A COUPLE who got engaged on Love Is Blind UK dramatically quit the show hours later.
Nicole and Sam‘s whirlwind romance plays out in the first four episodes of the new series, hosted by Emma and Matt Willis.
But while the other couples headed off on a luxurious retreat abroad to explore their physical connection – Nicole broke the news she’d ended their engagement.
“Sam and I are meant to be on the retreat but something didn’t quite feel right,” Nicole told viewers.
The hit Netflix show – made famous in the US – is an experiment that tests whether singletons can successfully marry the person they fell blindly in love with from behind a screen.
Sam and Nicole had both had their sights set on other people, but found each other during the experiment.
After being dumped by Jasmine, Sam turned his attention to Nicole who had been told her love interest Benaiah wasn’t ready to propose.
However, Nicole soon realised she’d made a mistake after seeing a “sign” during Sam’s proposal.
She explained: “When I took the ring, I placed it on the wrong finger, on the right finger.
“He didn’t notice. Now I look back in hindsight that was a sign that it just wasn’t right.”
Sam said: “The doors closed and it was bizarre. I started to realise that something was off, something wasn’t right.”
Before signing up to the Netflix show, Nicole was previously married but divorced shortly after and as a result threw herself into her career as head of brand and marketing.
The 29-year-old was raised Catholic and still believes there is life after divorce.
She still hasn’t given up on love and is hoping to be second-time lucky.
Nicole has mixed Ghanaian and Lebanese heritage and has lived in Ghana but is now settled in the UK in Surrey.
Meanwhile Sam, 31, is a product design manager from London who says his progression up the career ladder has come at a cost as it’s left little time for love.
Having had his heart broken twice, he is hoping that the next person to come into his life will be third time lucky.
Privately-educated Sam enjoys travelling and says he often feels the pressure from his mum to find The One.
