Fake walls, one bathroom and a vending machine in a dingy old warehouse: The VERY unglamorous location where the Married At First Sight dinner parties and commitment ceremonies are REALLY filmed

By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 20:28 EST, 25 February 2019 | Updated: 20:33 EST, 25 February 2019

The lavish location of Married At First Sight's weekly dinner parties and commitment ceremonies isn't as glamorous as it appears on TV.

Although the couples are filmed being chauffeur driven to the destination each week, the cameras fail to capture them then being dumped on an industrial estate. 

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that each year the show hires a warehouse in Sydney's Lilyfield, which they transform for TV with several sneaky camera tricks.

Fake walls, custom built sets and an old warehouse: The unglamorous side to Married At First Sight's dinner parties and commitment ceremonies

Fake walls, custom built sets and an old warehouse: The unglamorous side to Married At First Sight's dinner parties and commitment ceremonies

For example, the sliding door on the rustic brick wall which the couples make their grand arrival through week is surprisingly fake. 

Many other walls are also custom built and erected around hired furniture, in order to create the intimate environment shown on television. 

In reality, the set is a bare 1200sqm loft space with no such fixtures or furniture. 

Likewise, the cosy environment created by low-hanging ambient pendant lights is also misleading, with harsh looking wooden beams hidden above. 

Hidden away! The show hires a warehouse in Sydney's Lilyfield, which they transform for television with several sneaky camera tricks

Hidden away! The show hires a warehouse in Sydney's Lilyfield, which they transform for television with several sneaky camera tricks

While the 'experts' appear to be in a private room of their own watching the action unfold from afar, their space is simply built in nearby corner of the loft. 

During a dramatic moment from Sunday's commitment ceremony, Ines Basic gave fans a rare view behind the scenes as she fled the set. 

As the cameras desperately tried to follow her, one shot showed the brunette walking alongside piles of props in the direction of another set build. 

Did you notice this? The sliding door on the rustic brick wall which the couples make their grand arrival through week is surprisingly fake

Did you notice this? The sliding door on the rustic brick wall which the couples make their grand arrival through week is surprisingly fake

Wow! In reality, the set is a bare 1200sqm loft space with no such fixtures or furniture

Wow! In reality, the set is a bare 1200sqm loft space with no such fixtures or furniture

Similarly, one recent picture of Elizabeth Sobinoff revealed her slumped by a huge production box, drinking from a disposable coffee cup. 

Martha Kalifatidis recently shared a photograph while filming at the space too, with 'husband' Michael Brunelli posing by a vending machine on the ground floor. 

The space is owned by Legs On The Wall, who specialise in physical theatre and own several large spaces on the industrial estate. 

Studio 1, which is hired by Married At First Sight each year, comes with a hefty rental price tag of $7,000 a week.

Is that the experts' room over there? During a dramatic moment from Sunday's commitment ceremony, Ines Basic gave fans a rare view behind the scenes as she fled the set

Is that the experts' room over there? During a dramatic moment from Sunday's commitment ceremony, Ines Basic gave fans a rare view behind the scenes as she fled the set

Who knew! Whereas the 'experts' appear to be in a private room of their own watching the action unfold from afar, their space is simply built in another corner of the loft

Who knew! Whereas the 'experts' appear to be in a private room of their own watching the action unfold from afar, their space is simply built in another corner of the loft

You'd never know! The cosy environment created by low-hanging ambient pendant lights is also misleading, with harsh looking wooden beams hidden above

You'd never know! The cosy environment created by low-hanging ambient pendant lights is also misleading, with harsh looking wooden beams hidden above

Unfortunately for the cast, despite looking great on television, it only has one bathroom available on the top floor. 

It is thought the space is reserved for several months for Nine, from approximately the start of October to the end of January.

To hire the space for this long would cost approximately $112,000.  

In recent weeks, the MAFS loft has become an unlikely tourist spot. 

As it is visible on Sydney's Inner-west popular Bay Run, many locals have been stopping mid-way round to snap a photograph of the location.

Where are the fancy cups and glasses? One recent shot of Elizabeth Sobinoff revealed her slumped by a huge production box, drinking from a disposable coffee cup

Where are the fancy cups and glasses? One recent shot of Elizabeth Sobinoff revealed her slumped by a huge production box, drinking from a disposable coffee cup

You don't see that on TV! Martha Kalifatidis recently shared a photograph while filming at the space too, with 'husband' Michael Brunelli posing by a vending machine on the ground floor

You don't see that on TV! Martha Kalifatidis recently shared a photograph while filming at the space too, with 'husband' Michael Brunelli posing by a vending machine on the ground floor

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The unglamorous side to Married At First Sight's dinner parties and commitment ceremonies

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