Channel 4 has commissioned an external review of welfare on the show “after being presented with serious allegations of wrongdoing”.
The channel’s chief executive Priya Dogra has said she believes the broadcaster “acted quickly, appropriately, sensitively and with well-being front and centre” when concerns were raised.
Lawyers for CPL, the independent production company that makes the UK version of the show, said its welfare system was “gold standard” and industry-leading, and that it acted appropriately in all these cases.
Married at First Sight UK – known to many as MAFS – sees single people agree to “marry” total strangers, after meeting for the first time at their mock weddings.
The marriages are not legally binding, but viewers see the couples go on “honeymoon”, before moving in together and navigating their relationships – all while being filmed, almost every day.