Married At First Sight bride Booka Nile was pictured getting a Covid-19 test in Sydney earlier this month.
The 31-year-old could be seen being attended to by a masked up nurse in a drive-through clinic on February 7.
The rocker got the test done upon her arrival into Sydney from her hometown of Perth, with the test believed to have been done before filming the MAFS reunion.
Safety first: Married At First Sight bride Booka Nile looked uncomfortable while getting a COVID test in Sydney earlier this month, on February 7, before filming the reunion
The test was ordered by producers for all contestants following the filming the reunion after a member of the crew woke up ‘feeling unwell’ at the time.
The blonde beauty was seen in the back of a chauffeur driven car, getting swabs taken.
Participants were regularly required to get tested for COVID-19 while filming the Channel 9 dating show.
She rolled down her window to let the nurse probe her nasal passage with the swab.
Ready for the test: The 31-year-old rolled down her window to let the nurse probe her nasal passage with the swab
The stunner rocked a bold red lip and a chic hat, and made sure to keep calm during the test.
At one point, she couldn’t help but make an uncomfortable face as the swabbed was pulled out.
Booka was likely driven back to her accommodation where she would be self-isolating until she received a negative result.
Earlier this month, Daily Mail Australia revealed that after the reunion wrapped, the show’s cast and crew were told to self-isolate as a precaution, after a crew member woke up ‘feeling unwell’.
A spokesman has confirmed the incident and told Daily Mail Australia at the time: ‘Endemol Shine Australia takes the health and safety of our cast, crew and the community extremely seriously.’
Stay calm: The stunner rocked a bold red lip and a chic hat, and made sure to keep calm during the test. Booka was likely driven back to her accommodation where she would be isolating until she received a negative result
‘We will work in line with current government guidelines to ensure their safety and wellbeing.’
The cast were required to self-isolate in their hotel rooms for at least 24 hours as a safety measure, and were forced to postpone all media commitments.
The reunion was filmed over two days at Sydney’s Ground of Alexandria in mid-February after the usual Lilyfield warehouse location was booked out.
Throughout production, the cast and crew were all required to undergo mandatory testing for coronavirus.
Couples from Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Queensland were all required to self-isolate for 14 days upon their arrival in New South Wales.
Relationship expert John Aiken recently told Pop Sugar how the show incorporated government’s regulations and had a COVID manager available during filming.
He said that restrictions were taken seriously, participants were tested twice a week and there were regular temperature checks on set.
‘It really changed the way we were on set, and we had to adjust the format as well and bring in new concepts like a Couples Retreat.
‘It really changed the way we were on set’: Relationship expert John Aiken recently told Pop Sugar the show incorporated government’s regulations and had a COVID manager available during filming
‘We have communications, we have intimacy but you couldn’t do things like meet the parents or have homestays,’ he added.
Musician Booka tied the knot with electrician Brett Helling this week on Married At First Sight.
The chemistry between the pair was palpable at the wedding ceremony and continued on into their honeymoon on the NSW South Coast where they enjoyed a steamy bath together.
Just married: Musician Booka tied the knot with electrician Brett Helling this week on Married At First Sight
Steamy scenes: The chemistry between the pair continued on into their honeymoon on the NSW South Coast where they enjoyed a steamy bath together
Booka admitted to producers she already felt ‘weirdly’ comfortable with Brett, despite having only just met him.
‘I have a good gut feeling with Brett, and I think that that means something. And I just feel very safe with him, which is great,’ she said.
‘And in this experiment, you’ve got to fast-track things a little bit, so I guess just knowing that we do get along really well helps me to let down some of those walls that I would normally have up.’
However, there are already rumours that the pair have split since filming the show late last year.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Booka and Channel Nine for comment, in relation to this story.
‘I just feel very safe with him’: Booka admitted to producers she already felt ‘weirdly’ comfortable with Brett, despite having only just met him. ‘I have a good gut feeling with Brett, and I think that that means something,’ she said
