Things got explosive for Married At First Sight’s Tyson Gordon and Stephanie Marshall on Tuesday night when the ‘anti-woke’ groom dropped a bombshell that left his TV wife reeling.

What was meant to be a romantic outdoor date quickly turned into a love triangle nightmare when Tyson admitted he is still in contact with his ex-girlfriend and hinted the spark might not be entirely gone.

Things escalated when Steph asked if he’d spoken to his ex since joining MAFS and was stunned by his affirmative response, sending their romance into immediate crisis mode.

‘I have, yeah. I’ve got nothing to hide,’ Tyson admitted.

The tension only thickened when Tyson revealed his ex might still have romantic feelings for him – and he suggested it was mutual.

‘I won’t lie to you, we still talk quite a lot. She wasn’t just my partner, she was my best friend as well. We’re friends, nothing wrong with that,’ Tyson said.

Things got explosive for Married At First Sight’s Tyson Gordon (pictured) and Stephanie Marshall on Tuesday night when the ‘anti-woke’ groom dropped a bombshell that left his TV wife reeling

What was meant to be a romantic outdoor date quickly turned into a love triangle nightmare when Tyson admitted he is still in contact with his ex-girlfriend and hinted the spark might not be entirely gone. Pictured: Stephanie

‘To be honest, I am not fully [out of love with her]. But I am not comparing you to her, at all.’

Stephanie was left fuming by Tyson’s shock admission, calling his behaviour ‘disrespectful’ before storming off.

She later vented to producers that she did not feel comfortable with Tyson continuing to speak to his ex-girlfriend while he was on the show.

‘The fact that he is still in contact with her just feels wrong,’ Steph said.

However, Tyson later attempted a peace offering, apologising for hurting Steph’s feelings and promising no more ex-contact for the rest of the experiment.

His TV wife thanked him for the decision, agreeing to give their relationship another shot.

It comes after Tyson doubled down on his controversial ‘anti-woke’ views during Sunday night’s bombshell episode, shocking his bride and the series experts in the process.

Tyson and Stephanie appeared at the third commitment ceremony, in which the outspoken groom immediately got off on the wrong foot by making an outdated assertion about his partner.

‘To be honest, I am not fully [out of love with her]. But I am not comparing you to her, at all,’ Tyson said

‘The fact that he is still in contact with her just feels wrong,’ Steph said.

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‘I felt like Steph didn’t support me, she’s very quiet. I get it, she is a female so probably didn’t want to be argumentative,’ Tyson told the experts.

However, Steph was having none of it and bluntly told Tyson that any relationship challenges they were facing had nothing to do with her gender.

‘I don’t think it has anything to do with being a female. I feel I meet Tyson’s requirements, I’m goal-driven, ambitious, a family girl, I feel like I tick a lot of those boxes. But he doesn’t like any of that… It’s too masculine!’ Steph retorted.

Tyson then accused his TV wife of ‘talking down’ to him in a ‘pretentious’ manner.

However, series expert John Aiken called Tyson out, saying the way he spoke to Steph was much worse.

‘Last night at the Dinner Party you called her a ‘temporary wife’. You said that if you liked her more you might pay for the full dinner bill… that she is too much like a man,’ John told the controversial groom.

Tyson then admitted he was at his ‘breaking point’ because Steph was not the ‘submissive type’ of woman he was attracted to.

Despite the tension, the couple agreed to give their relationship another go.

Married At First Sight continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine.