{"id":21111,"date":"2022-08-30T16:56:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1699929"},"modified":"2022-08-30T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:34:13","slug":"who-are-whitney-and-duka-meet-married-at-first-sight-uk-couple","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-are-whitney-and-duka-meet-married-at-first-sight-uk-couple\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are Whitney and Duka? Meet Married at First Sight UK couple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Last night, our first couples from <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/married-at-first-sight-uk-2022-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Married at First Sight UK 2022<\/a> walked down the aisle, and while <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/married-at-first-sight-uk-2022-chanita-jordan\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chanita and Jordan<\/a> appeared to hit it off immediately, the same couldn\u2019t be said for Whitney and Duka.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney seemed to be unsure about Duka after first laying eyes on him, saying that when compared to the \u201cbrickhouse\u201d of a man she wanted, he was more like \u201ca shed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Although they seemed to bond more over their shared family values, it seems as though the road ahead could be bumpy for these two as they make their way through the experiment.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney had made clear in her meeting with the other singletons before the wedding that she wouldn\u2019t settle for anything less than perfect, but will she change her mind about Duka? And will he be able to move past her initial reaction and behaviour at the wedding?<\/p>\n<p>You can find out all about the rest of the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/married-at-first-sight-uk-reveals-new-cast-2022-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Married at First Sight cast<\/a> and learn about <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/married-at-first-sight-uk-2022-couples\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the couples so far<\/a>\u00a0here. Meanwhile, here\u2019s everything we know so far about Married At First Sight UK couple Whitney and Duka.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Whitney?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1699540\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-21-686145f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>E4<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>St Albans<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/itswhitneyelizabeth\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@itswhitneyelizabeth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>St Albans-based PA Whitney isn\u2019t short of male attention, but wants a man who ticks all the boxes that she can settle down with. After losing her mother, Whitney has had a tough couple of years and while she\u2019s dated men on a superficial level, she\u2019s never found anyone good enough to bring home to her family.<\/p>\n<p>While Whitney has high expectations for her potential partner, she feels ready to give someone a chance. \u201cI need to get my s**t together and embrace the situation,\u201d she told Channel 4.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Duka?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1699542\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/My-project-1-28-5a2567c.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>E4<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Recruitment HR coordinator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Birmingham<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/dukacav\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@dukacav<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HR coordinator Duka moved to the UK at the age of 10 after fleeing former Yugoslavia with his family to escape conflict. While he was bullied for not speaking a word of English, he has since become a man about town, however the girls he fancies are usually superficial. He finds it difficult to put his guard down when people get close to him emotionally, but he\u2019s looking for an Instagram girl who loves looking after herself and can also have a deep conversation about world issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople see me and think, \u2018Oh he\u2019s a d**k head\u2019 but that\u2019s not the case \u2013 people are too quick to judge me,\u201d he said.<\/p> <p><strong>New episodes of Married at First Sight UK air every night at 9pm on E4 from Monday to Thursday, before becoming available on All 4. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 30 August 2022 at 12:00 am Last night, our first couples from Married at First Sight UK 2022 walked down the aisle, and while Chanita and Jordan appeared to hit it off immediately, the same couldn\u2019t be said for Whitney and Duka. 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