Fans of hit reality show Married At First Sight are convinced that one couple are clinging onto their doomed relationship for one nefarious reason – to extend their time on TV.
Sarah, from Aberdeen, and Dean have never seen eye-to-to from the minute they stepped into the series. Yet despite this, the pair have consistently chosen to remain in the experiment.
It’s far from the first time the matchmaking programme has witnessed an unsuccessful marriage, with 2024 groom Caspar even tying the knot with a new woman just a year after he exited the series single.
However, just last week, newcomers April and Leo were hailed as the ‘best match’ of the series moments after their first meeting – in all fairness, their chemistry was palpable through the screen.
But for Sarah and Dean, it has been far from smooth sailing, OK! reports.
Sarah made no secret of her lack of physical attraction to her new husband on their wedding day and disclosed that she found some of his habits irritating during their honeymoon.
Sarah has been told to ‘go home’ by annoyed fans (Image: Channel 4)
The bride was later reprimanded by expert Paul for ‘disrespecting’ her partner during a dinner party, where she informed the other contestants that he gave her ‘the ick’.
Relationship expert Mel also scolded Sarah for not “taking responsibility” after treating her husband poorly. On this occasion, Sarah had openly swooned over a MAFS producer’s attractiveness in front of Dean.
Dean was visibly upset by the remark and admitted: “When I heard her say that I was like ‘D*mn is she ever going to say that about me?’ and it kind of triggered something in me.”
He added: “I just want to hear that said to me from my wife.”
In Wednesday’s (October 8) episode featuring the in-laws, a friend of Dean expressed worries that the groom would end up looking like “a fool” after discovering that the newlyweds haven’t yet shared their first kiss.
Despite cautionary advice from their family and friends, the pair are persisting with their relationship, leading fans to speculate it’s part of their strategy.
Sarah and Dean on their wedding day (Image: Channel 4)
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One viewer took to X and posted: “At this point, I’m thinking he’s [Dean] just saying Sarah’s great to try to justify remaining there to squeeze out more airtime. Very pointless and tedious for viewers. Go home!”
Another commented: “People get the ick all the time, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. What is wrong, is pretending you can get over the ick just so you can stay in the process and thus on TV.”
A third viewer exclaimed: “Sarah and Dean, it’s enough now! Please write ‘leave’ this week. I’m bored of this.”
And another person questioned: “I totally get it that Sarah has no intimate connection with Dean but why the h*ll is she staying in the experiment wasting Dean’s time?”