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MAFS' Ivan Sarakula throws a tanty and has a sook after wife and mother duet

Another day, another drama - by Amy Croffey
  • 09 Feb 2020

There's been nothing but drama and tears so far on Married At First Sight 2020, but ladies and gentlemen, we have our first tantrum-throwing, sook-chucking groom. Meet Ivan Sarakula.

WATCH: MAFS 2020: Will Ivan Sarakula find his match?

Ukrainian-born Ivan [pron: Eee-van] is described as a "straight shooter with traditional family values".

The Sydney real estate agent, 30, marries Perth real estate agent Aleksandra Markovic, 26, and they hit it off straight away, despite the pair both being "driven, fiery and outspoken". *Watch this space*

Despite a few cracks starting to show in Ivan's armour early on - namely his nervous bladder and getting aggy with the wedding photographer - he didn't fully lose the plot until his mother, Joanne, decided to serenade him at the reception.

Aleks and Joanna duet

Aleks and Joanne duet

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Ivan mid-tanty

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Ivan had forbidden her to sing, but it seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and Joanne will do what she damn well pleases.

She chose Close To You by The Carpenters with Aleks, who loves a sing-along too, joining in.

"Do you mind if a I leave?" Ivan asks Aleks.

"No, I am not letting you leave, no," she says.

"I am getting very uncomfortable," he says. "I'm going to leg it, bro."

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Giving it socks

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The crowd starts to boo when he refuses to stand and join his new wife and his mother, but Ivan is unrelenting.

"You're embarrassing yourself, mate," he tells his mother.

He then tells his wife: "Just sit down babe, it's alright."

But Aleks carries on regardless.

Afterwards he tells her: "You are lucky you didn't lose me there, I almost legged it ... I was about to walk out. She sings at church on a Sunday, but this isn't church on a Sunday."

Aleks' harsh words for Ivan

Aleks' harsh words for Ivan

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Outraged that his mother stole his thunder, an embarrassed Ivan starts shouting for shots.

"Where is the Ouza?" he seems to yell at no one in particular.

But it's then that Aleks pulls him for their first serious chat. Her strict Serbian parents are completely against her taking part in the experiment and they to attend her wedding.

"You're parents are here, count your blessings," she says. "I have been in tears every single day because my parents aren't here. I would love for my mum to do that."

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"He's got a temper in him, he's Ukrainian, so we are very similar," Aleks tells a guest.

"Ivan definitely has a fiery side, but we are European, we are all hot-headed." 

"I really look like a dickhead," Ivan realises, and he apologised for his behaviour.

With all forgiven, they head to bed together laughing at Ivan's tighty whities.

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