Filip and Stella were the only successful couple from MAFS Australia 2026, and six months after filming, they are still going strong. This week, the pair were on their first holiday together in Bali, where Filip said in a poolside Q&A that he never expected to find “the one” on the show and felt super “blessed”.
That update matters because it is no longer just a post-show claim or a polished Instagram caption. Filip has moved to Stella’s hometown of Cronulla in Sydney after leaving life in the apartments behind, while Stella has kept framing their relationship as something that arrived after a long wait. On Instagram, she wrote that she was “Taking a leap of faith. Meeting the man I once only dreamed of. Learning love in its truest form — while unlearning everything love was never meant to be.” She also said she “used to pray for a love that felt safe, deep, and effortless” and that life “answered that prayer in the most unorthodox way possible”.
The couple’s latest chapter also comes with a change in direction for Filip, who left his job in construction after 18 years and plans to start online coaching as a personal trainer. He announced the move on Instagram, writing: “New home appreciation post. Grateful for the warm welcome and open arms. New chapter, fresh energy, let’s get to work.” It is the kind of step that makes their relationship look less like a reality-TV storyline and more like a shared life built around work, home and routine.
The Bali trip offered a snapshot of where they are now. Filip said he had “manifested” a Lithuanian six years ago, and when asked whether the show had made him think more about the future, he answered: “Not really. We’re just in the season of absorbing the show and post-show. Let’s see whats God has in store for us.” Stella and Filip have already booked a trip to Lithuania in July next July, and they say they are focusing on “growing together” and “building a great base” to launch them into the “next phase of life”.
For MAFS Australia 2026, the result was unusually clean: one couple that stayed together, and one that is now turning a televised match into a life plan. The real test is no longer whether they lasted past the finale. It is whether the move to Cronulla, the career reset and the next trip overseas can hold together when the cameras are long gone.
