“Cut me some slack.”

Stranded on Honeymoon Island kicked off with a dramatic bang, with Amy Dickinson accusing her new husband, Mike Dawes, of being a misogynist.

After the couple settled in on their remote island, Amy took to her wedding dress with scissors to make it easier to walk around on the beach, and shortly after, their first fight kicked off.

“There’s been a lot of things that you’ve done that have made me uncomfortable, belittled, the alpha male, the dominance, I’ve felt an underlying misogyny from you,” Amy said in the episode.

“When we’re cutting the wedding dress, [you said] less is more, like I’m not a piece of meat.”

Mike was visibly shaken, claiming that he’s never been called a misogynist in his life.

“I’m not a bad dude. I’m just trying to be chivalrous. Try and look after your girl; that’s what a man should do,” he said on camera.
Mike and Amy arguing on Stranded on Honeymoon Island. Image: Seven.

Stranded on Honeymoon Island’s Mike responds to Amy’s misogyny claims

Mike told Chattr that he was shocked that Amy came for him without even getting to know what he’s really like.

“That was not nice. I don’t like that at all,” he said of Amy’s comment. “I think it’s unfair. It was so uncalled for.”

“I got brought up with [that] it’s a man’s job to make a woman feel loved, and in turn, she will respect you. So hearing that at that time on that island, I was so upset because I’m not those things.

“I mean, I’ve only known her for 24 hours, she doesn’t even know my last name yet. Cut me some slack, let’s get to know each other.”

Mike added that while he was offended by Amy’s accusations, he is comfortable with the man that he is, and said the people in his life know that he treats women with respect.

“And to be fair, it doesn’t make any sense, because I’ve been nothing on the show thus far for the first two episodes, than just be nice and try to do things for her. So it was a little bit unwarranted.”

“Anyone who knows me knows that that’s not me at all. Anyone who has dated me before knows that that’s not me at all”
Amy and Mike. Image: Seven.

How Mike felt about Amy’s response at the wedding

All of the Stranded on Honeymoon Island contestants attended a speed dating event in the first episode, where they met a group of potential grooms. Then, the powers that be matched them up with their Stranded on Honeymoon Island partner.

When Amy first saw her husband-to-be at the beach wedding, she said she was “disappointed” in a producer-led interview.

Mike told Chattr that Amy’s unhappiness was evident in person and said that her reaction hurt him.

“No one wants to feel that person wants to feel rejected. So that was tough,” he said.

“I was just real confused, and I’m like shit. I’m already feeling alone in this thing, and now someone who doesn’t really want me to be there, and I’m feeling even more alone. I mean, look, she was probably going through lots, too. I was going through lots as well,” he added.

“It’s real. So, I’ll give it credit [for that] at least, if that’s how she felt, that’s how she felt.”

It sounds like we’re going to have some drama between Amy and Mike this season!

Honeymoon Island airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.