Final moments of MAFS star

A fashionable doc connected Married At First Sight spent her last moments surrounded by household earlier her daze death.

MAFS prima Trisha Stratford’s household has revealed that she “died peacefully astatine location surrounded by her loved ones” connected Sunday.

She was 72.

Describing her arsenic a “matriarch” and a “wonder woman”, Dr Stratford’s children, grandchildren, siblings and different loved ones volition stitchery successful Auckland to accidental their last goodbyes connected Friday.

She leaves down a daughter, Gina, and her “true love”, spouse Roger Lampen.

Former co-star John Aiken announced the decease of his co-star connected Monday, paying tribute to the objective neuro-psychotherapist.

“I’m heartbroken and devastated that my person and beloved workfellow Trisha has passed away,” helium said connected Instagram.

“We shared an astonishing 7 seasons of @MAFS together....I’ll miss you Tish. Thank you for each the memories.”

The objective neuropsychologist featured arsenic a narration adept connected the deed matrimony world amusement for 7 years earlier departing successful 2020.

“I person decided to measurement backmost from the tv bid to absorption connected my writing, probe and neuropsychotherapy,” she said successful a connection astatine the time.

Dr Stratford gave much discourse to her determination to depart the amusement successful 2021, telling Women’s Day NZ “by the end, I couldn’t compromise my nonrecreational and idiosyncratic standards due to the fact that determination were participants connected the amusement who I felt shouldn’t person been there.”

“The participants we got successful seasons six and 7 were truthful outrageous and extracurricular the norm that it wasn’t what I signed up for,” she said.

Before her enactment connected MAFS, Dr Stratford was progressive with 60 Minutes successful New Zealand and Australia and was a warfare analogous successful Somalia and Bosnia.

“We are profoundly saddened to perceive astir the passing of Dr Trisha Stratford,” a Nine Network spokesperson said successful a statement.

“Our sincerest condolences and heartfelt sympathies spell retired to her household and those closest during this hard time.”