TOWIE star Dani Imbert has hinted that she was still dating Married At First Sight groom Reiss Boyce just weeks ago.
E4 viewers were left doing a double take when Reiss entered the matchmaking experiment as one of six intruder contestants.
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The 33-year-old previously enjoyed a brush with fame thanks to his romance with ITVBe beauty Dani, 27.
Dani dated Reiss on and off since summer 2023 after a fling with her Towie castmate Roman Hackett.
The pair were smitten with each other before abruptly calling things off.
And now Dani appeared to hint that she was still seeing Reiss up until a few weeks ago.
Dani took to her Instagram Story and shared a screenshot someone wrote, which read: “I saw him with that bird from Towie last month.”
Alongside the post, Dani added the side eyes emoji, hinting there was some truth to it.
Speaking on the show last night, Reiss gave an insight as to why his previous relationship ended.
He admitted it came to an end “because the bickering became too much”.
He also said: “When a girl leaves you, you feel abandoned and lost.”
Dani previously confessed that she and Reiss had known each other for a while and were an item before she started seeing Towie co-star Roman.
She told The Sun: “I am seeing someone else now to be completely honest.
“We knew each other before the whole me and Roman situation, we were kind of seeing each other.
“I called it off with him because I started seeing Roman – then this whole stuff happened off camera since we’ve been filming that stopped me and Roman from speaking again and then I started seeing the boy that I started seeing before.”
Now, after Reiss has married 31-year-old Leisha on the reality series, it has been claimed the painter and decorator told Dani she was “the One” – and that he was heading on holiday rather than filming for the programme.
MailOnline claims Reiss told the beauty they would rekindle their romance after he had gone travelling – with scenes showing him getting hitched now leaving her “hurt.”
A source told the publication: “Dani had been dating Reiss from early 2023 until May 2024, when they briefly split because she feared he was more interested in fame than their relationship.
“Despite the split, they continued seeing each other in secret and were still together in March 2025, when, without Dani knowing, he began filming Married At First Sight UK.
“Reiss told Dani he was going travelling and promised they would reconnect and become official again.
“Dani now feels hurt and betrayed; they had been in a long-term relationship, and Reiss had led her to believe they had a future together.
“In reality, he was filming a dating show and would go on to marry another woman.”
A source told us of the relationship timeline and said: “Reiss and Dani have had an on/off relationship and were close for a while.
“They had split up last year, way before Married at First Sight started, and he was single at the time he signed up to the show.”
Reiss then told The Sun: “Dani is a great girl but it didn’t work out for us romantically.
“I will always think a lot of her and wish her the best, but when I signed up for Married at First Sight I was single and ready for commitment.”
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
