Married At First Sight: Intruder Johnny was once married for just six months

Married At First Sight EXCLUSIVE: Intruder Johnny Balbuziente was married for just SIX months to actress Andrea Arena before joining the experiment – so what went wrong?

Theatre actor Johnny Balbuziente wed therapist Kerry Knight on Monday’s episode of Married At First Sight.

But it wasn’t his first time saying ‘I do’, as Daily Mail Australia can reveal the 30-year-old intruder was previously married to fellow stage performer Andrea Arena.

The couple were married for a mere six months before they decided to call it quits.

Not his first rodeo! Monday night’s episode of Married At First Sight wasn’t theatre star Johnny Balbuziente’s first time saying ‘I Do’. Pictured on the Channel 9 show

The former couple tied the knot at a lavish ceremony in May 2019.

Johnny and Andrea exchanged vows at Quat Quatta, a high-end wedding venue in Ripponlea, Melbourne.

Their reception was an extravagant affair complete with over-the-top flower arrangements and silver candlesticks.

Short lived: The couple were married for a mere six months, before they decided to call it quits

Short lived: The couple were married for a mere six months, before they decided to call it quits

The former couple tied-the-knot, with a over-the-top lavish ceremony in May 2019

The former couple tied-the-knot, with a over-the-top lavish ceremony in May 2019

Johnny and Andrea married at Quat Quatta, a luxury wedding venue in Melbourne

Johnny and Andrea married at Quat Quatta, a luxury wedding venue in Melbourne

Andrea looked stunning in a mermaid-style wedding dress featuring lace details and an open back.

The groom looked dapper in a black tuxedo which he paired with a bow tie. 

The exes are believed to have met after Johnny saw Andrea’s photo on Instagram. 

Their reception was adorned with lots of greenery, flower arrangements and silver candlesticks

Their reception was adorned with lots of greenery, flower arrangements and silver candlesticks

Andrea looked stunning in a mermaid wedding dress which featured lace details and an open back

Andrea looked stunning in a mermaid wedding dress which featured lace details and an open back

Andrea told Chic And Stylish Weddings that after dating for several months, Johnny surprised her by proposing on Christmas Day. 

‘I couldn’t believe my eyes. As I walked down the corridor there were about 100 candles lit up everywhere. So romantic, right?’ she said. 

‘Johnny and I experienced something pretty spectacular together. We live for adventure and that trip was nothing less than that.’

Meanwhile, Johnny looked every inch the groom in a black tuxedo which he paired with a bow-tie.

Meanwhile, Johnny looked every inch the groom in a black tuxedo which he paired with a bow-tie.

Andrea and Johnny are understood to have met after seeing her photo on Instagram

Andrea and Johnny are understood to have met after seeing her photo on Instagram

Andrea continued: ‘Our home looked like a movie. He told me that my Christmas present was behind the ball on the Christmas tree.’

‘When I had a look, and turned that ball around it said on it “Marry Me”.

‘I instantly turned around in shock and there he was on his knee, holding a box with a ring in it, asking me the most important question of my life.’

But as quickly as their relationship blossomed, things came to an abrupt end when Andrea called time on their marriage after just six months.

Andrea explained that after dating for several months, Johnny surprised her by deciding to propose on Christmas Day

Andrea explained that after dating for several months, Johnny surprised her by deciding to propose on Christmas Day

'I instantly turned around in shock and there he was on his knee, holding a box with a ring in it, asking me the most important question of my life,' she said

‘I instantly turned around in shock and there he was on his knee, holding a box with a ring in it, asking me the most important question of my life,’ she said

Johnny exchanged vows on Monday’s episode of MAFS with Kerry Knight, 30, who is looking to find love again after splitting from her husband of six years. 

The Brisbane-based couple are set to become fans favourites thanks their down-to-earth personalities.

Johnny is hoping to find a lasting connection again his short-lived marriage to Andrea left him heartbroken

Married At First Sight continues on Tuesday at 7.30pm on Nine 

Is she the one? Johnny married therapist Kerry Knight, 30, (right) during Monday's episode of the Channel 9 dating show

Is she the one? Johnny married therapist Kerry Knight, 30, (right) during Monday’s episode of the Channel 9 dating show