Married At First Sight UK is returning to our screens very soon – and we can't wait for our next serving of reality TV drama.
Couples are matched up and agree to a first meeting on their wedding day, what could possibly go wrong?! High entertainment levels guaranteed.
Here's everything we know about the new season, including the much-awaited Married At First Sight UK 2024 start date and cast list.
When does MAFS UK start and what time is it on?
In an Instagram post, it was confirmed that MAFS UK will be back on Monday 16 September at 9pm. We will be able to stream it or watch it live on e4.
The caption reads: "Put it in the group chat #MAFSUK is back!"
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The show will air at the same time each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with episodes typically being one hour long with adverts.
This MAFS UK season features 36 episodes in total, so we're expecting it to deliver on the drama!
Fans were left with a lot of questions following recent episodes.
What is Married At First Sight about?
Though the name basically explains what it says on the tin, let us explain further. We see unlucky-in-love singles opt to be matched by relationship experts to a person they meet for the first time at the altar.
IMDB's synopsis for the TV show reads: “A team of relationship experts have matched six singles who have failed to find love and have agreed to marry a total stranger. The first time the couples meet is at their wedding ceremony.”
Who will appear in the new Married At First Sight UK season?
We know that hosts and specialists Mel Schilling, Paul C. Brunson and Charlene Douglas will return, including a whole line-up of new contestants. You can find out more about each cast member in our full round-up, but to summarise, here's the full MAFS UK 2024 cast:
- Holly, 29, a beautician from Huddersfield
- Alex, 28, an aviation operations worker from Birmingham
- Caspar, 34, a head gardener from New Forest
- Charlie, 30, a lettings operations co-ordinator from Surrey
- Emma, 31, a sales manager from Bristol
- Eve, 31, a lifeguard and fitness instructor from Omagh
- Kieran, 28, a mechanic from Newcastle
- Kristina, 31, a dog walker from East Sussex
- Nathan, 24, a manufacturing engineer from Somerset
- Orson, 41, a project engineer from St Kitts and Nevis
- Polly, 28, a careers advisor from Kent
- Richelle, 48, a head of alternative investments executive from London
- Ross, 32, the first deaf contestant to appear on the show
- Sacha, 29, a beauty pageant extraordinaire who was voted Miss Birmingham in 2018
- Adam, 33, a barber from Nottingham
- Lacey, 27, an office manager from Hertfordshire
What do we know about MAFS UK so far?
Not too much! However, the resident experts, Mel Schilling, Paul C. Brunson and Charlene Douglas, have given us a few hints of what to expect.
“I think a lot of our audience are going to find them very relatable,” said Schilling to Heart Radio earlier this year. She added, “You’re going to see a lot of yourself in this group. There’s been an accusation of [people being fame hungry] in the past, but I think you’re going to see it a bit differently for the next UK season. 'Down to earth’ is a very good description."
Channel 4 have also released a trailer that offers a sneak peak of the new contestants in their wedding outfits as they considered their future partners.
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The network has also released one clip from the upcoming season. In the clip, Kieran, a 28-year-old mechanic, decides to wear fake teeth during his wedding ceremony.
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“This could really end up bad, but I just want to know if this girl's fun,” he explained in a voiceover.
When his wife-to-be, Kristina, saw him flash a smile, she gasped, “Oh my God!”
“You alright? You okay?” he said as she giggled in confusion at the altar.
“These teeth — what the f***,” said Kristina in a voiceover.
We'll have to wait until tonight's first episode to find out what happens next…
Let cuffing season commence.
