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Married at First Sight’s Emem Calls Out ‘Clown’ Husband in Sneak Peek

Married at First Sight wedding anniversaries aren’t supposed to be this dramatic.

In Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of the Tuesday, January 7, episode of the Lifetime reality series, the cast comes together to celebrate one month of marriage.

Instead of raising a glass to love and happiness, however, Emem, 34, and Ikechi, 41, clearly have some issues they need to work out in front of the whole group.

“My husband calls me an a—— on our one month anniversary, I don’t have much,” Emem tells Juan and the entire cast. “I don’t have much to give.”

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While Ikechi sits quietly at the dinner table, Emem explains why she’s so upset with her husband of nearly four weeks.

“Call me an a—— for being MIA? You said you needed space and time,” she says. “I was texting you. I called you. You did not answer and then you show up today in this joker ass suit. I’m done. You’re wild for this. I’ve been texting you and calling you for two f—ing days.”

After Ikechi denies his wife’s claims that she’s been trying to contact him, Emem can’t help but get a little louder.

“You’re f—ing lying,” she shouts before Karla and the other ladies ask her to go to the bathroom in hopes of calming down.

Married at First Sights Enem Calls Out Clown Husband Ikechi in Explosive Sneak Peek
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Before she can catch her breath and officially leave the table, Emem has one final insult for her husband.

“F—ing clown,” she states for all to hear. “Bring me a clown, you’re going to get a circus.”

Viewers met Emem and Ikechi during the season 18 premiere of Married at First Sight in October 2024. At the time, both parties were hopeful that the show’s experts — including Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Pastor Calvin Roberson and Dr. Pia Holec — could match them with their forever partner.

Emem was introduced as an open-minded woman not interested in wasting time dating around. As for Ikechi, he was credited as a man who did the work to figure out who he is and what he wants.

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As part of the Married at First Sight experiment, both parties agreed to let Lifetime cameras follow them for eight weeks as they experience the highs and lows of marriage.

On Decision Day — or the show’s season finale — Emem and Ikechi will decide if they want to stay married or get a divorce.

Married at First Sight (produced by Kinetic Content) airs on Lifetime Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

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Allison Holker Read Husband Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Journals After His Death

Allison Holker Read Stephen tWitch Boss Journals After His Death Discovered His Drug Addiction
Allison Holker and Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss. Getty Images (2)

Allison Holker found closure after husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss‘ death by reading his journals.

“He was wrestling with a lot inside himself, and he was trying to self-medicate and cope with all those feelings because he didn’t want to put it on anyone because he loved everyone so much,” Holker, 36, told People on Tuesday, January 7. “He didn’t want other people to take on his pain.”

Holker revealed that Boss alluded to being sexually abused by a male figure during his childhood in the entries. “Reading Stephen’s journals, and even going back into the books he had read and the things that he was highlighting and lining, really gave me a better perspective of where he was in life and the type of things he was struggling with,” she told the outlet.”It did have me feel a lot of empathy towards him and sadness for all the pain that he was holding.”

While preparing for Boss’ funeral, Holker also discovered his secret drug addiction.

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“I was with one of my really dear friends, and we were cleaning out the closet and picking out an outfit for him for the funeral,” Holker said about the “cornucopia” of drugs including mushrooms, pills and “other substances” she had to look up after finding them hiding in Boss’ shoeboxes. “It was a really triggering moment for me because there were a lot of things I discovered in our closet that I did not know existed.”

Holker found it “very alarming” but it allowed her to find clarity after Boss’ passing.

“There was so much happening that I had no clue [about],” she continued. “It was a really scary moment in my life to figure that out, but it also helped me process that he was going through so much and he was hiding so much, and there must have been a lot of shame in that.”

Allison Holker Read Stephen tWitch Boss Journals After His Death Discovered His Drug Addiction
Allison Holker and Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney

Boss, best known for his all-star appearances on So You Think You Can Dance and as the regular DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, died by suicide in December 2022 at age 40.

“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us. Stephen lit up every room he stepped into,” Holker said in a statement at the time. “He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans.”

She continued: “To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt. I am certain there won’t be a day that goes by that we won’t honor his memory. We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our three children. Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you.”

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Holker, who shared son Maddox, 8, and daughters Weslie, 16, and Zaia, 5, with Boss, reflected on their nine-year marriage and her healing journey in her upcoming “This Far” memoir.

“It was really hard to put all the pieces together. Through certain discussions, even with friends and things that have been said, reading through his journals … you realize he went through a lot as a child and never faced it,” she told People. “It’s hard to think that he never opened up to someone and wanted to face it, to get through on the other side. I really hope people dealing with the same thing will help themselves out of the shadows and [know] you’re going to be okay.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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