They came for the selfies and stayed for the subtle shade.

What was meant to be a cheerful Married At First Sight fan meet-up in Melbourne took an awkward turn when brides Natalie Parham and Jacqui Burfoot found themselves on opposite sides of a fashion-fuelled fallout.

Witnesses didn’t notice a scene – but behind the scenes, things got frosty fast.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal Natalie, who appeared on the Nine series last year, took issue with Jacqui’s choice to wear imitation fur, calling it out as ‘tone deaf’ given recent backlash aimed at co-star Carina Mirabile for similar styling.

‘She called her out for wearing imitation fur – [and] promoting the fur trade,’ a spy revealed.

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Things took an awkward turn when brides Married At First Sight’s Natalie Parham (left) and Jacqui Burfoot (right) found themselves on opposite sides of a fashion-fuelled fallout

‘Not sure why you’d wear it after all the Carina backlash, but that’s just me – I’m no fashionista.’

Jacqui, who had only purchased the garment the day before, was reportedly left upset by the unexpected criticism.

Natalie admitted she ‘pulled a face’ and later felt compelled to apologise ‘in advance’ to co-star Clint Rice for how she handled the situation.

‘She [Jacqui] was upset since she bought it yesterday and I pulled a face,’ Natalie told Daily Mail Australia.

‘I already said to them I disapprove of their throw stones mentality.’

Despite the awkwardness, Natalie made it clear she wasn’t interested in playing nice for appearances, instead choosing to spend time with friend Lyndall Grace.

‘I wanted to hang out with Lyndall and I got to do that – if I don’t like someone I don’t associate with them,’ she added bluntly.

It comes after Carina hit back at an animal activist after she was slammed for wearing a ‘fur coat’ to Australian Fashion Week last month.

Bailey, who runs the account Warrior For Animals, shared images of the reality TV star in the ankle-length ‘vintage’ coat, claiming she ‘defied’ the event’s no animal skin rule.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal Natalie, who appeared on the Nine series last year, took issue with Jacqui’s choice to wear imitation fur, calling it out as tone deaf given recent backlash aimed at co-star Carina Mirabile for similar styling

It comes after Carina (pictured) hit back at an animal activist after she was slammed for wearing a ‘fur coat’ to Australian Fashion Week last month

Carina later posted to her own social media page to assure followers the shaggy brown jacket she purchased in Brooklyn is actually faux fur.

The debacle kicked off when Bailey shared a collage of Carina in her fur coat next to news AFW had ‘banned all wildlife materials’ from runways.

The second time Carina mentioned wearing fur came during an interview with Daily Mail Australia when she was asked about her outfit.

‘Yes this is my own ‘fit. I bought this fur coat from New York in Brooklyn and I’ve got SKIMS on underneath and literally pantyhose stockings,’ she said.

Carina wore a nude SKIMS ‘Ultimate Butt’ bodysuit beneath the coat, opting for a look inspired by Kim Kardashian.

While the bride has not directly referenced Bailey’s accusations, she later shared a post to her Instagram Stories saying the coat is not real fur.

‘It’s not real fur FYI and my stylist uses vegan products,’ she captioned an image of her look.

Carina’s makeup artist Angelina Jade commented beneath saying: ‘She a vegan baddie.’

The budding fashionista also made a statement to Chattr, reiterating she was not wearing real fur.

‘It’s not real fur, bought from a vintage store in New York. I wouldn’t wear anything that’s not ethically sourced,’ she says.

She went on to say it was ‘worrying’ to see people jump to conclusions so quickly.

Carina later posted to her own social media page to assure followers the shaggy brown coat she purchased in Brooklyn is actually faux fur

‘People are so quick to judge in this day and age and it’s worrying and detrimental on people’s lives,’

‘We are not robots. If people have nothing nice to say, they shouldn’t say anything at all.

‘There is already enough cruelty in the world, people shouldn’t add to it, but try and make it a better peaceful place.’

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Carina for further comment, as well as the Australian Fashion Council to verify any complaints made.

AFW banned all wildlife-derived materials, including fur, exotic animal skins and feathers, from being used on runways this year and in the future.