{"id":1157521,"date":"2026-08-19T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1157521\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:00:26","slug":"why-love-is-blind-uk-hosts-emma-and-matt-willis-are-tvs-big-presenting-power-couple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1157521\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Love Is Blind UK hosts Emma and Matt Willis are TV&#8217;s big presenting power couple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">From Nick and Vanessa Lachey to Rochelle and Marvin Humes, there are only a few presenting power couples on our screens at the moment \u2013 and Emma and Matt Willis are certainly one of them.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">While Emma has solo roles on The Voice UK and Strictly Come Dancing, the popular presenting couple are back on the small screen as the third season of Love Is Blind UK \u2013 which introduces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a73354780\/love-is-blind-uk-season-3-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a73354780\/love-is-blind-uk-season-3-cast\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a new cast of singles looking for love\" data-node-id=\"9.7\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a new cast of singles looking for love<\/a> \u2013 premieres on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/netflix\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Netflix\" data-node-id=\"9.9\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Netflix<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"13.0\">Digital Spy <\/strong>caught up with the duo in the lead up to the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/love-is-blind\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/love-is-blind\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the hit Netflix show\" data-node-id=\"13.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the hit Netflix show<\/a>, which they have helmed since its first season in 2024, and we put their relationship to the test with the ultimate quiz to decipher how well they really know each other. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"emma willis, matt willis, love is blind uk season 3\" title=\"Emma Willis, Matt Willis, Love Is Blind UK season 3\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2300\" height=\"3448\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7b4cfcf0-6586-439f-8d77-053b2d47ecd9.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">We had our suspicions that the answer to this might be &#8216;pretty well, actually&#8217;, and the pair \u2013 who have been married since 2008 \u2013 did not disappoint as they also illustrated their adorable bond and joint competitive streaks.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Both Emma and Matt name-checked the latter as the better cook out of the two, though he was quick to assure his wife that she was also a &#8220;good cook&#8221;. Despite this, Matt did confess that he hadn&#8217;t spent much time in the kitchen lately. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;You have been in the theatre all year, every day,&#8221; Emma told him. &#8220;So you haven&#8217;t really been around at night.&#8221; She then reminisced about Matt making &#8220;a really good pie&#8221;, which he would do &#8220;designs&#8221; on \u2013 with a &#8220;willy pie&#8221; being one of the patterns on the top. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Matt was also quick to be named the &#8216;best gift-giver&#8217;, although it was later revealed that it was a title that had come with experience after he&#8217;d &#8220;learnt the hard way&#8221;, with Emma joking that she&#8217;d received some &#8220;stinkers&#8221; in the past. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">It also came to light that they balance each other out well, with Emma describing herself as &#8220;quite anxious&#8221; and liking to plan ahead, while Matt was the more &#8220;spontaneous&#8221; one. Handily, Emma concluded that they &#8220;even each other out&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"emma willis, matt willis, love is blind uk\" title=\"Emma Willis, Matt Willis, Love Is Blind UK\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2999\" height=\"2000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/34aa3c69-d5b7-402e-88d0-7f91aa4eb72d.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"42\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">There was one revelation from Emma that Matt had never heard before, prompting him to exclaim &#8220;I did not know that!&#8221; and &#8220;you find out something new every day&#8221;, as his wife revealed that she had once played the body double of Milla Jovovich. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"46\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Other hilarious highlights from the video interview include a cheeky emoji revelation \u2013 &#8220;no need for follow ups!&#8221; \u2013 and an anecdote that illustrates Matt&#8217;s love and adoration for Chris &#8216;The Hemsworth&#8217; Hemsworth. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"50\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">You can watch the video at the top of this article, and see TV&#8217;s power couple in action. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"54\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"54.0\">Love Is Blind UK season 3 is now streaming on Netflix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"61.0\">Visit our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Streaming Guide\" data-node-id=\"61.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"61.1.0\">Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"61.2\"> now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"65\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"65.0\">The new edition of <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"65.1\">Legends<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"65.2\">, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Ariana Grande, is here! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livinglegendsarianagrande\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livinglegendsarianagrande\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Ariana Grande in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"65.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"65.3.0\">Buy <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"65.3.1\">Ariana Grande<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"65.3.2\"> in newsagents or online<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"65.4\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787144426_702_30ac7e7c-7f8e-4df2-ac0f-23e171d563f7_1603993319.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Laura Jane Turner\" title=\"Headshot of Laura Jane Turner\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Editor, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Digital Spy<\/strong><\/a> Laura has been watching television for over 30 years and professionally writing about entertainment for almost 10 of those. \u00a0Previously at LOOK and now heading up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV<\/a> desk at the UK&#8217;s biggest TV and movies site Digital Spy, Laura has helped steer conversations around some of the most popular shows on the box. Laura has appeared on Channel 5 News and radio to talk viewing habits and TV recommendations. \u00a0As well as putting her nerd-level Buffy knowledge to good use during an IRL meet with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laura also once had afternoon tea with One Direction, has sat around the fire pit of the Love Island villa, spoken to Sir David Attenborough about the world&#8217;s oceans and even interviewed Rylan from inside the Big Brother house (housemate status, forever pending).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/1989ljt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">linkedIn<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Nick and Vanessa Lachey to Rochelle and Marvin Humes, there are only a few presenting power couples&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1157522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3937],"tags":[219052,218934,215877,311347,217573,1380,314652,1331,77,258961,1330,314651,291041,216560,382,16,15],"class_list":["post-1157521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-digital-spy-features","tag-collection-exclusives","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-collection-love-is-blind","tag-collection-netflix","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-cb6a342a-24ea-4c23-b372-afbf85197601","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-love-is-blind-uk-hosts-emma-and-matt-are-tvs-power-couple","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-reality-tv","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117122306321857263","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1157521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1157522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1157521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1157521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1157521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}