Married At First Sight’s ‘creepy’ Dino Hira reveals the real reason he secretly recorded wife – that ended his marriage

MARRIED At First Sight star Dino Hira has revealed the real reason he secretly recorded wife.

Melissa Lucarelli flew into a furious rage when she discovered her husband had pretended to be asleep when she was talking behind his back on the phone to her sister.

The betrayal ultimately ended their marriage as the pair chose to leave the show at last night's commitment ceremony.

Now meditation guru Dino claims he was told by producers to tape anything that happened when the camera crew was not present.

But the innocent explanation was edited out of the final cut - with many viewers blasting him as “creepy” over the “intrusive” act.

He told The Sun: “Words can be so powerful and previously when I had tried to rectify anything by speaking directly to Melissa, everything was always denied.

"Each of the cast were given a phone to record their experiences if the crew were not available and encouraged us to document if there was anything important.

"As Melissa's conversation did not sit well with me as she was saying things that were very upsetting, I wanted some evidence.

" It was so I could play it back between us, as I cared about moving forward and coming to solutions rather than going backwards.

"However, recording was never my style and I deleted everything the next morning and decided to approach Mel with only my words - but that turned into a whole blame game on the recording, while denying what the actual issue was.

"If there was no 'behind my back' conversation, there would be no recording."

After Melissa discovered Dino had secretly recorded her during production in late 2018, she considered taking legal action and met with a lawyer.

“It's illegal to record a conversation when you're not in the conversation,” she previously told The Daily Telegraph, adding that “producers knew this”.

Despite this, Melissa later dropped her plan to pursue legal action against Dino.

After leaving the show during Monday's episode on E4, Dino insists he is still grateful he signed up for the controversial show.

The meditation and spirituality coach, 36, now has a big bushy beard and has bulked up in the gym.

“Today, I am very glad of the whole MAFS experience as it pushed me towards my passion, which is spreading spirituality, health and positivity around the world,” he told us.

"MAFS has also taught me a lot about myself and what I actually wanted in a partner by being paired with someone completely opposite.

"Today, I share that learning and experience with someone special in my life. I am in love. Love always wins."