Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis has revealed that she secretly broke up with a ‘negative and toxic’ person last year.
The 31-year-old shared the surprising news on her Instagram stories on Wednesday.
And while fans might think she was talking about boyfriend Michael Brunelli, 28, Martha said she was referring to her former ‘best friend of 17 years.’
‘At the start of the year, we broke up’: MAFS’ Martha Kalifatidis revealed her secret split and said life is ‘too short to hold onto toxic people’
The makeup artist and reality TV star made the admission during a question and answer segment with fans.
Martha was asked for advice on how to get over a ‘toxic friendship.’
‘Tips on moving on from a long friendship that is now toxic but you still love them?’ the fan asked.
Still on: And while fans might think she was talking about boyfriend Michael Brunelli, 28, (pictured) Martha said she was referring to her former ‘best friend of 17 years’
Martha said that people have to realise that ‘life is too short’ to spend time around ‘negative and toxic’ people.
‘None of you will know this about me, but last year at the start of the year, I broke up with my best friend of 17 years,’ Martha said.
‘And basically my mentality or how I got over it was, ”if I remove them from life, I’ll have room for someone more positive or something more positive”.’
Martha hinted that she still misses her friend, but it was the best decision she’s made.
Moving on: Martha said that people have to realise that ‘life is too short’ to spend time around ‘negative and toxic’ people. Martha hinted that she still misses her friend, but it was the best decision she’s made
‘It was hard, and it still is hard, but also I just feel like life is too short to hold onto negative people or toxic people. It’s just too short,’ Martha said.
During the Q&A, Martha was also asked about her thoughts on marriage.
She said she’s quite content not to tie the knot.
‘I’m probably the worst person to ask this of, because I don’t really care about marriage,’ Martha said.
‘I don’t think it’s a big deal for me. If it happens, cute. But my relationship is amazing the way it is, what is a piece of paper going to do to change it?’
‘I don’t really care about marriage’: During the Q&A, Martha was also asked about her thoughts on marriage and said she’s quite content not to tie the knot
She was also asked about how to get over an ex and told fans to try yoga.
‘Just try it. My life changed forever,’ Martha said.
Meanwhile, Martha’s relationship with personal trainer Michael Brunelli is going from strength to strength.
The pair began dating after the sixth season of Married At First Sight in late 2018 and now live together in Sydney’s Bondi.
Last month it was rumoured that the pair had split, but it turned out to be a shameless publicity stunt to promote their new internet service provider.
Going strong: Despite giving advice to fans, it seem’s Martha’s relationship with personal trainer Michael Brunelli is going from strength to strength
The had both shared a number of text messages on Instagram that hinted at a breakup, but they soon clarified in a video that it was all fake.
‘Me and Michael have not broken up. We are actually really happy together. But we have broken up with our telco provider!’ Martha said in a clip.
Rather than being angry over the con, the majority of their fans appeared very relieved they had not split, with numerous comments praising the prank.
What a joke! Last month, the pair made headlines for their supposed split, but it turned out to be a shameless publicity stunt to promote their new internet service provider