MARRIED At First Sight UK bride Richelle has seemingly quit the show on her honeymoon in Mauritius.
The 48-year-old is the second bride to throw in the towel on the E4 show days after walking down the aisle.
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It all got too much for Richelle during heartbreaking conversation with ‘husband’ Orson on their last day.
Richelle had asked to spend time apart and when they reunited in the evening, she tried to explain her fears.
However, before she could get her words out she began to cry, and an emotional Richelle said: “I think I’m done here guys”.
Richelle thought she spotted red flags in Orson when he revealed he had been cheated on five years ago and said he wasn’t quite over it.
She also felt that he wasn’t being genuine with her, when he said he had feelings after meeting only a few days before.
The buisnesswoman walked away from her groom, and a teaser for tomorrow night’s episode shows Orson attending the first dinner party of the series on his own.
Born in Ghana before moving to the UK aged 2, Richelle is super successful, as the head of alternative markets for an investment company.
She also holds a degree in politics and worked as a business consultant for many years.
Mum to a 20-year-old daughter whom she lives with, Richelle said she was now on the look out for a life partner to feel complete.
Orson appeared to be a good match on paper, as the high-flying businesswoman said she was looking for a man who is fit, funny and financially independent.
Viewers branded the new series “chaos” just one week in.
One wrote on X: “This season of #MAFSUK is CHAOS! Why did one guy say he was looking forward to marriage for a s**g. Another said his wife is fat! Another can’t even compliment his wife! Goodness me.”
Another said: “F*****g hell, if they all go this is gonna be a short series!”
Wednesday night’s first dinner party of the current run also descends into chaos, as a sneak peek clip at the end of tonight’s episode showed..
Mafs couples that have stood the test of time
Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.
The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.
Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.
Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.
Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”
Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.
Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.
“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.
“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’
“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”
Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.
Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.
They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.
Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”
