{"id":4069,"date":"2021-09-07T17:50:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1346243"},"modified":"2021-09-07T18:03:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T16:03:08","slug":"are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"Are the ceremonies on Married at First Sight legally binding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much of a commitment do the couples really make? <\/p>

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

Published: Tuesday, 07 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

\n\n

Series six of Married at First Sight UK<\/a> is currently underway on E4.<\/p>\n

So far we\u2019ve seen all the Married at First UK couples<\/a> get hitched, and now they\u2019ll test out their relationships in everyday situations before deciding whether they want to stay together at the end of the experiment.<\/p>\n

With the help of the Married at First Sight UK experts<\/a>, each couple is matched, and made to get married on the first day they meet, surrounded by their families and friends.<\/p>\n

But are the Married at First Sight weddings legally binding?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Are the marriages on Married at First Sight UK legally binding?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No, they\u2019re not. The UK version of the show sees couples making a verbal commitment to one another, rather than an official commitment.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the show previously told The Metro<\/a>: \u201cFollowing the Australian format, rather than legal marriages, the couples will make a lifelong commitment to one another at a glamorous ceremony, overseen by a wedding celebrant, that includes guests, bridal gowns, dancing, speeches and cake.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of this year\u2019s contestants, Nikita, cleared this up on her Instagram during a Q&A, where she told her fans: \u201cNo it\u2019s not a legally binding contract, it\u2019s classed as a social experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nikita and Ant<\/a> were one of the first couples to get married on series six, which debuted on 28th August.<\/p>

Despite a few wedding day jitters and an argument on their honeymoon, the pair looked to be getting on well.<\/p>\n

However, fans were also confused that Nikita didn\u2019t appear to be following her husband on social media platforms.<\/p>\n

She later revealed that it\u2019s actually in the contract that contestants can\u2019t follow anyone in the cast.<\/p>\n

What many fans might not know, however, is that only the UK and Australian versions of the show don\u2019t have legally binding marriages.<\/p>\n

\""Married\"<\/div>
Married at First Sight UK 2021 couple Nikita and Ant<\/span><\/figcaption> Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In fact, the executive producer of MaFS US, Chris Coleen, revealed that contestants on the American series sign a marriage license after filming the wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a prenup that is built in. It\u2019s a very short, brief prenup. It basically says what they walk into [the marriage with], is what they walk out of the marriage with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Married at First Sight UK airs Monday to Thursday at 9pm on E4.<\/b>\u00a0Check out what else is on with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong>or visit our hub for more\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How much of a commitment do the couples really make? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":4070,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/are-the-ceremonies-on-married-at-first-sight-legally-binding.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"How much of a commitment do the couples really make?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/4069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}