Gia Fleur, a participant on Married At First Sight, has publicly criticized an unnamed co-star for what she described as "petty" behavior that led to her being uninvited from Julia Vogl's recent Melbourne event. Fleur revealed in a TikTok video that she and her boyfriend, Alan, received an eleventh-hour withdrawal of their invitation after other guests reportedly expressed discomfort with their attendance.
Fleur stated that Vogl had initially invited her and Alan to the launch of her new dating card game, Mindgasm. Fleur accepted the invitation, as she was already in Melbourne. However, two days before the event, she received a direct message explaining that her presence had made some attendees uncomfortable. Fleur shared screenshots of this exchange in her video, encouraging viewers to pause and read them, but did not identify the specific guest or guests who objected.
Speaking with a raspy voice due to illness, Fleur conveyed her annoyance with the situation but emphasized that she did not blame Vogl, whom she felt was pressured into withdrawing the invitation. "I think people need to let go of the petty bulls**t. It's been over a year," Fleur stated, referencing the time elapsed since her appearance on the show. She recounted a recent event where she attended a party with cast members with whom she had past tensions, managing to maintain civility and avoid drama.
Fleur argued that deliberately excluding someone from an event constitutes bullying. "This is also bullying, to purposely exclude somebody from something," she claimed. "I just think that's petty. It's stupid. Grow up."
To support her point that she could attend events without causing conflict, Fleur cited her recent interactions with other cast members. She mentioned a brief, civil encounter with rival bride Bec Zacharia and a surprisingly pleasant conversation with Steven Danyluk. She also noted spending time with Luke Fourniotis and Juliette Chae at a recent gathering.
Fleur insisted that her video was not intended to incite further conflict but to share her perspective on the situation. She concluded by reiterating her well wishes for Vogl's event and again stressed that Vogl was not at fault. "No hate to Julia. Some people need to grow up. That's all."
The event marked the launch of Mindgasm, a dating card game created by Julia Vogl, inspired by her own experiences on Married At First Sight. Vogl developed the game after facing mockery for attempting to connect with her on-screen husband, Grayson, using a list of questions during the show's Intimacy Week. Vogl described the game as her "most expensive therapy project," aiming to foster deeper emotional and intellectual connections, contrasting it with the superficiality of modern dating apps.