Married At First Sight's Steve Burley loses his temper during dramatic fight with Michael Goonan and Stacey Hampton - as wife Mishel Karen turns on him for trying to 'shut her up'
Steve Burley and Mishel Karen have had one of the most contentious relationships on Married At First Sight this season.
And at Wednesday's dinner party, things got even worse after Mishel, 48, failed to take her husband's side during an argument he had with villain Michael Goonan.
The drama kicked off when Michael, 28, decided to intentionally antagonise 'boring' Steve, 51, to get a reaction out of him.
Breaking point! Married At First Sight's Steve Burley lost his temper during Wednesday's dinner party following a fight with wife Mishel Karen and villain Michael Goonan
Sensing an opportunity to rile Steve up, Michael inserted himself into an argument between Steve and Mishel over cleaning.
Share this article
'Tonight, Michael is rubbing me the wrong way,' Steve told producers.
'He has a big mouth and I think he's had one since I met him at the bucks do,' he added.
Stirring the pot! The drama kicked off when Michael decided to intentionally antagonise 'boring' Steve to get a reaction out of him
'Tonight, Michael is rubbing me the wrong way,' Steve told producers after getting poked by Michael
Steve vowed to confront Michael over his behaviour, and requested that Mishel stay out of the issue so he could 'handle it' himself.
Once he returned to the table, Steve took Michael to task for comments he made at the bucks party pressuring the grooms to kiss their brides on the lips at the wedding.
At this point, Mishel tried to interject and speak over Steve, causing him to snap: 'Excuse me, do you mind?!'
Drama: Once he returned to the table, Steve took Michael to task for comments he made at the bucks party pressuring the grooms to kiss their brides on the lips at the wedding
'How about I just move over there?' a frustrated Mishel responded. 'It's okay, I just won't talk.'
Michael seized on the opportunity to further irritate Steve by taking Mishel's side and encouraging her to speak.
'You've shut me up so many times!' Mishel complained, before Steve responded by calling her a 'headcase'.
'You've shut me up so many times!' Mishel lost it after Steve snapped at her for butting into his fight with Michael
Fanning the flames! Michael seized on the opportunity to further irritate Steve by taking Mishel's side and encouraging her to speak
'Steve, you can't speak to her like that!' Michael cried out.
Stacey Hampton then chimed in, saying: 'Steve, you are contradicting on a whole other level. You're sitting here judging someone, but then you're sitting there telling your wife to shut up.'
Steve eventually lost his cool and shouted at Michael across the table, before Stacey, 26, Mishel and Michael continued to pile on.
Stacey then chimed in, saying: 'Steve, you are contradicting on a whole other level. You're sitting here judging someone, but then you're sitting there telling your wife to shut up'
'How about I just move over there?' a frustrated Mishel responded. 'It's okay, I just won't talk'
To annoy Steve further, Michael repeatedly lavished praise on Mishel - much to her delight.
'Oh Michael, let me come over and give you a kiss,' Mishel gushed. 'That is the nicest thing you've ever said to me! Thank you! I appreciate the compliment.'
Steve later complained to producers in private about the incident, stating that Mishel had made him look like 'an absolute knob' by taking Michael's side.
'I just wanted my wife to be supportive of me,' he said. 'Clearly she wasn't.'
Married At First Sight continues on Sunday at 7pm on Channel Nine.
'I just wanted my wife to be supportive of me': Steve later complained to producers in private about the incident, stating that Mishel had made him look like 'an absolute knob' by taking Michael's side
