{"id":235904,"date":"2023-09-18T18:51:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=235904"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:51:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:51:41","slug":"married-at-first-sight-australia-star-dies-aged-72-as-emotional-tributes-pour-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/married-at-first-sight-australia-star-dies-aged-72-as-emotional-tributes-pour-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Married At First Sight Australia star dies aged 72 as emotional tributes pour in"},"content":{"rendered":"
Married At First Sight Australia star Trisha Stratford has died at the age of 72.<\/p>\n
Trisha’s MAFS colleague, fellow original expert John Aiken, announced her death on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken and devastated that my friend and dear colleague Trisha has passed away,\u201d he wrote alongside photos of himself with Trisha.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe shared an amazing seven seasons of MAFS together.<\/p>\n
“She loved everything New Zealand, relationships, the All Blacks, the Black Caps, French wine and travelling the world. I\u2019ll miss you, Tish.<\/p>\n
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“Thank you for all the memories.”<\/p>\n
Channel Nine said the network was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d to hear of Trisha’s death.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur sincerest condolences and heartfelt sympathies go out to her family and those closest during this difficult time,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
The former expert announced that she would be leaving the show in 2020 – and moving back to New Zealand from Sydney.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter seven seasons of Married At First Sight I have decided to step back from the television series to focus on my writing, research and neuropsychotherapy,\u201d she said at the time.<\/p>\n
“The program provides a platform for an ongoing conversation on relationships and I wish the program continued success and hope future participants find everlasting love.”<\/p>\n
She was replaced by clinical sexologist, Alessandra Rampolla.<\/p>\n
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Before her stint on MAFS, Trisha worked for 60 Minutes as a war correspondent in Somalia and Bosnia.<\/p>\n
Her cause of death is as of yet unknown.<\/p>\n
She leaves behind her daughter Gina and one granddaughter.<\/p>\n