Married At First Sight personality Domenica Calarco has criticised podcaster Abbie Chatfield over her interview with Love Island star Shawnee Schein.
Domenica, 33, accused Abbie, 31, of applying “double standards” by giving a platform to someone who had made disparaging comments about another woman on television, according to Influencer Updates AU.
The dispute comes after Abbie previously criticised Domenica for interviewing MAFS groom Jack Dunkley, who had made sexist remarks about female cast members during the show. The backlash also targeted Domenica and her former co-host, Ella Ding.
“Domenica Calarco is pissed off at Abbie Chatfield’s double standards. Two years ago, Abbie called out Dom and Ella for platforming Jack Dunkley,” Amber Paul wrote, referring to an expired Instagram Stories post shared by Domenica.
Jack had attracted widespread attention after asking another male contestant during an episode of MAFS: “Can you muzzle your woman?”
Domenica said at the time that she had consulted a lawyer about potentially suing Abbie for defamation, but ultimately decided the case was not worth the toll on her mental health or more than $60,000 in legal costs.
Married At First Sight star Domenica Calarco, 33, (pictured) has lashed out at Abbie Chatfield, 31, after the podcaster interviewed Love Island star Shawnee Schein, 27
Amber went on to write that Domenica is ‘upset about the time she lost with her best friend Ella’ as well as the thousands of dollars they lost in income due to the backlash.
Their interview aired in May 2024 on the Sit With Us podcast, with Domenica and Ella cancelling their podcast just a few months later after they faced heavy public backlash and lost brand partnerships over the controversy and feud with Abbie.
‘Dom isn’t mainly upset about the loss of income Abbie Chatfield’s criticism allegedly caused for her and Ella, she’s upset about the time she lost with her best friend Ella,’ Amber said.
‘The friendship has recently been reunited with the women both having one-year-old daughters.
‘Yesterday Abbie platformed Love Island AU dumpee Shawnee Schein who quickly gained notoriety for calling a fellow female contestant a “mutt”.
‘Shawnee denies this and says the word was directed at Lachie who had dumped her.
‘She also spoke poorly about other female contestants bodies including fake t***, fake lips and long toes.’
Abbie platformed Shawnee, 27, on her It’s A Lot podcast on Thursday after the reality TV star received huge online backlash for ‘body-shaming’ another contestant on the current season of the reality dating show.
Domenica accused Abbie of holding ‘double standards’ by platforming someone who made negative remarks about another woman on TV, according to Influencer Updates AU
Meanwhile, Abbie had previously slammed Domenica for interviewing MAFS star Jack Dunkley after he made sexist comments about female co-stars on the show, leading to harsh online criticism against Domenica and her then co-host Ella Ding
Shawnee, who recently left the villa, made negative comments about fellow islander Ava Toulson, saying she had a ‘flat a***’ and ‘fake t***, fake lips, fake everything’.
Fans of the show heavily criticised Shawnee for the remarks, with supplement brand Nu Harvest severing business ties with the personal trainer amid the fallout.
Shawnee has since apologised for the comments while appearing on Abbie’s podcast this week.
‘There’s no justification or [excuse] for any of that,’ she said, adding that her mean comments toward Ava came from a place of ‘insecurity’.
‘It was so horrible to hear that come out of my mouth and so horrible to watch that, and as soon as I’d seen that clip I’d messaged [Toulson] straight away and apologised to her.
‘It was a very abnormal environment, it doesn’t excuse behaviours in no way, but there was a lot of tension building up… It was such a unique experience that pushed me to a point that is not the normal.
‘Seeing that was very confronting and a massive opportunity for reflection… it could’ve been anyone, anything and it was not intended to actually drag this woman down; it was my own insecurity.’
Daily Mail has reached out to Abbie’s representatives for comment.