Married at First Sight UK will not return
Entertainment · First reported 5 Nov, 10:31 · Updated 20:01
Channel 4 says it will end the UK reality series after an external review of contributor welfare, commissioned following allegations by three female cast members. The review assessed welfare protocols, not whether the allegations were true.
- Channel 4 will not bring back the series and plans to reinvest its budget in new programming.
- The external review found the welfare protocols extensive and of a high standard, but said they were not fully implemented in some isolated incidents.
- The review did not determine whether the allegations against male cast members were true; the men accused denied them.
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Key facts
- Decision
- Channel 4 will not bring back Married at First Sight UK.
- Review
- The review examined contributor welfare protocols and did not adjudicate the allegations.
- Cast allegations
- Three female cast members made allegations; the accused men denied them.
- Review finding
- Protocols were described as extensive and of a high standard, though not fully implemented in some isolated incidents.
- Next step
- Channel 4 said the show’s budget would be reinvested in new programming.
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