Jessika Power has given the cast of Married at First Sight Australia 2023 some brutally honest advice about how to handle all that comes with fame.
The 2019 MAFS bride told Yahoo Lifestyle that her most important tip is “to be accountable for everything you’ve done”.
“If you’re doing interviews, radio, whatever, make sure that you own up to your actions,” she explained. “Don’t try and downplay it or be blasé or pass it off.”
The 30-year-old influencer also encouraged this year’s contestants to show their true selves online.
“I was always on my Instagram Stories just talking so people could see my true self,” she said.
“All these reality shows are heavily edited, but it gives people a chance to follow you and see what you’re actually like.”
We hope this year’s contestants take this onboard, as we love it when they go rogue post-show!
The OnlyFans model also shared some advice for people who are considering signing up for the marriage experiment.
“Be prepared to have people sell you out and be prepared to have to back yourself,” she said.
“A lot of people are looking for a quick payout or people that didn’t like you in your past are looking to just sort of make you look stupider than what you make yourself look like on TV.”
Jessika Power warns the cast of Married at First Sight Australia 2023 about the backlash they’ll receive
The reality star’s stint on MAFS caused people in her life to turn against her.
“My mother sold stories on me, I’ve had really close best friends sell stories of me, and it would say ‘source’ but it would be word for word what I’ve only told that one person,” she admitted.
As a result, she “cut them all off” and hasn’t communicated with them since.
However, when appearing on a reality show, Jessika says that backlash is unavoidable.
“You just have to be prepared that not everyone is going to be your biggest fan,” she admitted.
“People get upset with success.
“Your true friends will hold you up and you can see the ones that bring you down.”
MAFS’ Jessika shares some tips when it comes to dealing with negativity
During her time on MAFS, Jessika was at the centre of her season’s cheating scandal. As a result, she faced lots of backlash from the public.
“It’s a really hard thing to get that scrutiny and hate from the public and people that you don’t know,” she shared.
“So every year I get at least one or two people in my inbox saying, ‘I’m really worried because I’ve done this, how do you think I should react? How did you react to it? What sort of hate do you think I’ll get?’.”
Jessika concluded, advising contestants to try to “ignore” the hate and take accountability for their actions.
“Own up to it and don’t blame it on producers, because I think that’s what a lot of people do.”
Amen to that!
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