‘His behaviour hasn’t changed’: Paul’s alleged former friend from before MAFS comes forward

We UK watchers of MAFS Australia are about to witness Paul Antoine and Carina Mirabile’s relationship combust after the wall-punching drama was teased at the end of the most recent episode.

In a teaser for episode 20 of MAFS Australia season 12, Paul addressed his pow-pow moment with the rest of the cast during a dinner party. It came after a night out with Jeff and Rhi when Carina admitted to sleeping with the rapper who was playing on the radio. He felt “disrespected” in the moment despite Carina’s best efforts to console him, punching a hole in the door and then storming out.

“Nine and Endemol Shine Australia has treated this matter extremely seriously. Our first priority at all times has been the wellbeing and safety of the participants and after extensive consultation with Carina, she wanted to remain in the experiment with Paul. We continue to provide support for Carina and Paul,” Channel Nine said in a statement.

We will see the ramifications of his actions in the coming episodes, but someone claiming to be close to Paul’s former fiancée has now alleged that it’s not the first time Paul has exhibited “erratic” behaviour.

MAFS’ Paul allegedly cheated on his ex-fiancée

Speaking to So Dramatic, someone claiming to be a friend of Paul’s ex-fiancée alleged a pattern of concerning behaviour that is not confirmed. She felt the need to contact the gossip site after seeing similar things happening in Paul’s relationship with Carina Mirabile.

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“I was friends with Paul and his ex-fiance during the time of their relationship between 2020 and 2022, which ended after she discovered he had been cheating on her for several months,” they reportedly wrote in an email to So Dramatic.

“I recall him somehow portraying himself as the victim and blaming his infidelity on her health issues or just flat out lying to people that he didn’t do it at all, including to her friends. He had zero accountability.”

The allegations of infidelity are pretty baseless, and Paul has never confirmed that he cheated on previous partners; in fact, he outright denied it during conversations with Carina.

Continuing, the unconfirmed friend further claimed that upon watching MAFS Australia season 12, they were disappointed to see how “his behaviour hasn’t changed.”

“It was not unusual for him to react with intense emotional outbursts when things don’t go his way. Behaving erratically, often crying, lying and acting confused when confronted about his actions,” they reportedly said, according to So Dramatic.

When caught in lies and manipulation, the friend claimed Paul would offer up excuses to garner sympathy and pity.

“He also had a concerning pattern of lying and manipulating, with one example being lying about a death in his family to gain her sympathy and then attempting to gaslight her when the lie was exposed,” they said.

“I can also confirm that Paul’s history of breaking things and punching walls was not just a one-off, despite what he claimed on the show, which was both uncomfortable and concerning.”

Paul has addressed his outburst on MAFS

During the upcoming dinner party episode where Paul discussed his outburst with his fellow MAFS cast members, he said: “I did something that I absolutely regret, something that is absolutely unacceptable. I lost control and I punched a hole in the bedroom door… it’s disgusting and I’m still hating myself for doing this.”

Paul Antoine has been approached for comment.

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