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MAFS bride reveals she’s fallen out with Traitors star as they cancel podcast as fans slam pair who ‘owe them refunds’
Erica hinted at further drama behind-the-scenes
MAFS' Erica Roberts has revealed she has fallen out with best pal and The Traitors star Meryl Williams and they have axed their podcast.
The pair launched the You and Me podcast in September after they quickly developed a close friendship and would often appear on each others social media page and attend events together.
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But over the last four weeks, Erica, 27, and Meryl, 28, had stopped posting new episodes or content together, leaving fans confused.
Many fans who had paid for extra content on the pair's Patreon, a membership platform that allows content creators to receive direct financial support from their fans, demanded an explanation.
Reality star Erica has finally broken her silence on their absence as she revealed that she's no longer friends with Meryl.
Filming a TikTok clip from her car, Erica said: "I'm going to address this, purely for the sake of the podcast.
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"There's a lot that's happened, there's a lot that's gone on.
" I don't want to speak bad on anyone so I'm not going to go into that.
'But I just want to let you guys know that there is currently no longer a podcast.
"I'm sorry that we haven't addressed it sooner. I don't think either of us know how to navigate the situations."
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Erica hinted at the feud by saying she and Meryl "no longer had a friendship" but did not elaborate on what had happened.
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"On behalf of me, I'm so sorry that it's taking this long. We were both kind of unsure about what was happening and if there was still going to be a podcast but now we're pretty definitely sure that there isn't going to be a podcast anymore," she continued.
Erica insisted: "If there's no friendship, there's no podcast."
The former MAFS bride also addressed fans' complaints about their Patreon subscriptions, saying: "I understand people were paying for extra content as well that was on Patreon. I don't actually deal with that, all the Patreon and stuff was Meryl, she was dealing with that.
"So maybe give her a message and see if she can help because I don't have any of the details to log into that, I genuinely know nothing about it. She has all of that."
Erica said she was "gutted" that the podcast had come to an end, but wished Meryl all the success in the future.
She said: "I'm not going to speak on behalf of her, I'm just speaking on behalf of me. I loved the podcast, I loved doing it with Meryl. I loved our friendship and I truly did cherish that.
"Unfortunately, like I said, a lot has happened and things just haven't worked out and she's moving to London and I truly wish her the best, she will smash it down there.
"But yeah I'm sorry we haven't addressed it sooner, we both kind of didn't know what was going on. And I just want to say thank you so much for all your love and support over the last couple of months.
"I've absolutely loved doing the podcast, it honestly brought me so much happiness, so much joy. And I'm gutted to be honest that that is it.
"But I hope that you guys can understand.
"I don't really know what to say to be honest, but I hope that sort of clears things up for you guys and honestly I can't even believe I'm making this video, because I never thought this would happen.
"But yeah, thank you for being so understanding.'
Erica hinted further at the drama in the comment section - saying it is not as "black and white as it seems".
One fan asked if the pair could rectify the situation.
But Erica replied: "I'm afraid not, a lot has happened and we are on different paths now."
While she added to another: "Nothing to hide here, I just hope people can understand and respect that this is obviously sad for us both."
While another said that she cherished her friendship with Meryl, then she would "work it out".
But Erica wrote back: "Trust me I wish it was that easy, please be mindful."
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Erica appeared on the E4 dating show in 2023 series and tied the knot with Jordan Gayle, but split around 10 months after.
Meryl was a Faithful who took part in series 1 of The Traitor. She won alongside Aaron Evans and Hannah Byczkowski after banishing the final Traitor.
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn't keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam's Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out - and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
"While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna's vegan lifestyle, the show's first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: "We're not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship."
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