Married at First Sight relationship expert Dr Trisha Stratford has died aged 72.
The tragic news was announced by MAFS relationship expert John Aiken on Monday.
“I’m heartbroken and devastated that my friend and dear colleague Trisha has passed away,” he wrote on Instagram.
“We shared an amazing seven seasons of @MAFS together. She loved everything New Zealand, relationships, the All Blacks, the Black Caps, French wine and traveling the world. I’ll miss you Tish.
“Thankyou for all the memories. Jx.”
Channel 9 also shared a statement, saying “We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dr Trisha Stratford”.
“Our sincerest condolences and heartfelt sympathies go out to her family and those closest during this difficult time.”
The clinical neuropsychologist was part of the TV series for seven seasons before announcing her departure from the show in 2020.
Stratford said part of her decision to step away was due to producers not taking her psychological advice regarding some participants into consideration.
“By the end, I couldn’t compromise my professional and personal standards because there were participants on the show who I felt shouldn’t have been there,” she told Women’s Day magazine in 2021.
“Then it got supersized … The participants we got in seasons six and seven were so outrageous and outside the norm that it wasn’t what I signed up for.”
Her cause of death is not yet known.