A collective statement shared by former contestants on Instagram, including Brett and Angel Rennall and Benjamin Blackwell, said; “It’s with the heaviest hearts we’ve come together to acknowledge the passing of Andrew Jury.”
“We had the absolute pleasure of filming and participating in a show which leaves us intricately linked for a lifetime.”
“Despite his struggles, Andrew was always friendly and the life of the party during our shared experience and he really valued his time on the show.
“At this time our entire cast wish to send our deepest condolences and love to his family – Ben, Angel, Brett, Vicky, Haydn, Lacey, Claire, Dom, Aaron, Luke, Belinda.”
The builder, then aged, 26 and based in Auckland, appeared in the first MAFS series in 2017, describing himself as outgoing, charming and spontaneous.
He was matched with Vicky Gleeson-Stokes and the pair married, however the pair struggled to see eye to eye and didn’t make it beyond the finale.
A year later, Jury spoke out questioning the ethics of the show, which claimed to genuinely match people for love.
He said he and Vicky were complete opposites and did not fit with what they had asked for and made accusations about the conditions contestants are put under while filming.
