Married At First Sight star shares terrifying footage from Dubai apartment amid missile attacks: ‘I’ve just heard about 20 explosions’

Mikey Pembroke shared terrifying images as air strikes rained down on his Dubai flat.

The Sydney-based former reality star, who appeared on the seventh season of Married At First Sight, moved to the area last year where she worked in high-end real estate.

‘Okay guys, I can confirm Dubai has been hit. I heard about 20 explosions above my apartment building,” the 34-year-old said in a video shared to Instagram Stories on Sunday.

‘The Palm, a special area of ​​Dubai, was hit. There were nearly 20 explosions.

‘I think the missiles are being stopped above where I stay. So… I don’t know what’s going on.’

Pembroke shared images of buildings burning nearby and revealed he saw a missile flying ‘literally next to me’.

The former television son-in-law was paired with Natasha Spencer on the 2020 reality dating series.

He later admitted that he struggled with alcohol before turning his life around and moving to Dubai to work as a real estate agent.

‘This city is an amazing city, not only in terms of investment, but also in terms of its unique quality of life, its innovation and the incredible things that happen here every day,’ he said in November.

Also in the area is Stephanie Rice, who made an urgent plea after her new home, Dubai, was hit by Iranian strikes in retaliation for US airstrikes.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist posted on Instagram after the city’s famous Burj Al-Arab hotel was hit by an Iranian suicide drone, setting the building on fire.

The Palm Jumeirah hotel in Dubai was also hit by a suicide drone attack, injuring four people, and Dubai International Airport was evacuated following reports that it was targeted by an Iranian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle).

“Please help me pray for all my friends, loved ones, and people in the UAE that they will be protected and feel a tangible sense of God’s presence in this terrible situation,” Rice wrote in an Instagram post that included a statement from the Australian embassy in the United Arab Emirates. he wrote.

The statement included the following statements: ‘A message to all Australians in the United Arab Emirates: The UAE Government has confirmed that the UAE has been subjected to missile attacks from Iran.

The Sydney-based former reality star, who appeared on the seventh season of Married At First Sight, moved to the area last year where she worked in high-end real estate.

‘I can confirm that Dubai has been hit. I heard about 20 explosions above my apartment building,” the 34-year-old said in a video shared to Instagram Stories on Sunday.

Pembroke shared images of buildings burning nearby and revealed he saw a missile flying ‘literally next to me’.

“The UAE Ministry of Defense said in a statement that it responded to the threat and successfully intercepted a number of incoming missiles.

‘However, the situation remains serious and one civilian has been confirmed dead.’

Rice, 37, moved to Dubai in November 2023.

Shortly after moving to the city of four million, she met her husband, pastor Mark Lassey.

On Sunday morning Australian time, images showed the five-star Burj Al-Arab hotel in flames, and Dubai officials said the fire was caused by debris from a stalled drone.

Nearby Palm Jumeirah was hit by a suicide drone launched from Iran, hours after the US and Israel struck Tehran.

Dubai media office confirmed that four people were injured in the attack on the hotel popular with Western tourists, while witnesses said ambulances rushed to the scene.

Suicide drones also attacked skyscrapers in Bahrain; Missiles launched from Iran hit US bases in Qatar, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.

The former television son-in-law was paired with Natasha Spencer on the 2020 reality dating series. Both in the picture