Mary Kalifatidis says she is ‘done’ with reality television following her appearance on Big Brother

EXCLUSIVE: Martha Kalifatidis’ mother Mary says she is ‘done’ with reality television following her appearance on Big Brother


Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis’ mother Mary recently made her reality TV debut as a contestant on this year’s Big Brother.

But the 56-year-old Melbourne-based mother-of-three says she has no plans to return to reality television after spending over 45 days in the Big Brother house.

‘I’m getting back to my cooking and doing my videos for Instagram,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother contestant Mary Kalifatidis (pictured), 56, has revealed that she has no plans to return for another season following her appearance on the Channel Seven show

‘No, thank you. I’m done. No plans whatsoever,’ she laughed, when asked if she would consider returning for a stint on the upcoming season of Big Brother VIP.

Mary’s admission comes weeks after she revealed that her Married At First Sight star daughter Martha was set to go on the show with her.

‘Martha got the offer,’ she told Daily Mail Australia last month.

No thanks! Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Mary said she was 'done' with reality TV and is happy to live her life as an influencer, like her daughter Martha, making cooking videos

No thanks! Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Mary said she was ‘done’ with reality TV and is happy to live her life as an influencer, like her daughter Martha, making cooking videos

‘It was meant to be me and then her coming in as an intruder but she got offered Celebrity Apprentice, which was a better decision I guess for her,’ she added. 

Mary said that while Martha was thrilled at the opportunity to appear on Big Brother, she felt Nine’s Celebrity Apprentice was ‘more up her alley’.

‘She wanted to do something for a good cause,’ she said of her daughter’s decision, referring to how Celebrity Apprentice contestants are playing for charity.

Confirmed: 'It was meant to be me and then her coming in as an intruder but she got offered Celebrity Apprentice, which was a better decision I guess for her,' Mary said. Right: Martha

Confirmed: ‘It was meant to be me and then her coming in as an intruder but she got offered Celebrity Apprentice, which was a better decision I guess for her,’ Mary said. Right: Martha

Mary explained that while she initially had doubts about appearing on the show, she was never worried about backlash from viewers.

‘I always knew there might be backlash being Martha’s mum, but I didn’t really care what people think,’ she said defiantly.

‘In the end people 

 don’t really know you. Even with Martha, they are so many layers to her. She’s very considerate and very generous… You’ve just got to know her.’ 

Thick-skinned: Mary explained that while she initially had doubts about appearing on Big Brother, she was never worried about backlash from viewers

Thick-skinned: Mary explained that while she initially had doubts about appearing on Big Brother, she was never worried about backlash from viewers