MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT has been hit with another slew of Ofcom complaints, which came after the explosive reunion episodes last week.
On Wednesday (November 13) and Thursday (November 14) last week, Married At First Sight UK aired its final episodes from the series – and they received more than 500 complaints in total.
After weeks of witnessing the couples navigate their way through the experiment, the show concluded in an explosive way that has in turn resulted in a barrage of complaints.
The episode which aired on November 13 was the reunion dinner party that saw most of the couples reunite with one another at the mixer before sitting down for a meal.
This episode received a whopping 341 complaints from E4 viewers.
During this episode, things heated up and kicked off when controversial bride Hannah made a comeback, and when couple Adam and Polly had a huge row.
According to the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom received hundreds of complaints related to “alleged bullying behaviour during the programme”.
The complaints were in relation to the confrontational moments between Holly and Polly towards Hannah and Adam, and how “the experts failed to address this behaviour, and the use of offensive language during these interactions”.
Meanwhile, the more mellow episode that aired on November 14 also received complaints relating to “alleged bullying behaviour”, despite this comprising of calm sit-down chats on the coaches with the experts.
The 187 complaints made by viewers related to the behaviour “particularly from Holly and Polly towards Hannah”.
And again, the complaints also related to how “the experts failed to address this behaviour”.
HOLLY AND HANNAH CLASH
Midway through the 2024 MAFS UK series, Holly, who was married to Alex before they left the experiment, clashed with Hannah who was married to Stephen.
Holly and Hannah clashed when the couples went on a countryside retreat for a few days.
At the time, Hannah and her husband Stephen were at loggerheads after their honeymoon ended in disaster, with their marriage hanging by a thread.
While at the retreat, brides Holly and Polly both thought that Hannah was making inappropriate comments towards the other grooms.
And Holly was convinced that Hannah was trying to flirt with her husband Alex.
She explained how Hannah told Alex how he was her “favourite groom” and then during a game she said she’s husband swap with Alex.
Then, during the Girls’ Night earlier this month, Holly and Hannah clashed again – sparking more Ofcom complaints when Holly publicly accused Hannah of flirting with Sionainn’s husband Ryan.
But tempers frayed once again at the reunion dinner party when Holly was told that Hannah had spoken about her daughter.
Hannah then admitted during the sit-down chat with the experts that her banter could have been taken the wrong way before Holly snapped back at her.
She said: “I walked into the room on Ladies Night and got called a s**g and ‘look what the cat dragged in’ and I just wouldn’t treat another woman like that.”
POLLY AND ADAM FEUD
Polly and Adam’s feud was also in the firing line for Ofcom complaints, which came after he slammed her for talking about him at the table.
He then aired details on their sex life, shouting: “Why are you b******g about someone who doesn’t f*****g want you?”
Polly was at the end of her tether and threw a whole glass of red wine over Adam’s white tuxedo, with him covered in red splashes for the rest of the episode.
The bride also fired expletives at her former husband, with her storming out of the room shortly after.