MARRIED at First Sight has been packed to the brim with drama so far this series, with brides threatening to quit at the first hurdle, and one groom admitting he would cheat before even meeting his bride.
The Channel 4 show, which sees unlucky-in-love singles agree to marry someone hand-picked for them by experts without meeting them first, is always full of twists and turns, with body language expert Judi James suggesting that the “epically random” couplings should lead the show to be renamed “Divorce at Second Sight”.
In last night’s episode, more drama ensued for turbulent brides Eve and Charlie, who, despite seeming perfect for each other at their wedding, have been butting heads since the honeymoon.
Polly stepped in to accuse Charlie of being a “bully” despite having enough on her own plate, after husband Adam yet again refused to say that he fancied her.
With trouble in paradise for many brides and grooms it seems as though the first exit of the series could be in store at tonight’s commitment ceremony.
But who will be the first to go? And will any of the contestants break the rules and end up doing some wife-swapping?
Body language expert Judi James reveals all….
Eve, 31, and Charlie, 30 have struggled to communicate throughout the series, with Charlie’s fiery personality causing Eve to retreat and refuse to move in with her wife.
Charlie became distraught in Experts Week when Eve, who has accused her bride of “being mean”, decided against taking part in a letter writing task.
Although the couple managed to patch things up for the dinner party last night, Polly’s bullying accusations led to more tears, meaning things aren’t looking good going into tonight’s commitment ceremony.
Judi described lifeguard Eve and lettings operations coordinator Charlie’s marriage as a “non-relationship” and revealed that their differing communication styles make them the couple most likely to be the first to quit.
The body language pro explained: “Eve keeps using a praying hand gesture to suggest she’s emotionally exhausted.
“Charlie grabbed at her hand to hold it when they spoke of re-uniting before the dinner party, but Eve converted that holding ritual into a detached stroking, just using her fingertips, making it look as though she is avoiding any form of being tied down or being contained in a relationship and space that is clearly too overwhelming for her.
“When she told Charlie at the dinner party that ‘I do have hope we can get back on track’ her hand gesture signalled a contradictory message.
“Instead of leaning forward and touching as she spoke she sat back with her hands raised in front of her chin in a steepling gesture.
Dear Deidre Agony Aunt Sally Land, reveals how you should navigate your concerns if you don't physically find your other half attractive.
Sally says: “Putting down your partner for their looks not only reflects your own insecurities but is also very damaging for your partner’s self-esteem and mental health.
“With the ready availability of so much free porn, many men in particular have developed completely unrealistic expectations of what their partners should look like.
“Just like fashion, different body shape ideals and looks come and go with the seasons.
“But unlike the latest skinny, flared or boyfriend jeans you can’t simply ditch your curves because they are ‘out of date’.
“Of course we can all get fitter and eat more healthily but our body shapes are more or less dictated by our genes.
“So criticising your partner’s shape because you prefer ‘skinny’ isn’t going to magically achieve that – unless of course they make themselves very ill.
“And anyone who genuinely cares for someone would only ever want the best for them.
“As a society we are conditioned to expect men to constantly want sex, whenever it is on offer.
“This assumption does a disservice to many men who genuinely want to get close and feel desired by their partner – not simply sex with any available woman.
“But the reality is that sexual rejection can feel magnified for female partners who believe men should always want sex and especially when it’s on offer.
“For anyone who holds onto these unattainable ideals, not only are you seriously limiting your chances of meeting someone compatible, but you are also disregarding so many other important considerations like do you have similar life goals, common interests, do you like each other.
“Marriage and long term relationships are hard enough when all those other boxes are ticked.
“By distracting yourself with a fantasy partner you really are setting yourself up for disaster.”
“This tends to signal status, strength and a barrier. It was a huge hint that she needs to get back to her life outside the experiment where she is in control of her emotions and feeling powerful again.”
Richelle, 48 seemed completely taken aback when Orson, 41, said he “had the feels” for her on the honeymoon and abruptly bolted from the experiment.
Although she has now returned to the show, and patched things up with her groom, Judi said that it is hard to see why, and suggested that the property investor could be likely to cheat with a groom who seems more her type.
She said: “Richelle is smart and successful and she seems to have a life outside the show, currently popping back to play the game despite being a rule-breaker at heart.
“That trait of rule-breaking could make her a candidate for cheating and alpha Alex could be more her ‘type’ than Orson, although we’ve not been shown any dynamic between them yet.
“She’s also astute and untrusting enough to doubt Orson when he said he had ‘the feels’ for her despite criticising her behaviour straight after their wedding.”
According to Judi, the producers have set up one duo to cheat so emphatically, that they might as well as stuck arrows with “affair” on their heads.
Adam, 33, is clearly not into his redhead bride Polly, 28 and keeps going on and on about how he is very “fussy” and usually goes for petite brunettes.
Petite brunette Lacey, 27, has struggled with husband Nathan, 25 being unable to have deep and meaningful conversations with her, and was left gutted after he wowed at her sister but not her at the altar.
Judi said: “When Lacey walked into the first dinner party and Adam said ‘wow’ and Polly followed up by getting insecure about Lacey the plot seemed to be set up for a cheating scandal.”
However, she added: “Except Adam seems keen to stay in the show and raise his personal profile and any cheating could ruin that.
“Plus, Polly suddenly morphed into some dominant Queen Bee last night, telling the others to ‘shut up’ and placing a dominant arm round Adam’s shoulders while pressing her face into his to register dominance.
“He’ll need to be a brave man if he does think about any cheating.”
Caspar, 34, left his wife Emma, 31, distraught after revealing he doesn’t fancy her as he doesn’t like “curvy girls”.
The couple seem to be attempting to patch things up, but Judi said that his “fake” smiles leave him at risk or cheating or bolting.
She explained: “Caspar’s fake rictus smiles after the session with the experts suggested he was determined to look as though he’s trying hard to forge a proper relationship but the mask slipped to the ground when Emma said their lack of sex was a problem.
“He really did look like a guy who thought he could coast through the show in the friendship zone with Emma.
“But at the dinner table his smile did an instant belly-flop at the mention of sex and the old, moody-looking, zoned-out body language returned, with his void-of-all- expression eyes cast downward and that signature self-comfort rubbing of the lower lip with one finger followed by an anxiety ritual of rubbing his hair and scratching his head.
“Caspar was literally clawing at his wedding ring a couple of shows ago to hint he wanted out, but we did also get a glimpse of a more flirty, animated Caspar at the first dinner party.
“Chatting to Sacha who was preening and flicking her hair, he placed an arm round the back of the sofa, splayed his legs and sat with his beer bottle pointing upward on his lap in a gesture of male confidence.
“He fiddled with his wedding ring and the pair echoed a tongue-poke gesture, hinting there’s more to Caspar than we’re seeing with Emma right now.”
However, Judi warned that none of the couples are safe.
“Literally any couple could be vulnerable right now, judging from some of the subtle and not-so-subtle body language hints and cues”, she said.
“Even the ones that are displaying strong bonds of affection and attraction.”
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