New MAFS UK and Australia crossover sounds unhinged in the best way
Married at First Sight is unleashing an All Stars version, combining contestants from the UK and Australia who didn’t find love the first time around.
As if the idea of marrying someone you’ve never met before wasn’t challenging enough, there’s now the added element that they’ll be from halfway across the world.
In the brand new 24-episode series called Second Marriage at First Sight, four legends from MAFS UK and four from MAFS Australia will be paired up with an unknown partner from the opposite country.
The couples may have to navigate cultural differences and the eventual location-based decision on where to settle if they find love.
They’ll be forced to make calls about their jobs, homes, families and friends, as they weigh up whether to risk it all for love.
Second Marriage at First Sight will start on British soil, before the couples jet off to the land down under to meet friends and family in the Southern Hemisphere.
Many fans on X were delighted with the news and can’t wait for it to hit our screens. @superbadiuk wrote: ‘Omg when will it air?’
Currently, we don’t know when the series will be coming to Channel 4.
@srslycereal is already thinking about future crossovers: ‘When does Canada get this? Lol.’
Would you go on MAFS?
Both UK and Australian versions of the social experiment have been going since 2015, providing us with some iconic moments over the last decade.
The changes made to the Channel 4 hit show haven’t been welcomed by everyone. @aidoo_andrea wasn’t so sure about the switch up in format: ‘No no no. Keep it as it is.’
MAFS UK is produced by CPL, and its CEO explained some of the reasoning behind their decision to combine cultures: ‘Research shows people in Australia have more successful and enduring relationships with Britons than any other nationality, so we are genuinely hopeful that our brave singles can finally find the love they have been looking for.’
Head of Reality Entertainment for Channel 4, Steve Handley, said he thinks it will be their ‘greatest love story yet’.
He explained: ‘Everyone deserves a second chance at love and this time they’re saying ‘I do’ to a stranger on the other side of the world, risking absolutely everything for another shot at getting it right.’
Married at First Sight UK and Married at First Sight Australia is available to watch on Channel 4.
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