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Married At First Sight expert John Aiken shares heartfelt tribute to Trisha Stratford one year after her shock death READ MORE: Why MAFS expert Mel Schilling decided to skip the 2024 Logies By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:33, 19 September 2024 | Updated: 08:59, 19 September 2024 e-mail View comments Relationship expert John Aiken shared a touching tribute to his former Married At First Sight colleague Dr Trisha Stratford on Tuesday. The neuro-psychotherapist, who worked alongside John, 54, for seven seasons of the series before her exit in 2019, died aged 72 last September. Now her long-time friend has marked a year since her death with a reel of photos on Instagram, sharing happy memories of their time working together.
The first snap saw John and Trisha sitting on the iconic experts couch during a filming break on MAFS. It was followed up with a another image of the pair smiling in the earlier years of the series, with the pair looking decades younger. John also shared a picture of them posing with fellow MAFS expert Mel Schilling before his final snap was a more intimate selfie with just him and Trisha.
'Remembering my friend and expert Tish today,' John wrote in the caption, referring to Trisha by her nickname. 'It's been a year. Currently drinking @twopaddocks Pinot and listening to @sirdavedobbyn.
' Relationship expert John Aiken, 54, (right) shared a touching tribute to his former Married At First Sight colleague Dr Trisha Stratford (left) on Tuesday John announced Trisha's death at the age of 72 on September 19, 2023. 'I'm heartbroken and devastated that my friend and dear colleague Trisha has passed away,' he announced on Instagram at her passing. 'We shared an amazing seven seasons of MAFS together.
She loved everything New Zealand, relationships, the All Blacks, the Black Caps, French wine and travelling the world. I'll miss you Tish. Thank you for all the memories.
' John appeared on the Today show to share his fondest memories of working with the neuro-psychotherapist, telling co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo that Trisha was an 'amazing woman' and a 'voice of reason' on set. The neuro-psychotherapist, who worked alongside John for seven seasons of the series before her exit in 2019, died aged 72 last September Read More EXCLUSIVE MAFS 2025 SPOILER: Chaos as groom flees the state and three couples quit just weeks into filming When asked about the cause of death, John said he wanted to respect the wishes of Trisha and her family by keeping this information private. 'Although she was on Australasia's number one show, and also went around the world, she was also quite a private person and she had a lot of integrity,' he said.
Trisha's impressive achievements include being a single mother to three girls while maintaining a high stress career. She was also the first ever sports journalist in New Zealand, and later became a war correspondent before retraining to become a clinical neuro-psychotherapist. Now her long-time friend has marked a year since her death with a reel of photos on Instagram, sharing happy memories of their time working together Channel 9 said in a statement at the time of her death: '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.' During her time on the show, Trisha was known for her 'pheromones test' and for asking participants whether they had been 'intimate' with each other. John shared a picture of them posing with fellow MAFS expert Mel Schilling (left) 'Remembering my friend and expert Tish today,' John wrote in the caption.
'It's been a year. Currently drinking @twopaddocks Pinot and listening to @sirdavedobbyn' She was part of the line-up for seven seasons, and announced in 2020 that she was stepping back ahead of the eighth season. 'After seven seasons of Married At First Sight I have decided to step back from the television series to focus on my writing, research and neuropsychotherapy,' Trisha said in a statement at the time.
In early 2021, Trisha also came forward to launch a scathing attack on the controversial reality series, claiming that it left her feeling 'sick'. '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 Woman's Day New Zealand. Instagram John Aiken Share or comment on this article: Married At First Sight expert John Aiken shares heartfelt tribute to Trisha Stratford one year after her shock death e-mail Add comment.
