MAFS’ Seb Guilhaus admits it’s a ‘challenge’ not being able to be ‘physical’ with Elizabeth Sobinoff

They haven’t been able to see each other in weeks amid the COVID-19 lockdowns and border restrictions. 

And on Tuesday, Married At First Sight star Seb Guilhaus admitted it’s been a ‘challenge’ not being able to ‘physically touch’ or spend ‘quality time’ with girlfriend Elizabeth Sobinoff, 29. 

The personal trainer, 30, shared a shot of himself going shirtless with Lizzie on Instagram, saying they’ve had to find other ways to connect recently. 

‘When you take away physical touch and direct quality time, we are forced to strengthen and grow in other areas,’ Seb’s post read. 

‘We naturally gravitate towards walking hand in hand or nestling into each other on the couch.’

He said the pair now constantly call each other and remain close by sharing memes and messages. 

‘We now practice replacing these things with voice calls, cute texts, sharing memes, posts like this, exploring each other’s worlds even more so, so that we can connect whilst being so physically distant.’

Seb said it’s a ‘challenge’ and ‘not natural,’ but will help them both in the end. 

‘It’s a challenge because it’s not natural, but I think it will strengthen the relationship in the end,’ he finished. 

Amid coronavirus restrictions, Elizabeth has been forced to continue living with her parents at their family cottage in Newcastle, in northern NSW, while Seb remains in Adelaide. 

Last week, the pair revealed their plans to finally reunite in Sydney.

During a joint Instagram Live, Seb said: ‘I’m probably moving to Sydney in the next month or so, so we will be able to reunite.’ 

The couple had already planned to move into a property in Dee Why on Sydney’s Northern Beaches earlier this year, but Seb said ‘circumstances changed’ and their plans fell through.

‘People have got to realise the longest time we have spent apart was like a week since filming,’ Elizabeth said, noting it had been more than a month since the pair had been physical. 

‘It’s been the longest time we’ve been apart. But not too much longer now,’ Seb added.

‘As soon as the border restrictions are freed up, we can see each other. We both need physical touch and spend quality time together.’

It’s been almost seven months since Elizabeth and Seb’s TV wedding was filmed for MAFS on October 17, 2019.

‘Our biggest challenge besides not being together has been adapting to communicating on the phone and not face-to-face,’ Seb explained, while Lizzie said it’s been hard not to have physical affection from her boyfriend.