MAFS fans all around, take note: Married At First Sight UK 2025 is coming to screens very, very soon. We even have a confirmed start date.
Anyone who is a stranger to the premise of the global TV phenomenon (seriously, where have you been?) it sees contestants who are looking for love marry their on-screen match, you guessed it, at first sight – without meeting them beforehand.
“Bursting with butterflies, our new brides and new grooms will first meet at the altar to make their vows in stunning wedding ceremonies,” Channel 4's synopsis for the new series reads. “They’ll take a leap of faith to find love as they jet off on luxury honeymoons and start a bold new chapter in their lives. They’ll move in together, attend dinner parties with fellow couples, and reunite at commitment ceremonies where every couple will lift the lid on how they really feel in their relationship.”
We also know that relationship experts and matchmakers Paul C. Brunson, Melanie Schilling and Charlene Douglas will be joining once again to help the married couples navigate their new relationship.
So, when will Married At First Sight 2025 start? Here's what we know so far.
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When does MAFS UK 2025 start?
The start date for 2025's rendition of Married At First Sight UK has officially been confirmed – as per an Instagram post from the show's account, the new series will start on E4 on Sunday 21 September at 9pm.
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This is a slightly different start date from previous seasons, as it normally begins on a Monday. For instance, series eight aired on Monday, 18 September 2023, and series nine started on Monday, 16 September 2024.
Who are the Married at First Sight UK 2025 experts?
Paul C Brunson, Charlene Douglas and Mel Schilling will be the experts helping the contestants through this year's series. You may recognise Paul from Celebs Go Dating, which he works on with Anna Williamson and Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, while Mel Schilling is a MAFS Australia legend and is a specialist in human behaviour and performance, working alongside experts John Aiken and sexologist Alessandra Rampolla.
It follows a couple's isolating struggle in early parenthood.
How long will Married at First Sight UK 2025 air for?
Again, we can hazard guesses based on previous seasons, which have run from mid-September until mid-November, with reunion episodes airing around 13-14 November. So we expect the same thing to happen this year, with the series consisting of roughly 36 episodes.
Married at First Sight UK 2025 cast
Here's a rundown of the brides and grooms joining for this series:
- Neelima (Nelly), 30, a cosmetic dentist from Manchester
- Grace, 31, a midwife in mental heath services from Norwich
- Leigh, 30, an NHS clinical coder from Romford
- Sarah, 31, a recruitment consultant from Aberdeen
- Davide, 33, a cabin crew member from Portugal
- Dean, 31, a team building host from Feltham
- Paul, 60, retired, from Edinburgh
- Bailey, 36, a sales manager from St Albans
- Divarni, 29, a musician from London
- Joe, 31, a personal trainer from Huddersfield
- Anita, 54, an operations manager from Durham
- Rebecca, 32, an aesthetics nurse from Liverpool
- Julia-Ruth, 29, a professional dancer from New Zealand
- Leah, 35, a business owner from Liverpool
- Maeve, 29, an aesthetics practitioner from Newcastle
- Steven, 34, an investment banking manager from Essex
- Ashley, 35, operations director from Bridgend
- Keye, 33, a marketing manager from South West London
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