1 week Ago By Doog Burfoot
Kiwi contestant Jacqui Burfoot has been one of the most talked about contestants in the show’s history. From her social media videos claiming she’s been unfairly edited , to online criticism from fans who say she isn’t telling the truth, to dramatic stories about her relationship with show husband Ryan Donnelly, to yesterday’s news she has now announced her engagement to fellow contestant Clint Rice , Burfoot has been in and out of headlines over the show’s 40 episodes . She has so far declined the Herald ’s interview requests due to contractual and legal reasons .
But her Queenstown-based father, Doog Burfoot, approached the Herald after one of our previous stories and agreed to share his thoughts on the show, his daughter, her husband and new fiance. Here, in his own words, is his side of the story. The real Jacqui The Jacqui you see on Mafs is a highly fictional and twisted avatar of the real person.
She is unrecognisable to us and a product of gross editing that uses “frankeinbiting” — splicing different answers to different questions, showing the bad 1% to create, in Jacqui’s case, the ‘crazy’ narrative..
