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Channel 4 axes Married At First Sight UK after abuse allegations

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 11:12 · Archive

Channel 4 has cancelled Married At First Sight UK after a decade on air, following a review triggered by rape and sexual misconduct allegations.

Channel 4 has announced that Married At First Sight UK will not return to screens, ending its involvement with the hit dating experiment after ten years. The decision follows an external review commissioned after three women who had appeared on the programme made serious allegations about their on-screen husbands. The allegations emerged in a BBC Panorama documentary which aired in May, in which two women alleged rape and a third alleged sexual misconduct. A MAFS UK cast member was also arrested on suspicion of rape in June.

The show has featured contestants and wedding venues with Essex links over the years. Former groom Luke Worley from Clacton appeared in the 2023 series, marrying Jay Howard after they met for the first time on the programme. His wedding suit was tailored by a business in Colchester. Mr Worley was later removed from the 2023 experiment following an altercation with fellow contestant Jordan Gayle. There is no suggestion that he is connected to or has been accused of any of the sexual misconduct or rape allegations which prompted the review.

Channel 4 axes Married At First Sight UK after abuse allegations
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In this story: Channel 4 · Married At First Sight UK · BBC · Luke Worley · Jay Howard · Essex · Clacton · Colchester

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