Married at First psychologist John Aiken is closing in on the payday of a lifetime, of around $6 million. Picture: Instagram
John Aiken, the psychologist on Channel 9’s Married at First Sight Australia, and his interior designer wife, Kelly Swanson-Roe, have listed Tyneside, their impressive Willoughby East estate.
Rose Farina and Denise Woo of McGrath are marketing the property, with $5.8m guidance ahead of its March 5 auction.
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John Aiken, Married at First Sight’s psychologist, and his interior designer wife, Kelly Swanson-Roe, have listed at Willoughby.
Located on High St, the modernised five-bedroom, two-bathroom sandstone residence is set on 777sq m.
The two level home with four fireplaces comes with an attic.
Its curated interiors include a marble kitchen, bespoke joinery, imported chandeliers and multiple indoor-outdoor living zones.
Its gardens comes with barbecue and alfresco area, plus a pool, spa with cabana and an outdoor shower.
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Kelly Swanson-Roe and John Aiken.
They purchased Tyneside after selling their prior Willoughby East home for $2.85m, having had it initially listed with $2.3m hopes.
Swanson-Roe oversaw the renovation of that Robert St property, which cost them $1.86m in 2014.
Tyneside was purchased for $2.93m in 2019 when listed for the first time in 50 years following the death of the former Australian Jockey Club vice-chairman Noel Bracks who, with his wife Ellen, had paid $25,000 for the home in 1969.
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Aiken has owned the home since 2019.
When he paid $2.93m.
The home dates back to the 1880s.
One of the five bedrooms.
It has a $5.8m price guide.
It was built in the 1880s for Robert Forsyth, who headed one of Willoughby’s pioneering families.
The 2026 MAFS season kicked off this week, returning for its 13th season with the strongest series launch yet. OzTAM calculated it secured a 2.89 million national audience, with storylines including a groom forgetting the wedding rings.
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There’s set to be an early exit following an alleged off-camera incident. Reports suggest contestants are undergoing weekly drug tests this season following “rogue” behaviour.
Aiken and Swanson-Roe have been together since 2007.
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