MARRIED At First Sight Australia has a groom who has a glowing acting career – and despite trying to keep it under wraps, it has been exposed.
Hunky groom Ryan Donnelly, 36, has a secret acting career which has now been exposed amid his appearance on the hit dating-reality show.
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The Aussie hunk has starred in a Hollywood movie, and has also popped up in a legendary TV series.
Despite his glowing acting credits, Ryan doesn’t want people to know about it – but due to his MAFS stint, this has all been exposed.
Ryan, who was described as “adventurous, confident and instinctively protective” ahead of his MAFS appearance, is paired up with Jacqui Burfoot – whom he married on the hit show.
But despite him currently starring in Married At First Sight, just last month Ryan was spotted on the streets of Sydney on as he filmed for a major Hollywood film.
Ryan was seen donning a suit as he filmed for the flick at the start of February, with Hollywood hunk Dylan O’Brien also spotted filming for the movie.
Last September when it was publicly revealed that Ryan was joining MAFS, the aspiring actor deactivated his StarNow and TheRightFit profiles, according to several reports.
Trying to keep his acting career concealed, Ryan didn’t manage to wipe EVERY trace from the internet because there are pictures circulating social media that were on his Instagram account from his acting antics.
In some of the snaps, Ryan can be seen all dressed up as a police officer, with it reported that he previously had roles in Neighbours and NCIS: Sydney.
But that isn’t the end of Ryan’s appearances on the big and small screens, because he was previously on ANOTHER reality show before his MAFS stint.
Appearing on Beauty and The Geek, one fan even took to TikTok to say: “Do I need glasses or is that Ryan?” after discovering him in an old episode.
“Yes, he is an actor,” said one person.
“Oh I have HEARD they’ve been recycling actors on these shows,” penned a second.
This comes after the episode aired in the UK that showed Ryan marry Jacqui on MAFS Australia.
Fitness lover Ryan was even apologetic and said “I’m SO sorry” to his bride after a rookie move, just hours after they said “I Do”.
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Surrounded by loved ones at their wedding reception, the couple could be seen dancing with one another as their friends and family watched on in delight.
“I’m going to dip you, ready?” Ryan then said to Jacqui as the pair danced on the dancefloor.
As Ryan dipped his new bride backwards, she was leaned too far back and dramatically fell over.
Ryan ended up dropping Jacqui instead of dipping her, with him then taking a tumble too.
Losing his footing, Ryan went to save his wife before he landed on top of her.
One of the wedding guests then exclaimed that he had “ruined everything”.
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