mean, the two 341 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: young guys who used to sit on the couch with 342 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,719 Speaker 1: odd Socks. They've left, so maybe they might be appearing 343 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: on Maths. Who knows. Now that's all we've got time 344 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: for today. I hope I haven't bored you too much 345 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: being by myself, but please let us know if you 346 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: did enjoy the episode. We're gonna put a Q and 347 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: A up to see who you want to see on 348 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: a celebrity version of Maths, So please hit up the 349 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: Insta story and answer there. I'd love to hear your suggestions, 350 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: and if you did enjoy the show, we'd love you 351 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: to share it on your Insta story and tag us, 352 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: so of course we can share it and please please 353 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,479 Speaker 1: leave us a review. Thank you so much for listening.