This year's Married at First Sight UK will include its first lesbian couple and, will also for the first time feature two LGBTQ+ couples tying the knot, as another pair of men exchange vows upon meeting one another for the first time.
Last year (2021), MAFS UK welcomed its first same-sex couple in Matthew and Daniel, who became firm fan-favourites and, still remain together since finding one another on the show.
They said of their time on the series: “It was such an amazing experience to appear on the latest series of MAFS UK and to be representing the LGBTQ+ community on a dating show with this sort of impact. We went in not knowing what to expect from the process, other than we’d be marrying a stranger. The experts truly worked their magic. We fell in love thanks to the process, and are still together now, happier than ever before!”
Chatting about finding the new couples for this year's edition, relationship expert Mel Schilling said: “We take the matchmaking process extremely seriously and when it comes to finding and matching our couples, it’s so important to us that we find matches that are authentic and reflect the diversity of the society we live in. That’s why I’m so thrilled that this year we’re welcoming not just one, but two same sex couples into the fold. I’m really looking forward to you meeting them – they are firecrackers and sure to keep you entertained.”
Lee McMurray, who serves as Factual Entertainment Commissioning Editor for Channel 4, added: "I am delighted to be making MAFS history by featuring two same-sex couples in a show that is committed to and celebrates diversity. They are part of a fantastic new cast whom I'm sure viewers will fall in love with."
The first series of MAFS UK became a huge success, averaging 2.4 million viewers an episode across 28 days of linear and online viewing. It became E4's highest-rating, non-scripted programme ever.
The series also became the third most-streamed series on All 4 in 2021.
Married at First Sight UK returns to E4 and All 4 later this year, with more information to be revealed in due course.
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