Yahoo News MAFS expert John Aiken shares heartfelt tribute to wife
Married at First Sight Australia expert John Aiken has shared a heartfelt tribute to his wife Kelly Swanson-Roe on her 50th birthday.
The couple have been married since 2007, and in a sweet Instagram post John marked her big milestone with a series of photos.
"Happy 50th to this amazing woman!" the star wrote. "I’ve loved watching you shine Kels over the past 20years. Always in love #50thbirthday #blessed."
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Kelly is a news reporter from New Zealand, and the couple share two children together.
Former cricketer John has been an expert on MAFS Australia since its inception, currently appearing alongside Mel Schilling and Alessandra Rampolla.
Back in May, the star admitted he didn’t initially think the show was going to be popular, recalling to The Spinoff: "I was confused by it because it was a very weird concept, marrying strangers.
"There was a part of me that was thinking, 'well, if I don't get it, it's not going anywhere. It's a relationship show, it's never going to be that hugely popular."
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Explaining how the show has changed in the decade it has been on air, John noted: "It was a very small show that was on once a week for an hour with just four couples. There were no dinner parties, no commitment ceremonies, nothing like that."
He continued: "It is strangely now this kind of educational show, where people are learning about terms from the relationship world, like gaslighting.
"When I hold people to account, the audience are seeing that there is behaviour that’s appropriate and behaviour that’s inappropriate, which is a very effective way of learning."
Married at First Sight UK airs on E4 in the UK. Married at First Sight Australia airs on Nine Network in Australia and E4 in the UK.
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