{"id":3523,"date":"2021-08-25T11:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T09:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1329805"},"modified":"2021-08-25T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T09:45:10","slug":"married-at-first-sight-uk-experts-reveal-how-theyve-spiced-up-2021-series","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/married-at-first-sight-uk-experts-reveal-how-theyve-spiced-up-2021-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight UK experts reveal how they\u2019ve \u201cspiced up\u201d 2021 series"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new series will return on Monday 30th August. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Get ready to see a new batch of singletons get married to a total stranger as Married at First Sight UK<\/a> returns to E4 for a new series.<\/p>\n

The dating show first aired in the the UK in 2015, and has pretty much remained the same from its launch, with couples meeting at the altar for the first time before testing out their relationship in everyday settings.<\/p>\n

This year, however, things will look a little different as the show has been given quite the makeover.<\/p>\n

RadioTimes.com<\/a> spoke to the Married at First Sight experts<\/a>, which includes Celebs Go Dating matchmaker Paul C. Brunson, Mel Schilling, and new arrival Charlene Douglas, who filled us in on the new series.<\/p>\n

Asked how they\u2019ve \u201cspiced\u201d things up for 2o21, sex therapist Douglas said: \u201cI suppose, in the past you probably wouldn\u2019t get an expert asking openly about sex. It\u2019s often kind of alluded to, but not directly asked. I ask the question and I do probe a little bit to find out what\u2019s going on, to look at the sexual chemistry, and to challenge it a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cThere are couples saying, \u2018We have great sex!\u2019 but then it\u2019s like, \u2018Well, you\u2019re not even sitting in that close to each other now, so what\u2019s happening there?\u2019 So I ask a few more questions. There\u2019s definitely lots to look forward to and some jaw dropping moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Married at First Sight sex therapist Charlene Douglas<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Like Douglas, psychologist Mel Schilling is new to the UK show.<\/p>\n

She previously worked on the extremely successful Australian version, which the upcoming series happens to be modelled after with a bigger line-up, more episodes, as well as a few format changes such as the hen and stag do which will take place before each couple says \u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mel Schilling<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Speaking of the new series, Schilling explained: \u201cI think one of the most exciting things is we\u2019ve borrowed or copied some of the format elements from the Australian series, which was really popular here. So things like dinner parties where all our couples come together and it\u2019s that melting pot of emotion and dinner really, and maybe a drink or two, and of course, the commitment ceremonies as well where our couples actually need to make that decision to stay or leave and have a chat with us about their relationships each week.\u201d<\/p>

The upcoming series will be the first time Paul, Charlene and Mel have worked together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the biggest difference between this series and all previous is the three of us,\u201d Paul explained. \u201cIt was hard for me personally, as I was coming off the last series where the two co-hosts were two of my dear friends that I\u2019ve known for a decade. So, to come into this series with two different sets of talent was hard, but Charlene and Mel make it easy. I think that\u2019s a real testament to our chemistry. I think you\u2019ll see a real family bond between us, you know, agreeing sometimes, disagreeing other times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve called it the dream team,\u201d Charlene added. \u201cI think you know when you first get together you can never really be sure you know how you\u2019ll get on with people and not just on set, but also off set as well. Yeah, but we had so much fun on set, we had so much fun off there. And there were times that we had to be stopped in terms of how much we were sort of giggling and talking so much. The connection was real!\u201d<\/p>\n

Married at First Sight UK returns to E4 on Monday 30th August at 9pm. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>or visit our hub for more\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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