Most people who get “married” on a reality show are forgotten within a year. Michael Brunelli is the exception. He was a Melbourne primary school teacher when he walked down the aisle on Married at First Sight Australia in 2018, and he’s still with the woman he met there, Martha Kalifatidis. They have a three-year-old son, a newborn daughter, and an engagement that’s now almost five years old.
This page covers everything people search about him: his age, whether he’s actually married, what he does for work, how his kids got their names, and what his net worth might look like. Where the facts run out, we say so and show our working instead of guessing quietly.
Quick answer
- Age: 35. Reported birthday is December 3, 1990, so he turns 36 this December.
- Known for: MAFS Australia Season 6 (filmed in 2018, aired in 2019)
- Partner: Martha Kalifatidis. Engaged since December 2021; not legally married as of March 2026 reporting.
- Children: Lucius (born February 27, 2023) and Sunday Maria (born March 2026)
- Job: Personal trainer and content creator; formerly a primary school teacher
- Net worth: No sourced figure exists. Our own rough estimate, with the maths, is in the money section below.
Accuracy note: his birthday comes from a celebrity database rather than an official record, and anything about money is an estimate. We flag individual numbers where they appear.
Contents
- Who is Michael Brunelli?
- Age, birthday and nationality
- Early life and teaching
- Married at First Sight Australia
- Michael and Martha: timeline
- Is Michael Brunelli married?
- Children and family
- Career and occupation
- Income and net worth in 2026
- Lifestyle and Instagram
- Height, real name and Wikipedia
- Key facts
- FAQs
- Conclusion
Who is Michael Brunelli?
Michael Brunelli is an Australian reality TV personality, personal trainer and content creator from Melbourne, Victoria. Before the show he taught primary school and PE. Since it, he’s built a modest but loyal following on Instagram (@mbrunelli) with workout videos, transformation posts, family moments and the odd photo of the family dog.
His name gets mixed up a lot online, so a quick sorting-out:
| If you were looking for… | That’s a different person |
|---|---|
| Michael Brun | Haitian-American DJ and producer |
| Mark Brunell | Former NFL quarterback |
| Matteo Brunelli | Italian goalkeeper |
| Fabio Brunelli | Brazilian news anchor (died 2021) |
Several “net worth” pages that turn up for his name are actually about one of these people, or are auto-generated filler that doesn’t name anyone in particular. Worth knowing before you trust a number.
Age, birthday and nationality
Michael Brunelli is 35 in 2026. He turns 36 on December 3.
That birthday (December 3, 1990) comes from Famous Birthdays, which isn’t an official record. What makes it believable is that it fits what Michael said himself. In a throwback post from the 2018 filming, he wrote that he was 27 and Martha was 30 when they met. Born in December 1990, he’d have been 27 that October. Martha’s reported June 1988 birthday makes her 30. The maths works for both.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Reported birthday | December 3, 1990 |
| Age when filming (Oct 2018) | 27, which matches his own caption |
| Age in Oct 2026 | 35 |
| Gap with Martha | About 2½ years (she was reportedly born June 8, 1988) |
You’ll see other numbers online. One March 2026 article lists him as 37, which reads like a slip from Martha’s age. Another says 33. Go with 35.
On nationality: he’s Australian, born in Australia and based in Melbourne before the show. His surname is Italian, but no outlet has reported anything about his family’s background, so we won’t guess.
Early life and teaching
Michael trained as a teacher and was working in a Melbourne primary school, teaching PE, health and fitness, when MAFS found him. Magazine reports from 2019 said he was still in the classroom months after filming wrapped, which helps explain the long-distance stretch with Martha, who lived in Bondi.
His childhood and family are largely private. No major outlet has named his parents or siblings, and that looks deliberate.
One detail that sticks: Martha has described her first impression of him as startled. By her account, he looked so young and fresh-faced that she expected him to say he was 22. Michael, meanwhile, said he thought he’d “struck gold.”
Married at First Sight Australia
A timing point that trips up a lot of pages: the couple filmed Season 6 in 2018, and it aired in 2019. Both years show up in articles, and both are right depending on whether you mean the cameras or the broadcast. (A few low-quality sites call it Season 7. It was Season 6.)
What made them stand out was how undramatic they were. At final vows, Michael told Martha he’d give up his life in Melbourne to move to her in Bondi. That promise became the pressure point afterwards. He kept his teaching job for a while, listed Melbourne as home on social media, and the tabloids pounced. At one point the pair told radio hosts they were living apart but still very much together. He did follow through in the end: Famous Birthdays lists that he moved from Melbourne to Bondi Beach in Sydney, and a New Idea report from the time said he was relocating to be closer to Martha. Neither gives a date, so we can’t say exactly when.
Soon after the show he also spoke up about the abuse he’d copped online for his clothes and for showing a softer side on TV. His message to followers was blunt and kind: be yourself, don’t let bullies decide for you. At that point he had about 115,000 Instagram followers.
For context, Grazia’s roundup of Season 6 found only two couples who lasted after the cameras stopped. One was Cameron Merchant and Jules Robinson. The other was Michael and Martha.
Michael and Martha: timeline
| When | What happened | Ages (Michael / Martha) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2018 | Meet at the altar while filming Season 6 | 27 / 30 |
| 2019 | Season airs; final vows with the Bondi promise | 28 / 30-31 |
| 2019-20 | Tabloids run split stories based on unnamed sources; never substantiated | |
| Jan 2021 | Still together; combined following reported at over 500,000 | 30 / 32 |
| Early 2021 | Michael publicly backs Martha’s mum Mary on Big Brother | 30 / 32 |
| Dec 2021 | Engagement announced on Instagram (“Mrs B” caption) | 30-31 / 33 |
| Sept 2022 | Pregnancy announced after a quiet stretch online | 31 / 34 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Son Lucius born | 32 / 34 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Martha shares second pregnancy on Instagram | 34 / 37 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Daughter Sunday Maria announced, born two weeks early | 35 / 37 |
The split rumours deserve a mention because “are they still together?” is one of the most common searches about them. Those stories came from anonymous sources in the first year after the show. Seven years on, with a joint public life, an engagement and two kids, they look like what they were: tabloid noise.
Is Michael Brunelli married?
Not legally, going by the latest reporting.
Plenty of pages call Martha his “wife” because the show called it a marriage. The TV ceremony wasn’t a legal wedding, and in March 2026 outlets were still describing them as engaged since 2021 and not yet married. So the accurate label is fiancée. When asked over the years, the couple have said marriage and kids were on the cards but not in a rush. Martha is the more outgoing of the two and happier to do more reality TV; Michael has been content to stay a step behind her on camera.
If a legal wedding happens, expect it to make the front page of every Australian entertainment site, and this article to be updated that day.
On relationship history, Martha is the only relationship of Michael’s that’s been publicly documented. Nothing credible has been reported about earlier partners.
Children and family
Lucius Brunelli was born on February 27, 2023, after a pregnancy the couple announced in September 2022. His nickname is “Looch,” and Michael has joked about how to say his name (LOO-shus). He turned three in February 2026, and the family held a party on March 7. Women’s Weekly noted he’s turned into a Michael look-alike.
Sunday Maria Brunelli arrived in March 2026, two weeks early. The couple announced her on March 23 with the caption “Our girl is here.” The name is a nod to Martha’s great-grandmother Kyriakia, a Greek name that translates to “Sunday.” Martha had shared news of the pregnancy on October 22, 2025, with a video of Lucius playing with her bump.
Martha’s surname and her great-grandmother’s name are both Greek, which fits Sunday’s name, and her mum Mary appeared on Big Brother in 2021. Michael’s own relatives haven’t been profiled.
Career and occupation
What does Michael Brunelli do for a living? He’s a personal trainer and content creator, and he used to be a teacher.
His working life has had three stages:
- Teacher. Primary school and PE in Melbourne, before and during the show.
- Personal trainer. After MAFS, he used his profile to offer training and healthy-lifestyle coaching. One secondary report names his business “Tru Fit By Michael,” though we couldn’t confirm it from a primary source.
- Creator. He and Martha post as a duo and separately. By January 2021 their combined following was reported at over 500,000. Michael’s own Instagram has grown from about 115,000 right after the show, to just over 245,000 in an older, undated roundup, to roughly 342,000 followers in October 2026 (922 posts, following 393). He’s on TikTok too, with about 220,000 followers and 13.3 million likes, and his bio there says he’s “here intermittently.”
His Instagram bio also points to an in-depth health assessment covering physical testing, body composition and blood work. The snippet we could see is cut off, so we can’t say whether that’s a paid service he offers or him documenting his own check-up. Take a look at the profile directly before describing it as a business.
It’s a natural fit. A PE teacher already has the coaching skills, and a reality-TV profile supplies the audience.
Income and net worth in 2026
No credible outlet has published a net worth figure for Michael Brunelli. Pages that quote one don’t say where it came from. A figure of about US$2 million is attached to Martha on a biography site that cites nothing, and even if it were right, it wouldn’t be his.
We’d rather show you how a reasonable estimate gets built than hand you a mystery number. Here’s the working.
What we know:
- Michael’s Instagram showed about 342,000 followers in October 2026, and his TikTok about 220,000. Both numbers come from public profile pages and move daily.
- Benchmark data for Australian accounts with 100,000 to 1 million followers, from a HypeAuditor report on Australian influencer marketing (an older report), put typical pay at roughly A$80 to A$1,590 per sponsored post.
- Newer influencer-pricing tools estimate roughly US$1,100 to US$2,800 per post for Australian fitness accounts in the 280,000 to 420,000 follower range. Those are tool estimates, not actual deals, and they don’t know Michael’s engagement rate.
Illustrative income model (our assumptions, not reported facts):
| Scenario | Paid posts per month | Pay per post | Yearly brand income (gross) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2 | A$400 | about A$10,000 |
| Mid | 4 | A$800 | about A$38,000 |
| High | 6 | A$1,500 | about A$108,000 |
His audience is bigger than the 245,000 we first assumed, and TikTok is a second channel, which pushes things toward the upper half of that table. On top of that sit personal training income (unknown), shared household income from Martha’s much larger beauty and lifestyle audience, and the everyday costs of raising two kids.
Our rough estimate, and it’s a low-confidence one: a personal net worth somewhere between A$150,000 and A$500,000, excluding any property equity, which isn’t public. That’s a guess built from the model above, not a reported number, and it could easily be wrong in either direction. Treat it as a ballpark, not a fact.
Lifestyle and Instagram
Michael’s Instagram is tidy and warm: gym content, family snaps, birthday parties, the dog. On TikTok he posts when he feels like it, by his own description. He and Martha tend to post a lot, then go quiet for stretches. During the first pregnancy they disappeared from social media for around three months while travelling in Europe, which fans noticed immediately. The overall tone is low-drama. That’s partly why the couple has aged so well in a corner of TV where most pairings blow up.
You can find him at @mbrunelli. Martha is @marthaa__k.
Height, real name and Wikipedia
- Height: not published by any reliable source. Several sites give a number without saying where it’s from, so we’re leaving it out.
- Real name: Michael Brunelli appears to be his real name. No stage name or alias has been reported.
- Wikipedia: we couldn’t confirm a dedicated article. He’s most likely to appear on the MAFS Australia Season 6 page alongside castmates such as Jessika Power and Mick Gould.
Key facts
| Full name | Michael Brunelli |
| Born | December 3, 1990 (reported) |
| Age | 35 (36 on December 3, 2026) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| From | Melbourne, Victoria (reportedly moved to Bondi Beach, Sydney) |
| Known for | MAFS Australia Season 6 |
| Occupation | Personal trainer, content creator; former teacher |
| Partner | Martha Kalifatidis (engaged since Dec 2021) |
| Children | Lucius (2023), Sunday Maria (2026) |
| @mbrunelli (about 342K followers, Oct 2026) | |
| TikTok | @mbrunelli (about 220K followers, 13.3M likes) |
| Net worth | No sourced figure; editorial estimate A$150,000-A$500,000 (low confidence) |
FAQs
Who is Michael Brunelli?
A former Melbourne primary school teacher turned personal trainer and content creator, known from MAFS Australia Season 6 and as Martha Kalifatidis’s partner.
How old is Michael Brunelli in 2026?
He’s 35 and turns 36 on December 3, 2026, going by his reported birthday of December 3, 1990.
Is Michael Brunelli married to Martha Kalifatidis?
Not legally. They’ve been engaged since December 2021 and were still not married as of March 2026 reporting.
What does Michael Brunelli do for a living?
He works as a personal trainer and content creator.
What is Michael Brunelli’s net worth in 2026?
No sourced figure exists. Our rough, low-confidence estimate is A$150,000 to A$500,000, explained above.
How did Michael Brunelli become famous?
Through MAFS Australia Season 6, where he and Martha became one of the show’s few couples to last.
Does Michael Brunelli have children?
Yes. Lucius was born on February 27, 2023, and Sunday Maria in March 2026.
What is Michael Brunelli known for on MAFS Australia?
His promise to move to Bondi for Martha, and a calm, drama-free run.
Are Michael and Martha still together?
Yes, according to every 2026 report we found.
What is Michael Brunelli’s real name?
Michael Brunelli. No alias has been reported.
How tall is Michael Brunelli?
His height hasn’t been published by a reliable source.
Which MAFS season was he on?
Season 6, filmed in 2018 and aired in 2019.
Conclusion
Michael Brunelli’s story is a quiet one by reality TV standards: a teacher from Melbourne who said yes to a stranger, kept a promise to move for her, and ended up with a family and a steady creator career. The gaps are the usual ones for private people who happen to be semi-famous: no confirmed net worth, no height, no legal wedding date.
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Shahzad is the founder and lead writer at WorthRada. He writes about celebrity net worth, biographies, careers, income, and success stories, with a focus on providing clear, well-researched, and reliable information.
