Married At First Sight UK expert Charlene Douglas defends low success rate after backlash

TWO grooms will be missing from Married At First Sight UK's explosive Christmas reunion. George Roberts and Matt Murray, both of who starred in the recent regular series reunion, aren't playing a part in the festive special. A show source confirmed that neither will be in the line-up and casting will be revealed in due course.

Married At First Sight UK star Sophie Brown has opened up on her diagnosis that she received while taking part in the experiment. The 29-year-old, who married Johnathan Wileman during the 2022 series, received an ADHD diagnosis while filming for the E4 reality show.

Married At First Sight UK star Sophie Brown has spoken honestly about her recent ADHD diagnosis in the hopes of breaking the stigma. Sophie, 29, who married Johnathan Wileman in this year’s show, received the diagnosis while filming for the reality dating show.

Following last night's Married At First Sight UK finale, participant Thomas Hartley took to Instagram Live with co-star Gemma Rose to discuss the reunion episodes. The pair dropped some cryptic hints at what else went on behind-the-scenes, with Thomas saying: "One thing I will categorically say is, there was so much more that went on, and I mean..." Gemma then chimed in with: "What he's got away with, like, oh my god" although she did not reveal who she was referring to. During the live, Gemma had previously stated that she felt the show protected Matt and April during the reunion more than herself and the other participants.

Married At First Sight UK's April Banbury has confirmed that she has split from TV husband George Roberts. While the pair were one of just two couples who remained together following the final vow reunion, they have since gone their separate ways. Following Tuesday's MAFS Reunion episode, April appeared on Unveiled, where host AJ Odudu asked her about her relationship status and if she and George were still together, to which April replied: "No.

MAFS UK’s Adrian claims TWO other couples ‘wife-swapped’ after the show. The reality TV fave spilled the beans on the 'after-show' romances which happened after Married At First Sight UK's explosive reunion show.

Married At First Sight UK's Lara Eyre left viewers at home in tears as she announced she's giving up on love following her time on the programme.The contestants all gathered to face experts Paul C Brunson, Mel Schilling and Charlene Douglas for one last time on Tuesday 18 October's episode, with each pairing taking a seat in front of them to relive their relationship and assess where they are now. As Lara, 49, and Richie, 51, sat with a noticeable distance between them, the blonde beauty launched into a speech on why she feels love is simply not "in the cards for me" – leaving the experts, her fellow contestants and viewers at home emotional. When asked if this was her last chance at love, she replied: "Yeah.

Married At First Sight UK 's Johnathan Wileman was grilled by expert Mel Schilling during Tuesday's explosive second part of the reunion. During Monday's dinner party, it was revealed that Johnathan and "wife" Sophie Brown had parted ways since the experiment as they attended the event separately.

Married At First Sight UK fans couldn't help but hold back their amusement at hearing Chanita Stephenson throw shade towards Whitney Hughes and Matt Murray's on-screen kiss. The contestants faced experts Paul C Brunson, Mel Schilling and Charlene Douglas for one last time on Tuesday 18 October's episode of the programme, which sent many tongues wagging across social media.

This Morning's Alison Hammond giggled as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson joked that they should tie the knot again.The TV star and the Hollywood A-lister had a spoof marriage on the ITV daytime show back in 2017.And when the beefy star went on the programme again on Tuesday (October 18) he teased that he and his former "wife" should exchange vows again.READ MORE: Alison Hammond offended as I Can See Your Voice co-star 'avoids her' in airportFormer wrestler The Rock, 50, was on the show via video link to chat about his new superhero film Black Adam.At the end he asked his publicists off screen if he could extend the interview to speak especially to Alison, then paid a special tribute to her.The actor – who married his wife Lauren Hashian in 2019 – told the TV star she was “doing so great”.“I just want to say this really quickly," he said."Alison, I want to tell you, we've known each other for a long time – I’m so happy for you."I know you’ve been doing so great, you’ve been nominated for all these National TV Awards, you’ve been incredible so ‘mwah’.""Congratulations!" he added, before quipping: "We’ve got to get married again!”Alison, 47, made a heart shape with her hands as she told the Jumanji star: “I'm proud of you as well, I’m so proud of you."Viewers absolutely loved the cute exchange.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."Dwayne Johnson, love this man," one person posted on Twitter."Dwayne Johnson is such a nice guy," said another admirer.One viewer joked: "Good luck @AlisonHammond tomorrow divorcing Dwayne Johnson (The Rock).

Married At First Sight UK may have almost run it course on E4 but the tea continued to spill as four contestants took part in a revealing Instagram Live session on Monday night. Shortly after the evening's action-packed episode, Chanita Stephenson, Sophie Brown, Duka Cav and Adrian Sanderson took part in a Q&A session which saw fans waste no time in asking for juicy details.

MARRIED At First Sight UK star Chanita Stephenson has revealed one of the cast flashed their boobs at a dinner party but it was never shown. Chanita joined co-stars Duka Cav, Adrian Anderson and Sophie Brown for a live chat on Instagram when she spilled the beans.

The first part of Married At First Sight UK 's drama-filled reunion aired last night, but according to the show's stars not everything made it to screen. As the episode, which saw tensions reach breaking point for a number of participants, finished four of its stars took to Instagram Live, where they revealed a number of scenes that were not aired on TV.

Kimberley Walsh has revealed that Girls Aloud may never perform again as she thinks it would be ‘too painful’ for them to reunite as a band following member Sarah Harding’s death last September. Harding died of breast cancer aged just 39 in 2021, and Kimberley spoke about how she and fellow Girls Aloud stars Cheryl, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle have been able to come together since to do ‘some really positive fundraising for charity’Speaking to hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary about Harding, Kimberley revealed that the band had no plans to mark 20 years since their debut single Sound of the Underground was released in December.

MARRIED At First Sight UK fans have been left confused as April Banbury and George Roberts revealed they were "still together". Fans were baffled to see the pair - who were married on the E4 dating show last month - go to the reunion show together.

Married at First Sight UK's Matt Murray faced his ex-wife Gemma Ross's wrath once again after he lashed out at Sophie Brown and left her in tears on tonight's penultimate episode of the hit E4 show. While the dinner party got off to an amicable start, the couples – and exes – soon turned up the heat and it wasn't long before shouting matches took place at the table.

Thomas Hartley got chins wagging during Monday night's Married At First Sight reunion as he rocked up in a pink fitted dress and matching pink hair.Thomas, who had been married to Adrian Sanderson throughout the explosive experiment, turned up with his partner despite the pair not making it to the show’s final vows. Usually one to make a scene with his iconic one-liners, this time the Liverpudlian made a statement with his bold outfit instead – with some viewers comparing him to a Power Ranger. “I wasn’t ready for Thomas’ outfit,” quipped one viewer, as someone else wrote: “Ok I like Thomas but that outfit is erm… loud.” “Has Thomas joined the Power Rangers?” questioned another, as a fourth fan compared him to a Flamingo.

Married At First Sight fans will be pleased to know that the drama continues into Tuesday night’s episode as the second part of the show’s reunion airs on E4. Monday night’s episode began reasonably amicably before sparks started flying when the couples and exes all sat down at the table together.

The Married at First Sight UK experts were taken aback during Monday night's reunion episode when the show’s resident firecracker Whitney Hughes rocked up alone. Whitney was first partnered up with Duka Cav as part of the experiment, but there was a lack of chemistry between the pair from the get-go. She went on to ruffled feathers after she coupled up with fellow contestant Matt Murray after things didn’t work out between him and his wife Gemma Rose.