Stars from “Married at First Sight Australia” say they were not informed that some partners had prior criminal convictions. According to reports citing participants, they learned details of alleged drug and violence-related convictions only after the relationships had begun or after the information emerged publicly. The BBC reports that cast members say they were not told beforehand about partners’ criminal histories. The Daily Mail similarly describes accounts from women who took part in earlier seasons, who say they felt afraid after learning that their husbands had records involving drugs and violence. The allegations described in the coverage relate to how participants were screened and whether disclosure processes were followed. Together, the outlets frame the issue as a dispute over information sharing in the show’s matching and selection system, and participants’ claims about the extent to which criminal backgrounds were disclosed before they entered marriages on the programme.