Which Love is Blind UK couples are still together?
Love is Blind UK’s reunion show has aired, revealing which of the show’s romances have gone the distance.
The programme, based on the US version of the dating show, debuted on the streaming service this month. Under the watchful eyes of husband and wife presenting team Matt and Emma Willis, it followed a group of singles getting to know potential matches and trying to find love ‘sight unseen’.
The experiment has seemed to work well, with six engagements. So how many of the couples actually tied the knot and stayed together?
Steven and Sabrina
Sabrina and Steven did say "I do" but sadly they have now split.
The pair had been lovestruck from early in the series, as they discovered how similar they were in things they liked and their attitude to life. “Your [love] language is so similar to mine,” Steven told Sabrina.
They did face hurdles, such as realising their realised their relationship would be long distance – Sabrina is from Belfast while Steven lives in London. And although they talked about how to make it work, it seems the miles between them were a big factor in the split.
On the reunion show Sabrina said she'd travelled to see Steven seven times and that he'd only managed two trips. "I was trying to do everything I could to make the relationship work, and I just felt like you made zero accommodations in your life for me or our relationship," she said. Steven agreed that the pair had “underestimated” the long distance aspect.
In the end, their marriage only lasted four months.
Bobby and Jasmine
Bobby and Jasmine didn’t have the easiest path, with Jasmine almost diverted by Sam at certain points in the process. However, when that came to an end she started to discover how much she had in common with Bobby.
Their connection grew deeper, with Jasmine moving everyone when she said she wanted to create a “safe space” for Bobby when he opened up about his grief over losing his cousin.
“For me, it’s been quite apparent from the start that Jasmine was the girl for me,” Bobby said. “This is the best kind of love I’ve ever experienced.”
The couple did hit some more road bumps, like the fact that Jasmine’s mum wasn’t convinced about the experiment, but they did go on to wed.
And on the reunion show they shared that their romance was going strong, with the pair living together and children even possibly in their future. "I feel like we're best friends," Jasmine said.
Nicole and Benaniah
Nicole and Benaiah were involved in one of the show’s biggest love triangles, with Nicole’s head also turned by Sam. Later she started to develop strong feelings for Benaniah, who shares her commitment to “conscious living” and love of the outdoors.
But he wasn’t that quick to show how committed he was to a future together, and Sam was. Nicole did go on to realise that things didn’t feel quite right with Sam, whereas they did with Benaniah, and she told him she was “sorry” and admitted: “I made a decision that wasn’t quite right.”
Form there they went from strength to strength and were one of the couples who decided to exchange vows. They are still very much together and in an appearance on ITV's Lorraine, they told how nice it was to be able to be open about their romance, after having to keep it a secret while the show aired to make sure no spoilers got out.
"There's quite a lot of travels planned - we are going to go to Ghana to see (Nicole's) family," Benaiah said of their future plans. He also shared that he was feeling much more "secure" now, explaining: "Now that I know that we're married and we're stable."
Freddie and Catherine
Catherine fell for funeral director Freddie in the pods, cutting off an early attraction to Ollie as she made her commitment.
The pair seemed to share a lot in common, including their active lifestyles, and Freddie was impressed by Catherine speaking her mind to Ollie after finding out that he had been claiming he was the one to shut down their romance.
But there were trust issues when Catherine began flirting with Sam at a full cast meet up. Later Freddie revealed he was bothered by the idea that she could be legally entitled to his money if they married, shocking Catherine with an announcement that he thought he might leave everything to his sister instead.
Although they made it as far as the altar and Catherine said "I do", Freddie told her: "I love you Cat, but the timing might not be right for us. This isn’t a goodbye. It’s not a rejection of the love we share. Part of me wanted to say yes and embark on this journey with you. But as I look into your eyes, I know I’m faced with a truth we both have to acknowledge."
Catherine was devastated and left feeling "unwanted". She added: "I never want to walk down the aisle again. I just feel blank."
Maria and Tom
The show got off to a great start for Maria and Tom, who had a strong connection in the pods and seemed very happy with their match when they finally met in person.
However, one small crack in their aligning values widened over time and led to their downfall. Tom had been concerned to hear that Maria wanted to be a stay-at-home parent for a few years after having children, something he said he wouldn't have chosen.
A seemingly minor moment when Maria paid for an ice-cream on a date and then pointed out in her Moroccan culture men would be expected to pay also turned into a much more significant issue for Tom.
On their wedding day, despite Maria being in tears a lot in the run-up to the ceremony it looked as though things would end happily ever after. However, Tom told a stunned Maria that it wasn't the right time for him and that he needed to think more about their differences in values.
Maria said: "I absolutely can’t believe this. I wanted to get married. I wanted to be a wife and I feel incredibly sad that I didn’t get the ending that I always pictured for myself."
Ollie and Demi
Despite his early attraction to Catherine, Ollie formed a close bond with Demi which only deepened when she was able to open up to him about her endometriosis.
However, it all started looking a little more rocky on the group trip to Corfu where Ollie finally got to see Catherine in person and there was some awkward flirting going on.
They grew closer again back at home in London and all appeared to be on track, until Demi's shock wedding day announcement. After Ollie committed to her, she said she didn't feel they were quite in the right place yet.
However, it seems there are no hard feelings as the pair seemed friendly enough on the reunion show. "Ollie's a good guy, but he's not my guy," Demi said.
Love is Blind UK is available now on Netflix.
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This article originally appeared on Yahoo TV UK at https://uk.news.yahoo.com/love-is-blind-uk-couples-still-together-194628261.html
