Former MAFS star Dean Wells made thousands from paid appearances

His on-screen affair with Davina Rankin during Married At First Sight‘s breakout fifth season made him one of the most notorious reality stars in Australia.

And now Dean Wells has revealed how he cashed in on his infamy after the show aired in 2018.

Speaking to fellow MAFS villain Bryce Ruthven on his Dangerous Ideas with Deano YouTube show, the 43-year-old claimed he earned thousands of dollars for nightclub appearances.

‘After MAFS, I was getting paid five grand a night to go to a nightclub, party, full VIP,’ he boasted.

‘They’d send a limo to pick you up, you’re just owning the whole club, everybody wants to party with you,’ he continued.

‘It was some of the wildest nights I’ve ever had.’ 

Since his season of Married At First Sight aired, Dean has managed to stay in the spotlight with other reality TV gigs.

Last year, he briefly appeared on Channel 10’s Dancing With The Stars reboot.

He later returned to Married At First Sight for the show’s controversial Grand Reunion special in January.

He’s also started carving out a new career as a podcaster with his show Dangerous Ideas with Deano, which offers reactionary commentary on culture wars issues. 

Earlier this year, he was criticised by several Married At First Sight stars for returning to the show despite having criticised the producers and editing in the media. 

‘If I get a call up to get paid a decent amount of money to go and have a bit of fun and d**k around on TV for a couple of nights, of course I’m gonna do that,’ he said.

‘A couple of people like Tash [Spencer] from the last season of MAFS and a few other people had an issue with all of us going back on the show,’ he continued.

‘Dude, relax, you would’ve done it if you’d got approached. You’re just jealous you didn’t get approached.’ 

He also said he’d ‘moved on’ from his bad experience in season five and knew that the show is now just ‘a bit of fun for the cameras’.