MARRIED At First Sight groom Tim Gromie has resurfaced on a dating app weeks after being slammed by viewers for fat-shaming his TV bride Katie Johnstone.
A fan shared screenshots of his Hinge profile, revealing the reality TV villain is now looking for a “long-term relationship” but is “open to short.”
Mafs star Tim Gromie has joined Hinge – and was accused of catfishing with his pics[/caption]
Tim married bubbly business owner Katie on the show[/caption]
Fans slammed Tim after he brutally rejected his beautiful bride and ‘fat shamed’ her[/caption]
His profile lists him as working in education, attending Monash University, and living in Melbourne.
Photos show him at the beach with pals, and attending a basketball game and a footie match.
But his profile left some questioning his photos on Reddit.
“Look who sent me a like on Hinge,” the fan captioned her post.
“Katie girl, I hope I’ve avenged you a tiny bit.”
In the last pic on her post, she revealed she wrote back to Tim on Hinge, and said: “That beer belly is still very much real though.”
The post sparked mixed reactions from fans of the show.
One Reddit user commented: “Still shopping those 10-year-old photos around I see.”
However another said the post went too far, and defended Tim, saying: “I think it’s quite cruel posting his private stuff on here… treat others as you’d like to be treated.”
A third added: “Bro is still catfishing with his photos.”
Tim drew widespread backlash during his short-lived MAFS stint for making critical comments about Katie’s appearance, stating he preferred “petite women.”
Despite the bride’s best efforts, straight after they had said “I do”, unbeknownst to her, her groom stormed off.
He was then seen shouting at producers, claiming Katie was “not what he asked for”.
Tim was accused of ‘gaslighting’ Katie after claiming he was making the most effort, which saw her apologise to him before he left the party after being grilled by other brides.
According to Tim’s groomsman Luke Stapleton, the controversy resulted in the reality star losing his job as a teacher.
Speaking on the So Dramatic! podcast, he said: “Where he was working was already concerned [about Tim’s MAFS appearance prior to filming].”
Following the backlash, Tim deleted social media, and he is yet to confirm whether he will return to his job as a primary school teacher.
FAKE ROW
It also emerged that the groom was using a “fake name” on the show.
An eagle-eyed fan decided to do some digging into Tim’s life, and has now revealed his true identity.
“I just did a deep dive on Tim on MAFS and there is something really weird going on. Before the show began Channel Nine put up contestant bios for everyone featured,’ the vlogger said on TikTok.
“Tim was there, but he was listed as Tim Andrews. Nine updated the bios and we can see the difference in the lingering Google data.
The TikToker added that Tim’s career in teaching would mean he would be registered on the Victorian Teachers Registry.
But when they looked, there was not a Tim Gromie listed, but a Timothy Andrews was.
“He must be registered, but I looked it up and no Tim Gromie appears. But when I put in Timothy Andrews someone does appear! Weird, right? It’s all just a bit off, like what is this guy trying to hide?’ she added.
It’s now emerged that Tim chose to use an alias on the show to “protect his teaching job”.
“He was really concerned about how being on the show would affect his career,” a source told Daily Mail Australia.
Poor Katie was left devastated by the rejection[/caption]
