The British couple who caused outrage after they were photographed appearing to perform a sex act in front of a sacred Greek monastery say the picture has been ‘blown out of proportion’.
Matthew Lunn, 27, posted the snap of his new wife Carly, 34, knelt in her white dress as he had his trousers and boxer shorts around his ankles while punching the air.
The photograph has led to all foreign marriages being banned at the monastery in Rhodes, causing havoc for hundreds of couples. Speaking to the media Mr Lunn said that the couple now regret the stunt while it emerged that his wife had gone into hiding.
He said: ‘It’s been blown out of proportion. We were just pretending and having a laugh. The Greeks have completely over-reacted. We don’t think we did anything wrong but we regret it and wish we hadn’t bothered.’
A work colleague said Mrs Lunn is too distraught to speak to anyone. She has reportedly left her home and remained off work. The colleague said: ‘She said she feels terrible about the whole thing. ‘She hasn’t left the house or been into work since, our manager said she has had a lot of journalists at her door. The whole was just a joke and she feel awful that it is got to this stage. She has switched her phone off and I think she has gone somewhere to get away from all the media attention. She’s a lovely girl she would never doing anything like this to cause trouble, she never thought it would go this far.’The couple had initially said they posed for the cheeky snap to show their unique sense of humour in their wedding album. But Mr Lunn’s grandfather has failed to the see the funny side, saying: ‘I’m disgusted.’ His sister, Kimberley, added: ‘The picture was just a joke. It should never been in the papers. I can’t say anymore than that at the moment.’ Near the harbour, the bride knelt in front of her new husband – who works for his father’s car recovery firm – and appeared to perform a sex act on him in her wedding dress, while he had his trousers and boxers down to his ankles.
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