Finding long-lasting love on E4’s Married At First Sight UK is rare, but it does happen.
There are strong signs that some of 2025’s MAFS UK couples are still together, although they cannot officially confirm or deny it yet. There are also some hints that others have cooled off their romances.
Yahoo UK understands the Married At First Sight couples are currently filming the second reunion in London, which is likely to air early in the new year. The stars will do their best to keep the outcome of their relationship a secret until then.
The first reunion – filmed eight weeks after the show wrapped – aired on E4 on Thursday and its second part airs on Friday.
All the MAFS UK couples from the 2024 series had broken up by the time the six-month reunion filming had come around, including the strongest pair: Lacey and Nathan.
The strongest couples in this year’s experiment were Abi and John, Rebecca and Bailey as well as Davide and Keyes. Leisha and Reiss, plus Leah and Leigh, also made it to the final vows.
Which couples are still together and which have split up?
Abi and John said yes, and follow each other
Abigail and John shared a kiss during Married At First Sight UK vow renewals. (Channel 4)
Late arrivals Abi and John glided through the experiment with what seemed to be no problems. There were no signs of arguments or fiery conversations, only words of love and affection. They had the most predictable ending on the show, leaving as partners after their vow renewal.
After it aired, Abi wrote: “The I became we, the future became us, and my heart became yours. Love only comes once in a lifetime, and for my entire life I have been waiting for it and, little did I know… for you.
“This is the start of our love story with many more chapters to write, leading into the most beautiful story of all: a life with you.”
Abigail and John were excited for the future after Married At First Sight UK. (Channel 4)
John also wrote: “Was there ever any doubt that we would say YES at final vows? I remember writing my vows and feeling soooo chuffed knowing who I was writing to this time around.
“The first time I’d written vows, I was just hoping I’d been matched correctly. This time, I was writing them to @abigail_l1ndsay my beautifulllllll wife. The experiment came to the most loving end for us, and we both hoped real life would cement what we’d started.”
They follow each other on Instagram but don’t comment on each other’s posts. The marriages on MAFS are not legally binding. At the first reunion, they revealed they were very happy together.
Rebecca and Bailey said yes, but don’t follow each other
Rebecca and Bailey said yes at the end of Married At First Sight UK. (Channel 4)
Rebecca and Bailey said “yes” to love in the MAFS vow renewals, but there was a question mark over where to live outside of the experiment.
In Liverpool, the bride had a beautiful home surrounded by her family and had built her business with loyal customers. In Brighton, the groom had his daughter, Blue, with his ex-partner, Lulu. Two equally important situations.
The pair appeared to be the worst-matched couple on the wedding day at first, only that quickly changed when romance blossomed on their honeymoon. They became one of the strongest couples in the MAFS experiment.
Rebecca and Bailey were torn over where to live after Married At First Sight UK. (Channel 4)
After the vow renewal, Rebecca wrote: “The experience that changed my life, forever…. I said yes.”
Bailey wrote: “Well… that was emotional to say the least! The perfect way to wrap up our experience and take our first steps outside of the bubble… together! From a wedding day where it looked like we might not make it 10 minutes, to 10 weeks later our biggest worry being how we’d manage living miles apart, who would’ve thought it! I came in with my heart on my sleeve and loved every minute of our journey.”
So far, so good, they made it to the reunion as a couple. In the reunion, Rebecca even hinted that a move to Hove could be on the cards for her and Bailey got excited about starting a family together.
What goes against them is that they do not follow each other on Instagram, as per the show rules.
Asked about keeping her relationship status under wraps, Rebecca told Yahoo UK: “It’s so hard. I have people stop me in the supermarket and talk about MAFS, and then they ask me, and people will comment saying ‘she’s not wearing a ring.’ I don’t wear any rings at all, except when going out… obviously, I work in a clinic, so I can never have rings on.
Did Rebecca and Bailey solve their location problem after Married At First Sight UK? (Channel 4)
“People always try to pick it apart and go, ‘Well, this might be happening, so she’s with him or she’s not with him,’ and we can’t say either way. I think that’s fun for everyone because everyone gets to go through it in real time with us as the show goes on.
“But it is hard to navigate because we’ve obviously come back from the show earlier in the year and carried on with our lives. Some people [are] together, some people [are] not together. So it has been really strange to navigate even before the show started airing, and even more difficult now because there are so many eyes on us.”
Davide and Keye don’t follow each other
Keye and Davide fell in love on Married At First Sight UK. (Channel 4)
Davide and Keye had fireworks on their wedding day, and they were a fan favourite pairing throughout the series.
Their picture-perfect relationship was rocked by the Home Stay week, where Keye was uncomfortable in the cat café and joked about Greggs. This didn’t go down well with viewers at home.
Understanding, Davide told Yahoo UK: “It was a tough moment for both of us. Emotions were running high, and we were still learning how to communicate. I understood where his frustration came from — the dislike for cats and small spaces made him feel very overwhelmed, but I also knew it was a chance for us to learn from it. Every couple has moments like that; what matters is how you move forward together.”
Davide and Keye were one of the strongest Married At First Sight UK couples. (Channel 4)
Moving on, the couple got back to a good place ahead of the final vows. They committed to each other to see if it would work in the outside world. The couple were still going strong at the reunion airing on Thursday.
Asked about keeping his relationship status a secret, Davide told Yahoo UK: “It’s definitely been tough. When you go through something as intense as this experience, you want to share everything. But we’ve had to protect our relationship. Keeping things private actually helped us focus on each other rather than outside noise.”
In the reunion, they were loved-up.
What spells trouble for the couple is that they don’t follow each other on Instagram. When the show initially started airing, they were commenting on each other’s posts, but this has since stopped.
Is this because they don’t want to risk spoilers, or because they have split up in real life?
Leisha and Reiss broke up but follow each other
Leisha and Reiss said yes at the end of Married At First Sight UK. (Channel 4)
Leisha and Reiss had a rocky relationship as late arrivals on MAFS.
The rollercoaster turbulence of their relationship continued, and their final date ended in tears after Leisha was unhappy that Reiss had chosen a theme park as their destination. Outspoken Leisha was happily shouting she loved him, while a more reserved Reiss said he was heading that way but not ready to say it.
Their vow renewals were left on a cliffhanger with Reiss yet to deliver his verdict on the marriage until part two, where he had the chance to say “yes” to love.
Leisha and Reiss follow each other on Instagram but they confirmed in the reunion show on Thursday that their relationship was over. Candidly, Leisha admitted she was “gutted” that they had split.
It was reported that his TOWIE ex, Dani Imbert, ended speculation that she had got back with him after MAFS in an Instagram Q&A too.
Leah and Leigh split
Leigh and Leah ended their romance on Married At First Sight UK. (Channel 4)
It’s no secret that Leah and Leigh have broken up.
They were the will-they-won’t-they couple of the series. It was a shocker that the pair managed to make it all the way to the final vows, where they traded barbs instead of sweet nothings.
On arrival, Leigh had a dramatic black bow tied to the back of her white mini dress. Last year, bride Amy had chosen to wear black to declare her marriage to Luke was over.
When Leigh read out her vows, Leah openly admitted that she “disagreed” with what was being said about their relationship. Their marriage went up in flames with a fiery exchange from both parties.
Watch Married at First Sight UK on E4 this Thursday and Friday at 9pm.