Yahoo News Married at First Sight viewers aren't convinced by the first match
The latest series of Channel 4's Married at First Sight premiered tonight (March 20), with two new couples walking down the aisle having first met on their wedding day.
It's a crazy concept but apparently it's all very scientific, as the couples are matched up by relationship experts after going through physical and mental exams as well as compatibility tests.
Once wed, they have eight weeks to decide if they really do want to be together forever.
Tonight's episode focused on nurse Steph and property manager Jonathan. Both were fed up with the dating scene and decided to take the drastic step to find love.
Before her wedding day, Steph admitted to having trust issues, which was why she thought the Married at First Sight route was best.
But viewers saw a red flag when Jonathan, who has mostly female friends, asked one of them to act as his best man.
Steph has massive trust issues and they've put her with a guy who hangs out with 10 women regularly? #MarriedAtFirstSight pic.twitter.com/mvUQ0YqbPu
- James Croydon (@croydonj) March 20, 2019
Ok so Steph has trust issues, and Jonathan is rocking up with not one but TWO beautiful female best friends. .. #marriedatfirstsight @Channel4 #iheardivorcebells
- Gigi (@GigiGigi32) March 20, 2019
He basically had a hen do wtf I am screamingggg at the TV how on earth did they think this was a match. Steph is going to hate him having all these female friends 🤣🤣🤣 #MarriedAtFirstSight
- Emma Clarke (@ems280204) March 20, 2019
Steph and Jonathan actually has disaster written all over it. I can't wait 🍿 #MarriedAtFirstSight
- D'Arcy Lindsay (@poisonousdarce) March 20, 2019
Oh dear, matching a guy with loads of female friends, with a girl who has trust issues? How on earth did they think this was a good idea? 🙈#marriedatfirstsight
- Miss Stringer (@MissStringerMus) March 20, 2019
When it was time for the wedding, the only hitch was the ring not fitting on Steph's finger, but everything else went like any 'normal' wedding would.
And the couple's friends and family seemed to think they were a perfect match.
But Steph didn't really look like the happiest bride during the wedding reception, despite telling the camera that she "felt good" about Jonathan and that he seemed really easy to get along with.
And viewers weren't entirely convinced by her demeanour either.
I think Jonathan is going to get his heartbroken #marriedatfirstsight
- Louisa MacDonald (@Loula1012) March 20, 2019
Steph sat there like ... #MarriedAtFirstSight pic.twitter.com/D9jMSMWlNw
- Laura Alice (@laura_alice24) March 20, 2019
Wow Stephs face during that first dance #MarriedAtFirstSight
- British Television Invasion (@BritTVPod) March 20, 2019
She really doesn't look convinced does she? Definitely had the face of "I'd rather not be here"...? #MarriedAtFirstSight
- Dhaval Panchal, Ph.D. (@dpanch_89) March 20, 2019
She doesn’t like him and it’s so horribly obvious! Ohhhhhh no I feel so bad for them both! Hope I’m wrong #MarriedAtFirstSight
- Mrs F (@ClaireWiggleB) March 20, 2019
No chemistry whatsoever eurghhhh #MarriedAtFirstSight pic.twitter.com/UD2XhhCZ98
- Alice ⭐️ (@millerralice) March 20, 2019
Omg she really isn't feeling it #MarriedAtFirstSight
- James Delamare (@JamesDelamare) March 20, 2019
Is Steph crying because she’s happy or because she’s absolutely regretting every second of filling in that application form #marriedatfirstsight
- Abi Aldersley (@abilovespink) March 20, 2019
But people were impressed by Jonathan's gift of massive Jenga pieces – the building blocks of any relationship, for sure.
Never thought my ultimate relationship goal would be to have a guy make me a giant jenga with my name on it but here we are #MarriedAtFirstSight
- Amy Hodge (@AmyyMH) March 20, 2019
Well the wedding night seems as if it's going to be fun, a fun filled night playing Jenga till dawn 😂😂😂😂 #marriedatfirstsight #Channel4
- Keven law (@Kevenlaw) March 20, 2019
The guy who HANDMADE the jumbo jenga on #MarriedAtFirstSight can come find me when this marriage hits splitsville 👌🏻
- Catrina Rose (@CatrinaRose__) March 20, 2019
Let’s hope she likes the Jenga! 😭 #MarriedAtFirstSight
- CPL Productions (@CPLProductions) March 20, 2019
Next week we'll see Jonathan and Steph on their honeymoon, where things will hopefully be a little less awkward. Fingers crossed.
Married at First Sight airs on Channel 4.
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