Alissa had decided to forgo the voluminous extensions that have become her signature on the show. Instead, she showcased her natural hair, simply styled in a casual ponytail, allowing her authenticity to shine away from the spotlight.

But Alissa Fay embraced a more natural look as she arrived at Sydney Airport on Monday alongside husband David Momoh and castmates Sammy Stanton and Scott McCristal.

The upbeat reality TV star, 33, looked almost unrecognisable as she made her way through the busy terminal – debuting a far more natural look away from the cameras.

Alissa has ditched the voluminous hair extensions she has been sporting throughout this season of the dating experiment and instead showed off her natural hair, swept into a casual ponytail.

Dressed casually for the journey, Alissa wore a loose lemon-yellow blouse tucked into high-waisted blue jeans and accessorised with a brown belt and chunky necklace.

She completed the laid-back travel look with white wireless earphones and a designer handbag slung over one shoulder as she wheeled her luggage through the terminal.

She’s been sporting a head of long, luscious hair extensions while appearing on MAFS this season, but Alissa Fay, 33, embraced a more natural look as she arrived at Sydney Airport on Monday

The upbeat reality TV star looked almost unrecognisable as she made her way through the busy terminal – debuting a far more natural look away from the cameras. Pictured with co-star Sammy Stanton

But despite arriving at the airport alongside several of her co-stars – including husband David, and fellow grooms Sammy and Scott – eagle-eyed fans may notice something curious. 

Alissa and David appeared careful not to be photographed together.

The pair were both spotted at Sydney Airport on Monday but were not seen walking side by side, raising fresh questions about the status of their relationship following a dramatic week on the show.

While Alissa flashed a bright smile as she made her way through the terminal, David kept a much lower profile as the group travelled.

The sighting comes as tensions between the couple reached boiling point during Tuesday night’s episode.

The shocking events saw the bride break down while discussing the drama with her husband David.

During Monday’s dramatic Partner Swap episode, the vile texts that were almost exposed during the Commitment Ceremony were read aloud by Alissa after she was sent the exchange by runaway bride, Juliette Chae.

Alissa sent David to the Partner Swap with clear instructions not to bring up the texts if he was partnered with Bec Zacharia – the source of much of the nastiness in the message exchange.

Alissa has ditched the voluminous hair extensions she has been sporting throughout this season of the dating experiment and instead showed off her natural look. Pictured on MAFS

But despite arriving at the airport alongside several of her co-stars – including husband David Momoh (left), Sammy Stanton and Scott McCristal (right) – eagle-eyed fans may notice something curious. Alissa and David appeared careful not to be photographed together

The pair were both spotted at Sydney Airport on Monday but were not seen walking side by side, raising fresh questions about the status of their relationship following a dramatic week on the show

David was forced to reveal to Bec that he and Alissa had seen the offending texts after she immediately broached the subject.

As David recounted the meeting to his bride, Alissa became upset that the messages were even mentioned.

‘The one thing I said to David before he left was please do not bring up the text messages and it was brought up and it upset me,’ Alissa revealed to producers.

‘I’m really disappointed because that is something that I wanted to address.’

Pleading his case, David said that he could no longer hold his tongue after Bec claimed Gia Fleur was the most at fault, as she had sent the messages to Juliette.

Alissa replied that Bec’s conversation with David did not matter as she needed to speak to Bec about the drama. 

Married At First Sight continues Wednesday at 7.30pm on Nine.