Watch the awkward moment MAFS UK bride’s MUM is accused of flirting with groom and says ‘I’d snap him up’

MARRIED At First Sight prima Lacey's mum makes different quality successful the upcoming homestays.

But things don't spell to program arsenic she begins to flirt with her son-in-law Nathan and jokes that she'd "snap him up".

Lacey heads location to sojourn her mum and sister Paige arsenic the process nears the end.

In a preview clip for Thursday's episode, Nathan is seen doing immoderate DIY arsenic helium picks up a overgarment brush.

But Lacey's mum uses it arsenic an accidental to bask immoderate flirty banter with the young lad, 24.

She cheekily rubs his shoulders, prompting Lacey to pass her: "Mum, halt flirting with my man."

The smitten mother-in-law past tells the camera: "If lone helium was 20 years older, I'd drawback him up."

Earlier this month, viewers watched arsenic Lacey's mum and sister Paige divided fans during "meet the in-laws" week.

However, fans deed retired astatine "the parent successful instrumentality from hell" aft a disastrous visit.

First, her parent cornered Nathan successful the room and intensely quizzed him astir whether helium really fancied Lacey - oregon sister Paige.

The barrage of questions continued implicit dinner, before the parent successful instrumentality burst into tears erstwhile Nathan made a joke about her cooking.

Vegetarian Nathan 'bantered' that the chickenhearted fajitas she had whipped up for them 'looked similar they were from the bottommost of the bin'.

Fans were aghast astatine however the sojourn went and felt atrocious for Nathan, who suffers from ADHD.

Writing connected X, formerly known as Twitter, 1 instrumentality blasted: "Lacey’s mum = mother in law from hell."

Another added: "Laceys mum is MONSTER IN LAW."

A 3rd chimed in: "Oh Lacey’s mum is atrocious the parent successful instrumentality from hellhole I would beryllium truthful embarrassed I consciousness truthful atrocious for him."

But Lacey jumped to her mum's defence.

Posting connected Instagram, she wrote: "Hey everyone, wanted to wide a fewer things up, my mum did NOT cognize Nathan was vegetarian besides she had nary accidental successful what we was eating, she conscionable was told ur making fajitas!" she posted connected her Instagram Story.

She added: "You request to retrieve it is edited for amusement and to instrumentality it with a pinch of salt!"

This isn't the archetypal time Lacey's mum has travel nether occurrence by fans.

She recovered herself successful the spotlight during her girl and Nathan's wedding occurrence earlier successful the series.

As helium made his large entranceway for the archetypal time, she shouted crossed the wedding venue astir his appearance.

"Wow, wow, ohio my god. Can we swap?!" she yelled.

"Oh wow!" she added, earlier gasping and holding placing her hands connected her look successful shock.

Sitting successful the beforehand row, Lacey's mum past continued towards Nathan: "Mummy's got the approval, she likes!

"Very handsome man, precise very handsome man."

Fans were precise speedy to marque her "inappropriate", with 1 adding: "Genuinely deliberation I would dice if my mum acted that mode astir my husband."