Married At First Sight’s Emily Balch Lashes Out At Chloe’s “Mean Girls” Insult

Summary Emily from MAFS season 17 addresses Chloe's criticism in a heated Instagram story with irony and frustration.

Viewers weigh in on Emily and Chloe's behavior, with many finding Chloe's honesty and openness more refreshing.

As the season comes to a close, viewers are eager for the drama to end and anticipate a new chapter in MAFS.

Married At First Sight season 17’s Emily Balch has been difficult for viewers to understand throughout the season, but she’s taking issue with Chloe Brown’s criticism of her over anyone else’s. While Emily and Brennan Shoykhet’s marriage was tough to watch, many were fascinated by Emily’s behavior throughout her time in the series, especially in the last several episodes of the season. Though Emily was hopeful early on in her marriage, things shifted when her husband Brennan’s behavior became shadier. While Emily’s annoyance with Brennan wasn’t surprising, the pain she’s expressing over Chloe criticizing her is shocking to MAFS viewers.

“I wonder who the cyberbully is? News to me!”

In an Instagram story posted after the Married At First Sight season 17 finale, Emily expressed irritation over the way Chloe was treating her during the finale episode. “I said I would be done but the irony here has me howlinggggg,” Emily shared. “Couldn’t have picked a better way to go out [with] a mf bang.” Emily shared the caption with a screenshot of a video preview from the episode, showing Chloe, Brennan, and Cameron Frazer talking about her “mean girl behavior” on the series. The link itself was captioned, “I wonder who the cyberbully is? News to me!”

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Is Emily Or Chloe Right In This Dramatic MAFS Feud?

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While Emily has been on Married At First Sight season 17 longer, her behavior on the series has had more time to settle with viewers. Many understand that Emily’s issues stem from a place of insecurity, which seems to cause her to project an air of confidence that isn’t actually there. Chloe, on the other hand, is newer to the series and is far more self-actualized than Emily. She didn’t appear nervous to be on reality TV upon entering the show mid-way through the season to marry Michael, and hasn’t minced her words even once during her time on MAFS.

Though Emily has more tenure in the series, she’s shown worse behavior more frequently than Chloe. While Chloe’s expectations of Michael may have been difficult and caused a rift between the couple, her open honesty about what was happening in her life and her marriage was refreshing. She was hoping for a romantic connection, so she appeared hopeful. She was hurt by the realization things weren’t working, so she appeared hurt. Chloe’s been genuine throughout the process, whereas Emily hasn’t always been upfront. It makes more sense for Married At First Sight viewers/ to believe Chloe’s words about Emily’s behavior.

With Chloe and Emily appearing to prolong the drama of Married At First Sight season 17 even more, things still have yet to come to an end for the Denver cast. After a season of drama that left the cast, the experts, and the audience drained, many are ready to see this chapter come to a close. While Emily’s feelings about her behavior being picked apart on MAFS are valid, letting things go and moving on would be best for herself and the Married At First Sight audience, who are patiently awaiting another season of the series.

Married At First Sight is available to stream on Amazon Prime.

Sources: Emily Balch/Instagram, Married At First Sight/Instagram