MARILYN at First Sight star Andrew Jury has died. He was 33 years old.
The builder was one of the original grooms on the 2017 season of the show in New Zealand.
Brett Renall, Angel Renall, and Benjamin Blackwell, who all worked with him, shared some sad news on Instagram.
“It’s with the heaviest hearts we’ve come together to acknowledge the passing of Andrew Jury,” said their statement.
“We had the absolute pleasure of filming and participating in a show which leaves us intricately linked for a lifetime.”
It continued with: “…Andrew was always friendly and the life of the party during our shared experience and he really valued his time on the show.”
Added: “At this time our entire cast wish to send our deepest condolences and love to his family – Ben, Angel, Brett, Vicky, Haydn, Lacey, Claire, Dom, Aaron, Luke, Belinda.”
Another contestant, Haydn Daniels, said, “Everyone from our show is shocked.”
“I could never imagine being in that situation of losing a son, let alone one so young,” he said. He had a lot of time left to live.
Jury was paired with Vicky Gleeson-Stokes, the bride.
They broke up after filming was over.
Jury was living in Auckland at the time he was chosen.
The show’s producer, Warner Bros. Discovery, sent its “deepest condolences.”
An official told The New Zealand Herald, “WBD takes duty of care very seriously and has protocols in place to make sure the well-being of cast and crew.”
