MARRIED At First Sight UK is returning in September 2024.
Channel 4 has revealed the first couple of the new season, Kieran and Kristina, in a sneak-peak clip — so what do we know about the groom?
Kieran Chapman is one of the contestants hoping to find ‘the one’ on Mafs UK.
As it returns for its ninth season, the social experiment show features Kieran meeting his future wife on their wedding day.
In a clip shared online, the 28 year-old from Newcastle shows his cheeky side by pulling a risky prank on his match and putting in some crooked false teeth as she walks down the aisle.
Geordie lad Kieran is a mechanic.
He calls himself ‘The Van Doctor’ in the bio of his Instagram account, @kieranchapmannn.
Kieran has taken a break from his day-to-day to try and find love on the popular reality show.
Kieran has been paired with Kristina, a dog walker two years his senior.
The prankster’s practical joke at their nuptials doesn’t seem to have impressed his wife-to-be, as she can be heard saying “These teeth. What the f**k?”
Worried that he may have taken it too far, Kieran says “I think the teeth could make us look a little bit immature. I’m a little bit nervous to see how it goes.”
Fans will need to watch the new Mafs UK season on E4 to find out whether Kieran and Kristina hit it off after tying the knot.
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
