Married at First Sight favourite John Robertson is back for another shot at love in the 2018 series of the show.
The 55-year-old from Altona Meadows was badly mismatched in season four after being wed to Debbie from Queensland who was upset he wasn’t Polynesian.
Mr Robertson, a retail business owner with two adult daughters, was born and bred in Altona, and played football with local club The Vikings for about 20 years.
He said after the last series ended, Channel Nine called to see if he was still single.
“I was single at the time and the producers rang me up and they asked me what’s my status. I told them and they said, ‘Look, do you wanna come back?’ Mr Robertson said.
Mr Robertson became one of the show’s favourites last season because of his down-to-earth manner.
He said while he had learnt a lot from being on the show, it was hard to handle emotions.
“It feels like when you’re in that experiment your emotions are amplified and I don’t think you can control that,” Mr Robertson said.
“Even though you know what’s coming, you have a little inside information about the show, your emotions are still as real when it comes to love and all that sort of stuff.”
He said this year’s show was full of controversy and characters.
“Honestly, I think last year’s hasn’t got a patch on this series.
“And I spruik Altona on there a bit, I’m telling you. I always say how wonderful Altona is – nobody believes me.”
The show premieres on Monday, January 29 and Mr Robertson’s wedding airs on Sunday, February 4.
