Married At First Sight UK groom Casper Todd has accused the E4 show of ‘f***ing with his life’ by pairing him with bride Emma Barnes.
The gardener, 34, admitted he didn’t feel a ‘sexual spark’ with Emma, 31, after she wore a bikini for the first time on their honeymoon in Jamaica, saying he prefers a ‘petite woman’ over a curvaceous size 14 figure.
He told Emma, ‘I haven’t felt that spark I was hoping to feel… I have rarely gone for the curvier person,’ before replying ‘no’ when she asked: ‘Do you think I’m sexy?’
Casper also confessed to being turned off by Emma after comparing the sales manager to his twin sister, Daisy, saying the two have similar personalties and mannerisms.
But now he has blamed E4 producers for setting him up to fail, insisting he and Emma are ‘different on so many levels.’
Speaking to the show’s relationship experts during Thursday night’s first commitment ceremony, Casper expressed his frustration over being matched with Emma.
He said: ‘Emma told me that I was her type on the wedding day but I wasn’t feeling it. I haven’t found her sexy and I have seen some of the same mannerisms with my sister as well. I tried to do it in the nicest way possible and I failed at that. If I lied, would that have been better?
‘I don’t understand how the process got me to Emma. We are so different on so many levels. I don’t understand and I don’t get it and it’s really frustrating because this is my life you are f***ing with.’
He was quizzed by Charlene Douglas, Mel Schilling and Paul Brunson over his cruel behaviour and the dating gurus questioned whether Casper was truly concerned with hurting Emma’s feelings.
Charlene asked: ‘But can you see how hurtful it might be say to your partner that I’m not into curvy girls, can you hear how that could land?’ as Casper admitted: ‘Yes, obviously, yeah.’
After being insulted by his brutal honesty, Emma told Casper on their honeymoon that he needed to look at himself and his reasons behind entering the dating experiment before criticising her appearance.
She said: ‘My personality and my confidence should help you be more confident and you should see qualities bigger than my clothes size. You need to work on your view of women.’
During Wednesday night’s episode, viewers saw Casper and Emma move into an apartment together, as well as attend the show’s first dinner party alongside the other newlyweds.
Casper confided in co-star Charlie about his feelings saying he didn’t find Emma attractive and it was causing him to act out in his relationship.
Meanwhile, Emma revealed she had spent £100 on a bikini and she felt ‘sexy as f***’ wearing the two piece, which was the same day Casper criticised her body.
Speaking to Polly she said: ‘It’s not like we’re f***ing ogres, is it? And at the end of the day it’s not like he’s an Iron Man Adonis.’
Casper and Emma married for the first time after meeting at the altar on the E4 show, which sees couples commit to each other despite being strangers.
Contestants go through a series of interviews conducted by the relationship experts who match the couples in accordance to who they believe will have the best long-lasting romances.