London - It was the TV show which claimed to have a formula to find the perfect couple using a range of physical and psychological tests.
But eight months after controversial reality show Married at First Sight paired three sets of strangers, only one of the couples remain together.
In the Channel 4 programme, which aired in July, supposedly compatible couples would meet for the first time on their wedding day before living together for five weeks.
Sam McDonald, 30 and former paratrooper Jack Finn-Kelcey, 29, split up last week, just months into their romance.
Jason Knowles, 34, and Kate Stewart, 31, annulled their marriage last week after Mr Knowles was found to be still using dating services. The only couple still together are university programmes manager James Ord-Hume, 33, and 32-year-old events manager Emma Rathbone.
Mr Finn-Kelcey, who didn’t go through with the ceremony but began a relationship after filming ended, told MailOnline: “We broke up last week. Rather unexpected and a bit sad but there you go.”
Campaigners criticised the testing regime used on the TV show and called on would-be couples not to volunteer for the second series.
Harry Benson of the Marriage Foundation said: “The show itself is nonsense. It purports to use science but in no way does it represent the reality of marriage or relationships.”
Daily Mail