EXCLUSIVE: Dave Thomas Hand reveals what really happened during the partner swap task.

MAFS fans are convinced something happened between Dave Thomas Hand and Veronica Cloherty during their partner swap. Photos: Channel Nine

Married At First Sight fans are convinced something happened between Dave Thomas Hand and Veronica Cloherty during this week’s controversial partner swap challenge. While some pairs like Beth Kelly and Ryan Donnelly clashed in the task, Dave and Veronica formed quite a strong connection away from their partners.

Veronica admitted she thinks she would’ve been better matched with Dave than her ‘husband’ Eliot Donovan, and the co-stars bonded over drinks and got along extremely well. They were also caught giggling together in bed one morning, with Dave telling the camera operator as they entered the room: “You got to be quicker than that boys!”

While many viewers have taken to social media to question whether Veronica and Dave are more than friends, the self-proclaimed ‘big friendly giant’ asserts to Yahoo Lifestyle that nothing is going on between them.

“Obviously the way they edited it, yes, Veronica and I had fun and of course, it’s going to come across and people are going to question some stuff. I got along with Veronica, there’s no denying that, but that’s all it was,” he says.

“Also, you have to remember, I’d just been back from Melbourne, I did the retreat, did the dinner party, did the commitment ceremony, and I was exhausted. So to hang out with someone else was quite refreshing. That’s all it was.”

Dave admits ‘it didn’t look good’ when the cameras walked in on himself and Veronica in bed together. Photo: Channel Nine

‘It didn’t look good’

Dave admits the ‘edit’ made it look suspicious when he and Veronica were in bed together, however, his comment was in regards to producers often trying to catch participants while they were sleeping.

“I’m not going to lie, it didn’t look good,” he remarks. “But I mean, you turn an awkward situation and you’re gonna laugh. The cameraman sort of busts in your room and tries to catch you asleep, and that’s why I said, ‘You got to be quicker than that boys!’. Like, you’re not going to catch me sleeping. But sometimes you wake up and there’s a microphone on a stick in your head.

“Honestly, there’s nothing in it. This is the internet. I know the outcome and I know what happens. I can’t control what these people think but I can control my actions. Jamie and I have a strong bond, and that’s what people have to remember.”

Veronica responds to ‘cheating’ rumours

Veronica also confirmed on The MAFS Funny Podcast on Thursday that she and Dave didn’t hook up during feedback week and their friendship was truly platonic.

“I find it so hilarious that this whole thing is circulating in this way. I’ve actually been abstinent for almost two years,” she revealed. “I think everyone is just looking for someone to blame, to be honest, and I’m an easy target given how everything’s been unfolding for me recently.”

Jamie speaks out about ‘cheating scandal’

Meanwhile, Jamie Marinos recently told Chattr that although she doesn’t think they cheated, she believes Veronica “had a hard-on” for her ‘husband’ Dave.

“[Veronica] didn’t put my mind at ease. I don’t think Veronica knows how to be a friend,” she said, adding that Veronica was “flirting her a** off” during the partner swap.

“I don’t think cheating is something that Dave morally could ever succumb to like that’s one thing he [has] quite [a] firm belief on.”