Married at First Sight (British TV series)

Married at First Sight
Married at First Sight
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Michael Von Würden
Based on	Gift Ved Første Blik (Danish TV series)
Developed by	CPL
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
Release
Original network	Channel 4 (2015–2020); E4 (2021–)
Original release	9 July 2015 –; present
Chronology
Related shows	Married at First Sight Franchise ; Married at First Sight Australia
External links
	Website
	Production website

Married at First Sight is a British television programme where couples are matched "scientifically" by a panel of experts. They meet just minutes before they marry. Upon returning, they live together for a period of time, during which they meet at commitment ceremonies and choose whether or not they will continue their relationship. On 14 March 2021, Owen and Michelle from Series 5 became the first couple to celebrate their 1st wedding anniversary together.

On 24 November 2020, it was announced that the programme will move to Channel 4's sister channel E4 in 2021 and will use the format of its Australian counterpart following the highly successful broadcast of the Australian version on E4.^[2]

Series 1 (2015)[]

First aired in July 2015. The couples were:

#	Couple	Age	Occupation	Final Decision	Current status
1	Emma Rathbone	32	Businesswoman	Yes	Divorced^[3]
1	James Ord-Hume	33	University Administrator	Yes	Divorced^[3]
2	Sam McDonald	30	Chartered Surveyor	Did not marry	N/A
2	Jack Finn-Kelcey	29	Security Consultant	Did not marry	N/A
3	Kate Stewart	31	Personal Trainer	No	Annulled
3	Jason Knowles	34	Financial Adviser	No	Annulled

Series 2 (2016)[]

First aired in October and November 2016. The couples were:

#	Couple	Age	Occupation	Final Decision	Current status
1	Lucie	27	Marketing Executive	Yes	Divorced
1	Steven Griffiths	30	Writer	Yes	Divorced
2	Sara	30	Personal Assistant	Yes	Divorced
2	Adam	32	Trainee Counsellor	Yes	Divorced
3	Caroline	28	Operations Coordinator	Yes	Divorced
3	Adam Donoghue	34	Train Manager	Yes	Divorced
4	Melissa	27	Student Nurse	Yes	Divorced
4	Clark Sherwood	26	Business Development Manager	Yes	Divorced

Series 3 (2018)[]

First aired in February and March 2018. The couples were:^{[citation needed]}

#	Couple	Age	Occupation	Final Decision	Current status
1	Richard	28	Police Sergeant	No	Divorced
1	Harriet	32	Financial Director	No	Divorced
2	Ben Jardine	36	Property	Yes	Separated
2	Stephanie	32	Police Officer	Yes	Separated
3	Wayne	31	Insurance Broker	Did not marry	N/A
3	Carrie	35	Estate Agent	Did not marry	N/A

Series 4 (2019)[]

First aired in March and April 2019. The couples were:

#	Couple	Age	Occupation	Final Decision	Current status
1	Steph	28	Nurse	No	Annulled
1	Jonathan	39	Property Manager	No	Annulled
2	Verity	28	Office manager	Yes	Separated
2	Jack	25	IT consultant	Yes	Separated

Series 5 (2020)[]

First aired in October 2020. The couples were:

#	Couple	Age	Occupation	Final Decision	Current status
1	Shareen	47	Events Manager	No	Divorced
1	David	54	Wholeseller	No	Divorced
2	Michelle	25	Teacher	Yes	Still Married
2	Owen	31	Global Account Manager	Yes	Still Married

Series 6 (2021)[]

After the success of the Australian version, the Australian format was adopted. In Episode 1, two couples (Bob & Megan and Ant & Nikita) were matched and married. In Episode 2, two couples (Matt & Dan and Luke & Morag) were matched and married. In Episode 4, two couples (Josh & Amy and Franky & Marilyse) met and were married. In Episode 5, the final two couples (Adam & Tayah and Jordon & Alexis) met and were married.

Ceremony History[]

Episode:	8	11	14	20
Ceremony:	1	2	3	Final Decision

Bob	Stay	Stay
Megan	Stay	Stay
Dan	N/A³	Stay
Matt	N/A³	Stay
Luke	Stay	Stay
Morag	Stay	Stay
Amy	Stay	Stay
Josh	Stay	Stay
Franky	Stay	Stay
Marilyse	Stay	Stay
Adam	Stay	Stay
Tayah	Stay	Stay
Alexis	Leave²	Stay⁴
Ant	N/A (Leave)¹	Stay⁴
Jordon	Stay²	Left
Nikita	N/A (Leave)¹	Removed

Notes	1, 2, 3	4
Ejected	Nikita	none
Left	Jordon	none

This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony.

This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.

This couple was removed from the experiment by the experts or Production.

^1 : Due to an altercation off-camera at the first Dinner Party, the Production team removed Nikita from the experiment. As a result, Ant also had to leave.
^2 : Jordon originally chose to stay in the experiment to pursue an extra-marital romance with Megan, following the two sharing a kiss at the first dinner party. However, he changed his mind during the first commitment ceremony and chose to leave. As a result, Alexis & Jordon left the experiment.
^3 : Due to a delay with returning from their honeymoon in Mexico, Matt & Dan were unable to attend the first dinner party or commitment ceremony.
^4 : After forming a romantic connection following the end of their previous marriages, Alexis & Ant were allowed to return to the experiment as a new couple.

Couple Profiles[]

No.	Couple	Age	Home	Occupation	Honeymoon	Final Decision	Status
1	Robert Voysey	26	Bournemouth	Business Protection Specialist	Dominican Republic
1	Megan Wolfe	26	Stoke-on-Trent	Wellness Coach	Dominican Republic
2	Anthony Poole	28	Manchester	Business Development	Mexico	Removed from experiment	Separated
2	Nikita Jasmine	26	County Durham	Sales	Mexico	Removed from experiment	Separated
3	Matt Jameson	39	Leeds	Charity Worker	Mexico
3	Daniel Mckee	27	Northern Ireland	Sales	Mexico
4	Luke Dawson	36	Cardiff	Care Home Manager/Fireman	Switzerland
4	Morag Crichton	31	Essex	Veterinary Nurse	Switzerland
5	Joshua Christie	26	West London	Insurance Worker	Mexico
5	Amy Christophers	34	Cornwall	Sports Journalist	Mexico
6	Franky Spencer	47	Dubai	Strength & Conditioning Coach	Lake District
6	Marilyse Corrigan	36	Beverley	Personal Trainer	Lake District
7	Adam Aveling	26	Doncaster	Electrician	Antigua
7	Tayah McCreith	25	Welwyn Garden City	Estate Agent	Antigua
8	Jordon Mundell	27	Cardiff	Personal Trainer	Maldives	Broke up before final decision	Separated
8	Alexis Economou	28	London	Model	Maldives	Broke up before final decision	Separated
9	Anthony Poole	28	Manchester	Business Development	N/A¹
9	Alexis Economou	28	London	Model	N/A¹

^1 : After forming a romantic connection following the end of their previous marriages, Alexis & Ant were allowed to return to the experiment as a new couple.

References[]

^ Rawlinson, Kevin (9 July 2015). "Married at First Sight: valid social experiment or recipe for disaster?". the Guardian.
^ Shakhnazarova, Nika (24 November 2020). "Married At First Sight UK gets explosive revamp with fresh new format for 2021". Mirror Online. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ Corner, Natalie. "Last remaining Married at First Sight couple DIVORCE after just 34 weeks together". Mirror Online. Reach Plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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[1] Rawlinson, Kevin (9 July 2015). "Married at First Sight: valid social experiment or recipe for disaster?". the Guardian.

[2] Shakhnazarova, Nika (24 November 2020). "Married At First Sight UK gets explosive revamp with fresh new format for 2021". Mirror Online. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[3] Corner, Natalie. "Last remaining Married at First Sight couple DIVORCE after just 34 weeks together". Mirror Online. Reach Plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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