“It Makes Me Sick!” MAFS’ Stella Defends the Man Who Dumped Her and Reveals a SHOCKING Secret Gift!
As many reality TV breakups go, it started with Stella Mickunaite and Filip Gregov from Married At First Sight (MAFS) unfollowing each other on Instagram.
And then, Daily Mail Australia confirmed that Filip and Stella have ended their engagement just eight months after his MAFS finale proposal.
A source initially claimed that Stella was the one who ended the relationship, but the MAFS bride has since posted an extensive statement to refute this claim — she said Filip was the one to end their relationship and he delivered the news in a phone call.
“I never imagined I’d be writing something like this, but I feel it’s important to share my truth,” Stella shared in an Instagram Story.
“Filip ended our relationship. While he had clearly been processing that decision for some time, I genuinely believed we were working towards the same future. I was completely blindsided.”
After a few days of radio silence, Filip has since shared his own statement on Instagram — albeit a rather brief one.
“I initially chose not to comment publicly because I didn’t want to contribute to online negativity. All I will say is, I’m not going to debate our relationship on social media. I respect what we shared, wish Stella the best, and I’m moving forward with peace and gratitude,” he posted.
Stella commented on Filip’s post to ask their fans to stop ‘making assumptions’ about their split. “Guys, this really needs to stop,” she wrote.
“Whatever assumptions are being made online, the reality is that this is someone I genuinely believed I was going to spend my life with. Seeing so much hate directed at another human being is heartbreaking.
“Our relationship ending doesn’t make either of us villains. We were two people trying to navigate something incredibly difficult, and call me delulu but breakups do hurt on either sides,” she continued.
“I don’t think I’m the only one hurting here, so seeing this is actually making me sick. Yes, it came as a blindsided decision, but at the end of the day, YOU DON’T have to choose sides!!!!! Please just choose kindness. Neither of us deserves abuse.”
In an Instagram Story, Stella reflected on the relationship, sharing an image of herself wearing a dress and long hair extensions that she had intended to be an anniversary present for Filip. “This was supposed to be an anniversary surprise. Instead, it became a love letter to myself,” she wrote.
“It’s funny how the things we plan for someone else sometimes become exactly what we need. A reminder that my life didn’t stop because a chapter ended,” she continued.
“Healing rarely happens all at once. It happens in tiny decisions. A fresh set of hair. A new outfit. A walk.
A smile that returns before you’re ready for it. One day, you’ll realise the light never actually left. You just had to find your way back to it.”
In Stella’s longer statement, she refuted reports that Filip was planning to move to live with Stella in Sydney. “I had made the decision to move to Melbourne. I own a business that I’ve spent years building, so it wasn’t as simple as packing a suitcase. I needed a few months to wrap things up, end leases and put everything in place before relocating,” she continued.
“As our relationship grew, I believed moving to Melbourne made the most sense for us. It offered more family support, better work opportunities for Filip and a more affordable place for us to build a life together.”
Stella added that her desire to have kids soon played a part in the move — but she was ‘blindsided’ when Filip ended their engagement over the phone. “Starting a family has been something I’ve hoped for for a long time. I genuinely thought we were making those decisions together. Instead, I received a phone call ending our relationship,” she wrote.
“I am heartbroken, deeply saddened and, if I’m honest, incredibly embarrassed that something I believed in so wholeheartedly didn’t work out the way I had hoped. While I respect that everyone has the right to choose what’s best for them, I also feel it’s important that the facts are clear.”
Given that Stella disclosed that Filip ended their eight-month engagement via a phone call, the MAFS groom has been met with immense backlash online.
Stella’s statement follows the Ukrainian influencer sharing a much more cryptic Instagram post with her followers. “It would be easy to tell this story by deciding who was right and who was wrong. To point fingers. To protect my ego. To pretend I was perfect. But no,” her post began.
“I’m not here for that. Far from it. I made mistakes. I have regrets.”
She went on to say that her short-lived engagement to Filip had taught her many lessons about relationships and herself. “Life has a beautiful way of teaching us. Sometimes gently. And sometimes, when we miss the gentle lessons… Life delivers one that’s heartbreakingly loud. This one was loud. Boy, was it loud,” she wrote.
“This relationship quietly revealed something I couldn’t see before. Sometimes, sitting quietly beside that ambition… was fear.”
Read Stella’s full post below:
“I’d rather be seen as deeply human… than perfectly curated. Maybe that’s what being human really is. Not getting every chapter right. Not avoiding heartbreak. Not always knowing how to love perfectly.”
She ended the comment, reflecting that “If this chapter has taught me anything, it’s this: The person I become because of this pain matters far more than the pain itself.”
It appears that both Filip and Stella have removed some of their most recent photos together from Instagram. However, he is still tagged in some old posts, suggesting that he hasn’t been blocked. That said, Stella doesn’t appear to be tagged in Filip’s posts, which could mean that he has blocked his ex-fiancée.
Why did Stella and Filip split?
A source originally told the Daily Mail their breakup was partly due to their finances. “Stella has always been very ambitious and wanted someone who could provide the lifestyle she was looking for,” the insider claimed.
“She wanted a partner who could really support her financially, and she didn’t feel Filip was in that position.”
Apparently, they’ve largely been living separate lives for the past few months. “With Filip based in Melbourne for work and Stella spending more time with friends in Sydney, they were living quite separate lives,” the source added.
In conflicting reports, Daily Mail’s source claimed that Stella initiated the split. “Filip is absolutely heartbroken,” the insider said.
“He genuinely thought they had a future together, but he’s trying to keep himself busy by throwing himself into work and spending as much time as possible with his family in Melbourne.”