Trouble in paradise! Bachelor newlyweds Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert already on rocky ground on Celebrity Marriage Bootcamp

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The latest series of Marriage Bootcamp got off to an explosive and tearful start as Jade Roper broke down when husband Tanner Tolbert told her she ‘did not have value’ in their relationship.

The Bachelor In Paradise newlyweds were fighting from the start of the show as Tanner called her a ‘lethargic slob’ in video footage played to his wife and the four other celebrity couples on the show.

And it did not get any better for Tanner when the couple went to their bedroom, where all their hurtful criticism had been blown up into artwork and hung on the wall.

Trouble in paradise! Bachelor newlyweds Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert already appeared to be on rocky ground on the Celebrity Marriage Bootcamp premiere

‘We both have things that we don’t want to admit that we say about each other and it is hard to see those,’ said Jade as the pair instantly began arguing about doing the laundry at home.

‘My plate was full before I met you, when you marry someone the load should get easier as there is two people trying to achieve the same goal. Right now I feel that not only did my plate stay the same I feel that more sh*t got dumped onto it,’ said Tanner.

‘You make me feel like I have no value as a person to contribute to our marriage,’ Jade shot back as Tanner told her she did ‘not have a ton of value as a teammate in a marriage.’

‘Did you just hear what you said? I would never say that you had no value,’ said a crying Jade.

Ouch: The Bachelor In Paradise newlyweds were fighting from the start of the show as Tanner called her a ‘lethargic slob’ in video footage played to his wife and the four other celebrity couples on the show

Reminders: And it did not get any better for Tanner when the couple went to their bedroom, where all their hurtful criticism had been blown up into artwork and hung on the wall

Burden: ‘You make me feel like I have no value as a person to contribute to our marriage,’ Jade shot back as Tanner told her she did ‘not have a ton of value as a teammate in a marriage.’

‘I want to feel like I am part of a team and not feeling like I am pulling all of the weight and if that doesn’t change then we are not going to have the marriage that we hoped for,’ he told the cameras.

‘This is where I say that maybe you shouldn’t be a married person because now you are just making me feel like a burden,’ she shot back.

‘You are not a burden, maybe you should not be a married person as you are not helping your marriage partner,’ Tanner told her.

‘You make me feel like all I am are my weaknesses,’ she told him as she wiped away more tears.

Spoiled: The show kicked off with Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Amber Marchese’s husband Jim telling the cameras the main issue in their marriage was his wife ‘not taking responsibility when she acts like a spoiled child.’

Zing: She fired back calling her husband an ‘ass***e’ who was not always the boss and was ‘condescending.’

The show kicked off with Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Amber Marchese’s husband Jim telling the cameras the main issue in their marriage was his wife ‘not taking responsibility when she acts like a spoiled child.’

She fired back calling her husband an ‘ass***e’ who was not always the boss and was ‘condescending.’

‘Getting onto Real Housewives of New Jersey was a huge dream of mine but Jim sabotaged the whole thing for me,’ she said.

Jim then told the cameras he needed ‘some more spice in the bedroom’ and hoped to find that on the show.

Ruined it: ‘Getting onto Real Housewives of New Jersey was a huge dream of mine but Jim sabotaged the whole thing for me,’ she said.

On show: It was an uncomfortable start as the dirty laundry was immediately aired

Keke Wyatt from ‘R&B Divas: Atlanta’ and husband Michael Jamar Ford told the cameras they have been married for six years with Keke saying that a lot of their problems were caused by her husband ‘working’ for her.

‘You blow up, you slam doors, you throw stuff,’ he told her as she interrupted him repeatedly.

Margeaux Simms from ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ star and androgynous Estonian girlfriend, model Merika Pamkiste told the cameras they had been together for two years.

Boss: Keke Wyatt from ‘R&B Divas: Atlanta’ and husband Michael Jamar Ford told the cameras they have been married for six years with Keke saying that a lot of their problems were caused by her husband ‘working’ for her

Awkward: ‘You blow up, you slam doors, you throw stuff,’ he told her as she interrupted him repeatedly.

Margeaux admitted Merika was the first woman she had been with, which seemed to instantly irritate her partner.

Tanner Tolbert and Jade Roper, who met on Bachelor in Paradise then told the cameras they had been married for two months after meeting on the ABC reality TV show.

Jade said they both came from families of divorce and took marriage ‘very seriously’ and wanted to ‘create a strong foundation’ moving forwards as man and wife.

Ladies in love? Margeaux Simms from ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ star and androgynous Estonian girlfriend, model Merika Pamkiste told the cameras they had been together for two years

New horizon: Margeaux admitted Merika was the first woman she had been with, which seemed to instantly irritate her partner.

‘We need to learn how to fight and I hope that Marriage Bootcamp can make our marriage stronger,’ said Jade.

The other co-stars were shocked to see the couple in the Bootcamp.

Mob Wives star Karen Gravano and boyfriend, Storm, said they had been together for four years and their relationship had been ‘a very rocky road.’

‘I just want him to listen but he does’t hear me,’ said Karen.

Stormy waters: Mob Wives star Karen Gravano and boyfriend, Storm, said they had been together for four years and their relationship had been ‘a very rocky road.’

Excuse me? ‘I just want him to listen but he does’t hear me,’ said Karen

The group then gathered around a television to watch gossip star Perez Hilton drop some interviews recorded before the couples arrived at the house.

In it Storm said he wished Karen was ‘more girly’ instead of ‘coming across as a dude’ and she said she would cut of his genitals if she found him cheating on her.

Koke told the cameras that Michael tore her down rather than built her up as she cried on screen.

Perez then introduced the videos for Jade and Tanner, and suggested that ‘maybe you should actually know someone for more than three weeks’ before getting engaged.

Bitchfest: The group then gathered around a television to watch gossip star Perez Hilton drop some interviews recorded before the couples arrived at the house

Just try it: Keke couldn't quite believeTanner's pet name for his wife

‘Jade doesn’t do s**t,’ Tanner told the cameras in the footage as the other coupes winced in embarrassment.

‘For him to say that was completely crushing me,’ Jade told the cameras.

She then went on to tell them that ‘b*tch is his favorite word.’

‘He called her a b***h?’ Keke asked Michael in disbelief as the rest of the group cringed.

That's gotta hurt: Tanner’s footage then reappeared and he told the cameras that ‘being a lethargic slob all day is not sexy at all.’

False front? ‘Coming from The Bachelor, they’re hinting this picture perfect life and they fall in love and everything’s happily ever after. But that’s not life,’ Karen told the cameras

Tanner’s footage then reappeared and he told the cameras that ‘being a lethargic slob all day is not sexy at all.’

Karen Graven could barely believe what she was hearing.

‘Coming from The Bachelor, they’re hinting this picture perfect life and they fall in love and everything’s happily ever after. But that’s not life,’ she told the cameras.

The fiery footage then continued with Tanner saying: ‘I do not love Jade as a partner in our marriage yet.’

Love what you'vr done with the place: The producers decorated the rooms with some interesting artwork

Drama: each room had reminders of what the couples had said to each other

Blame: Amber and Jim's room had a particularly harsh portrait

‘Well then maybe you shouldn’t be married, his wife shot back in her own footage.

Margaux told the cameras that she hated being ‘nagged’ while her girlfriend breaks things when angry and was worried about her leaving her for a guy.

Jim Marchese then told the cameras that his wife was ‘the dumbest smart girl’ he had ever met and that Housewives ‘was the worst thing she has ever done to me.’

Jim then said he wanted more sex in his life and wanted to bed his wife five days a week, much to Amber’s obvious disgust.

Fixers: Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus Nicolino then introduced themselves to the reality stars and told them that they were there to help the couples take their relationships to the next level

Tough task: Dr Ish told them that there was no magical answers but they would leave the show with an answer to whether they should remain together

‘I am completely shocked to hear that Jim and Amber have a lot of problems, it makes me wonder what they have got to hide,’ said Jade.

Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus Nicolino then introduced themselves to the reality stars and told them that they were there to help the couples take their relationships to the next level.

Dr Ish told them that there was no magical answers but they would leave the show with an answer to whether they should remain together.

On trial: The couples were then taken into a fake court room

Presiding: The show then introduced Judge Lynn Toler, from the TV show Divorce Court to get to the truth of each relationship

The couples were then taken into a fake court room.

‘What the hell did we get ourselves into. We have both been in a court room and usually it doesn’t go so well. We have both done a little time, not much,’ said Tanner.

‘Okay, lets just throw that out there,’ said his unimpressed wife.

The show then introduced Judge Lynn Toler, from the TV show Divorce Court to get to the truth of each relationship.

Real deal: They even had the bailiff from Night Court, Richard Moll

Mystery: The judge also revealed there was a 'secret witness' - but would not yet reveal whose case they would testify in

‘As reality TV stars you make think you have got this, but Bootcamp is not a place it is a process,’ the judge told them.

She then told them she knew that one of the cast had a secret and had brought a witness to testify on it.

Keke and Michael were first to be addressed by the judge, who told them they were not on the same page, before listing their grievances.

It did not take long for Keke to roll her eyes at the judge who told her it did not take much effort to show ‘restraint and class.’

On the stand: Keke and Michael were first to be addressed by the judge, who told them they were not on the same page, before listing their grievances

Tude: It did not take long for Keke to roll her eyes at the judge who told her it did not take much effort to show ‘restraint and class.’

‘Koke watch your attitude,’ she told her as the doctors told each other Keke had a problem with authority.

Jade and Tanner were next in front of the judge with Tanner admitting the couple did have ‘baggage’ of their own.

‘When there is a problem he goes from zero to 100 and everything I say is wrong. It makes me feel like I don’t have a say in anything,’ Jade told the judge to explain why she always apologized during fights.

The judge told her it appeared as if she felt she was ‘unimportant in your own union’ and the doctors whispered that Tanner was ‘invalidating her at every turn.’

Work needed: Jade and Tanner were next in front of the judge with Tanner admitting the couple did have ‘baggage’ of their own

All day little doggy: ‘You are like this big Rottweiler barking at this little kitten. We are going to break you of that habit,’ said the judge

‘I feel like I don;t have a voice in our marriage,’ said Jade.

Tanner told the judge he wanted his wife to ‘fight back’ and was instantly shot down over his choice of words.

‘Having an argument is not the goal,’ the judge scolded him.

‘You are like this big Rottweiler barking at this little kitten. We are going to break you of that habit,’ said the judge.

Karen and Storm were up next and the judge immediately scolded him for slouching.

Up straight! Karen and Storm were up next and the judge immediately scolded him for slouching

Not just a river in Egypt: Karen said Storm would shut her down if she said something he did not feel was important and that tripped her temper, which he denied

‘Karen, I can't say you feel loved and heard and cared for in the manner in which you would like,’ said the judge.

Karen said Storm would shut her down if she said something he did not feel was important and that tripped her temper.

Storm told the judge that was not the case in their relationship.

But when the judge asked him if Karen was happy he simply said: ‘No response.’

Different page: Jim and Amber were up next with the judge telling Jim that is seemed as if Amber felt her husband ‘had a little jerk going on in general.’

‘And that is your problem is that you don’t have a response to her needs,’ said the judge as she hammered him for failing to recognize what Karen wanted.

Jim and Amber were up next with the judge telling Jim that is seemed as if Amber felt her husband ‘had a little jerk going on in general.’

‘I can be a wise ass but my job is make sure that my wife, my home and my family is protected,’ he said.

Jim added he was concerned with their finances more than his wife who admitted to being a ‘spendthrift.’

Questions: Next Margeaux and Merika were up and Margeaux said she felt it was unfair for her girlfriend to doubt she was in love with her.

Suprise! Judge Toler then called forward the surprise witness, who turned out to be Margeaux’s husband, Nikko London

WTF? ‘Nikko, what are you doing here?’ said Margeaux through tears as her girlfriend put her hands over her face

‘Jim thinks he is always correct and right and I am not brilliant at finances and budgeting and he is kind of rude about it,’ she said.

‘This ass***e puts all the blame on me, the way you speak down to me is condescending and as if I am a little baby.’

Jim then told the judge he had spent $48,000 on Amber’s breast cancer treatment and the judge accused him of being resentful towards his wife for her illness.

Next Margeaux and Merika were up and Margeaux said she felt it was unfair for her girlfriend to doubt she was in love with her.

Great: Merika was not pleased with the development

Uncomfortable: It lead to some pretty awkward three-way camera sessions

Erika told the judge she was ready to give up but wanted to fight for their relationship.

Judge Toler then called forward the surprise witness, who turned out to be Margeaux’s husband, Nikko London.

‘Nikko, what are you doing here?’ said Margeaux through tears as her girlfriend put her hands over her face.

‘You can’t come on here and say "my wife" as if to say it is something active, that is not cool. You can't just pop up in the courtroom that is a little bit unfair.’

History: ‘You can’t come on here and say "my wife" as if to say it is something active, that is not cool. You can't just pop up in the courtroom that is a little bit unfair.’

Ties: Nikko told her they had been separated for four years but not divorced and that there was ‘something wrong with that.’

Nikko told her they had been separated for four years but not divorced and that there was ‘something wrong with that.’

Margeaux told him that she did not want to discuss that with him on the show, but the judge intervened and asked her why she ‘was still interested.’

‘Just because I am yelling does not mean I am interested. This is ridiculous,’ she told them as she urged them to stop ganging up on her.

Nikko told the judge he was still in love with his wife and wanted things to work between them.

Circus: Things did not get better for Margeaux, Merika and Nikko as they found they were all sharing a bedroom - complete with a suspiciously three-person-sized bed

Get out: Merika demanded her girlfriend's estranged husband leave the room

Good point: But Nikko argued his name was on the pillows

The judge then announced that Nikko was not just a surprise witness but a housemate and part of the show, which shocked everyone and saw Merika walk off the set.

In the kitchen Merika told Dr. Ish that she was frustrated that Margeaux had not yet made a choice.

Things did not get better for Margeaux, Merika and Nikko as they found they were all sharing a bedroom — complete with a suspiciously three-person-sized bed.

‘This is a little too much for, I didn’t sign up for this,’ said Merika as she jokingly asked Karen for her mob contacts. 

Hit job: ‘This is a little too much for, I didn’t sign up for this,’ said Merika as she jokingly asked Karen for her mob contacts