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Married at First Sight UK series 1 cast now – bitter divorce to cheating scandal
Married at First Sight UK has continued to captivate audiences since it first launched in 2015.Based on the Danish series of the same name, the programme gives insight into the lives of two strangers who decide to tie the knot on first appearance.Matched by a panel of experts who consider scientific and sociological factors, the strangers are given the opportunity to find out whether they will sink or swim in their married lives.READ MORE: MAFS UK fans all say same thing as bride goes missing during honesty box episodeAnd with the popular programme now in its seventh series, many have wondered what happened to the original cast from series one.Daily Star has taken a look at the couples who were brave enough to take the plunge and whether they are still together.Although things got off to a rather promising start for Emma Rathbone and her husband James Ord-Hume it sadly didn't last very long.Noticing their evident differences at the beginning of the relationship, the couple worked hard to put any complaints they had to one side as they continued to flirt with each other on their wedding day.But the spark quickly fizzled out when the newlyweds noticed they had no sexual attraction.After 34 weeks of marriage, Emma and James decided to part ways.Following the release of the show, the former couple complained that the programme didn't tell them they were a match without really talking about their ideals.In 2020, Emma revealed that she believes the show ruined her chances of having a relationship in the future.She told Daily Mail: "A lot of men have been put off when they find out. There's definitely a stigma there and some have refused to meet me after they've found out."Sometimes I feel I can't win.
