Relationship professional John Aiken shared a touching tribute to his former Married At First Sight colleague Dr Trisha Stratford on Tuesday.
The neuro-psychotherapist, who labored alongside John, 54, for seven seasons of the collection earlier than her exit in 2019, died aged 72 final September.
Now her long-time good friend has marked a yr since her dying with a reel of pictures on Instagram, sharing joyful recollections of their time working collectively.
The primary snap noticed John and Trisha sitting on the enduring specialists sofa throughout a filming break on MAFS.
It was adopted up with a one other picture of the pair smiling within the earlier years of the collection, with the pair wanting a long time youthful.
John additionally shared an image of them posing with fellow MAFS professional Mel Schilling earlier than his ultimate snap was a extra intimate selfie with simply him and Trisha.
‘Remembering my good friend and professional Tish at the moment,’ John wrote within the caption, referring to Trisha by her nickname.
‘It has been a yr. Presently ingesting @twopaddocks Pinot and listening to @sirdavedobbyn.’
Relationship professional John Aiken, 54, (proper) shared a touching tribute to his former Married At First Sight colleague Dr Trisha Stratford (left) on Tuesday
John introduced Trisha’s dying on the age of 72 on September 19, 2023.
‘I am heartbroken and devastated that my good friend and pricey colleague Trisha has handed away,’ he introduced on Instagram at her passing.
‘We shared a tremendous seven seasons of MAFS collectively. She liked every part New Zealand, relationships, the All Blacks, the Black Caps, French wine and travelling the world. I will miss you Tish. Thanks for all of the recollections.’
John appeared on the At present present to share his fondest recollections of working with the neuro-psychotherapist, telling co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo that Trisha was an ‘superb girl’ and a ‘voice of cause’ on set.
The neuro-psychotherapist, who labored alongside John for seven seasons of the collection earlier than her exit in 2019, died aged 72 final September
When requested about the reason for dying, John stated he needed to respect the needs of Trisha and her household by maintaining this data non-public.
‘Though she was on Australasia’s primary present, and likewise went around the globe, she was additionally fairly a non-public individual and he or she had a number of integrity,’ he stated.
Trisha’s spectacular achievements embrace being a single mom to a few women whereas sustaining a excessive stress profession.
She was additionally the primary ever sports activities journalist in New Zealand, and later grew to become a battle correspondent earlier than retraining to turn into a medical neuro-psychotherapist.
Now her long-time good friend has marked a yr since her dying with a reel of pictures on Instagram, sharing joyful recollections of their time working collectively
Channel 9 stated in an announcement on the time of her dying: ‘We’re deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dr Trisha Stratford.
‘Our sincerest condolences and heartfelt sympathies exit to her household and people closest throughout this tough time.’
Throughout her time on the present, Trisha was recognized for her ‘pheromones check’ and for asking individuals whether or not they had been ‘intimate’ with one another.
John shared an image of them posing with fellow MAFS professional Mel Schilling (left)
‘Remembering my good friend and professional Tish at the moment,’ John wrote within the caption. ‘It has been a yr. Presently ingesting @twopaddocks Pinot and listening to @sirdavedobbyn’
She was a part of the line-up for seven seasons, and introduced in 2020 that she was stepping again forward of the eighth season.
‘After seven seasons of Married At First Sight I’ve decided to step back from the television series to concentrate on my writing, analysis and neuropsychotherapy,’ Trisha stated in an announcement on the time.
In early 2021, Trisha additionally got here ahead to launch a scathing assault on the controversial actuality collection, claiming that it left her feeling ‘sick’.
‘By the top, I could not compromise my skilled and private requirements as a result of there have been individuals on the present who I felt should not have been there,’ she instructed Girl’s Day New Zealand.