Cheryl Maitland is dealing with heartbreak on Valentine’s Day after she arrested her fiancé by texting one of her friends flirtatious.
In an Instagram Story video posted Monday, the former Married At First Sight shared a video of herself strolling along a beach while listening to the track Brightest Stars by Jeffrey East.
“Again and again,” she wrote alongside the clip, followed by a heartbroken emoji.
Cheryl Maitland is dealing with heartbreak on Valentine’s Day after she blasted her fiancé Dean Gibbs (right) by sending flirtatious messages to one of her friends
In the clip of the song she performed, East sings, “Someone turned your lights off / made you feel like they didn’t want you / left you in the shadow of a broken truth.”
Maitland leaked a series of texts on Sunday that allegedly showed her fiancé Dean Gibbs, a disgraced former Victoria police officer-turned-plumber who was planning to meet up with blonde hairstylist Maria Pepi on the beach for coffee and a swim meet.
She posted the DMs on Instagram, then called Gibbs and Pepi “dogs” and said she “hopes the sharks get these two” the next time they go to the beach together.
In an Instagram Story video posted Monday, the former Married At First Sight shared a video of herself strolling along a beach while listening to the track Brightest Stars by Jeffrey East
Maitland’s angry reaction suggests Gibbs may not have told her he was seeing one of her pals. Chron Australia does not suggest infidelity.
He also appears to have tried to hide the texts on his phone by saving Pepi under a man’s name “Andrew Galata – Burleigh”.
However, Maitland was allegedly able to prove that he was texting her friend by matching Pepi’s number on Gibbs’ phone with Pepi’s number in her own contacts.
The leaked texts, which had a flirtatious tone, focused on Pepi and Gibbs planning meetings just last month, including once when they went for a “crazy” sunrise swim and coffee together.
Maitland leaked a series of texts on Sunday that allegedly showed Gibbs, a former Victoria Police officer turned plumber, planning to meet Pepi on the beach for coffee and a swim
The leaked texts, which had a flirtatious tone, focused on Pepi (pictured) and Gibbs, who were planning meetings just last month
“The forecast is cloudy for Monday and Tuesday. How about we do Wednesday?’ Gibbs wrote to Pepi in texts said to have been exchanged last month.
“Yes, Wednesday is good. When and where,’ replied Pepi.
“Want to go crazy and swim at sunrise???” Gibbs then wrote. “Or do you want to curl up with a warm coffee?”
Pepi replied: “Let’s do both. Coffee on the beach, then swim.’
Maitland’s angry reaction suggests Gibbs may not have told her he was seeing one of her pals. Chron Australia does not suggest infidelity
Maitland posted the lyrics to Instagram when she spotted them on Sunday, then called Gibbs and Pepi “dogs” and said she “hopes the sharks get these two” next time they go to the beach
Gibbs appears to have tried to hide the texts on his phone by saving Pepi under the name of a man named “Andrew Galata”. But Maitland was reportedly able to prove he was texting her friend by matching Pepi’s number on Gibbs’ phone with Pepi’s number in her own contacts
“Boom,” Dean said with a fist-pumping emoji. He then wrote “Love it” with a devil emoji.
Maitland then shared another text message exchange in which Gibbs joked about having to “rescue” Pepi from an ocean rift.
“Broad beach near you? Maybe in front of the Kurrawa Surf Club?” Gibbs suggested.
Pepi (right, with Maitland) has been pictured with the pair in several Instagram posts, suggesting the trio have been good friends for some time
‘Yes!!! Blocked and loaded, entered in my calendar,’ Pepi answered.
“That means it’s official. Hope you get in a crack so I can save you,” Gibbs joked to the glamorous blonde.
“Hahaha omg I would be so scared shark bait,” Pepi wrote, adding a bunch of laughing emojis. “You better save me lol,” she added.
In an alleged text, Gibbs suggests that he and Pepi go “crazy” by going to the beach at sunrise
Maitland wrote over the text messages: “DOGS! @_gibbsy @misspepix…’
The former MAFS bride added: Sooooo much more! I’m just getting started…Hopefully the sharks get these two next swim.’
Chron Australia have reached out to Maitland, Gibbs and Pepi for comment.
Maitland (near), Gibbs (left), Pepi (right) and an unidentified man (back) are pictured kayaking at Hayman Island in October 2020
Pepi has been pictured with the couple in several Instagram posts, suggesting the trio have been good friends for some time.
Maitland and Gibbs got engaged in March last year; He announced the news on Instagram with the caption, “Bang the champagne, she’s changing her last name!”
The couple began dating in 2017 shortly after she failed to find love with her two husbands, Jonathan Troughton and Andrew Jones, on season four of MAFS.
Maitland and Gibbs got engaged in March last year; He announced the news on Instagram with the caption, “Bang the champagne, she’s changing her last name!”
Nearly a decade ago, ex-cop Gibbs was sentenced to a year’s probation after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking and possession, and possession of steroids and ecstasy.
Gibbs, who retrained as a plumber after leaving the police force, pleaded guilty to five counts drug-related charges in Melbourne Magistrates Court in 2014.
His mother Karen told the Chron Australia in March 2017 that her son had been working hard to build a new life since narrowly escaping prison.
“That’s all in the past … he said goodbye to all of that,” she said of his criminal conviction.
Nearly a decade ago, ex-cop Gibbs was sentenced to a year’s probation after pleading guilty to trafficking and using cocaine and possession of steroids and ecstasy. Gibbs, who retrained as a plumber after leaving the police force, pleaded guilty to five counts drug-related charges in Melbourne Magistrates Court in 2014 (pictured here outside court).
“He worked very hard to build a new life; He has a successful plumbing business and is very proud of it,” she added.
According to earlier reports, the former police officer started dealing drugs after his salary failed to cover the costs of his cocaine addiction.
Gibbs faced more than 15 years in prison but pleaded guilty to counts of human trafficking and possession and failure to adequately store ammunition.
Disgraced, he resigned from the police force and took a job as an apprentice plumber.
The couple began dating in 2017, shortly after Maitland (right) failed to find love with her two husbands, Jonathan Troughton (left) and Andrew Jones, on season four of MAFS