MAFS UK: It's Official!

We are “100% a little bit” obsessed with MAFS!!!

Joining Chloe on the sofa today to spill the tea (and the coffee) on everything we’ve seen on MAFS this week is Drag Race royalty - Tia Kofi! 

Sadly, we’ve said goodbye to the first of our couples :(((((  Charlie and Eve both chose to leave at the commitment ceremony - and Charlie herself is joining us on the sofa to chat about everything went down (and to boast about her throwing skills) 

In honour of Experts Week - we also play our very own version of Ask Me Anything. We’ve splashed all our budget on the very-highly-technological RANDOM QUESTION GENERATOR (spoiler alert - it’s two bowls) to make us all feel *more emotionally connected* 

We’re choosing to stay - are you? We’ll be here every week for all of your MAFS debrief needs. 
Anyone know a good butler in the buff? Asking for a friend.

Can you believe that Alex wrote leave? Are Sacha and Ross soulmates? Will Caspar and Emma be able to make something work? What on earth did Kieran mean by ‘be where your feet are’? Wait sorry… Richelle asked us not to ask too many questions. We’ll stop.  

The honeymoon period is over for our couples and they’ve finally moved into their new apartments (well… most of them have) - so the ICONIC Vicky Pattison has joined Chloe on the sofa today to dissect all the drama from our first dinner party and our first commitment ceremony. 

And to complete our gorgeous girl gang today - it’s our bride Holly! We are desperate to find out if there’s hope for her and Alex’s relationship - and whether the spark they had on their wedding day will be enough to carry them through the experiment… 

Rating things on a scale of 1 - 10 caused a weeeeee bit of drama at the dinner party - so we’ve decided to reclaim it and turn it into an actually very fun game that doesn’t end in tears (hopefully) 

We’ll be here every week for a big old gossip about MAFS - we’re committed… are you?! 
On a scale of 1 to 10 - how good is this podcast? 10? Knew it.

Is it too soon to say we’re in love already?! 

It has been a BIG first week for our brides and grooms, so Chloe has enlisted the help of the ultimate MAFS superfan David Potts to break it all down for us! 

Everything’s been a bit of a whirlwind - we’ve had a dog as a ringbearer, a bridesmaid mistaken for a bride, a romantic trip to a lizard sanctuary and we’ve even met Miss Birmingham 2018 herself… Chloe and David chat about how things are going so far and what we think the future holds for our brides and grooms. 

We’re all about the exclusives here on It’s Official - so we’ve also got one of our gorgeous brides Emma on the sofa for you… gather round - because she might treat us to a reading from her journal!! And of course, we all know she’s a crisp connoisseur so we decided to play a game of Married At First Bite (it’s basically like relationship horoscopes with crisps… it will all make sense very soon)

We’ll be back here every week for all the chats, all the gossip and all the opinions - so stick around so you don’t miss a thing. 

Before we record the next episode, we need to retrieve Charlie’s wedding ring. Does anyone have some scuba diving equipment we can borrow?

SURPRISE! We’re back people of the congregation, and we’re ready to get some SERIOUS goss on life after MAFS UK with some of our gorgeous brides and grooms.

Yasmin has managed to get herself into the ACTUAL venue where our MAFS UK 2023 Alumni are gathering for the first time since the show ended. Is that the sound of tension you can hear being cut with a knife?! Oh no, it’s just a slice of pork pie at the dinner party, don’t worry!

And given that it’s a special occasion, Yasmin is joined by not one, not two, but SIX MAFS legends on the sofa!

Paul and Tasha come through to catch us up, and tell us about dropping the L-word, two of our favourite gals Jay and Adrienne give us the tea on what went down after the cameras stopped rolling, and, in a not-so-spoiler-spoiler-alert, brand new couple Shona and Matt tell us ALL! When, how, where and everything that happened after! (Well, obvs not everything… it’s not that kind of show)

So, that’s actually it. MAFS UK is wrapped up for another year. And what a series it was! Thanks for coming along for the ride with us, it’s been a blast!

Anyway, gotta dash to the travel agent, we’ve got it on good authority that Australia is the place to be for strangers getting hitched now … ;)

How have you guys been coping now that MAFS has been off air for a week? We’ve been STRUGGLING… so we’re back with a li’l wrap up episode to tie up all the loose ends from this series. You’re. Welcome. Everyone.

Yasmin is joined by reality legend Bobby Norris - to debrief that final meeting between our couples and the experts, and, let’s be honest, his thoughts on the whole series. Somebody get the butter knives, because even with a fractured knee, Bobby is ready to ski himself down the aisle (provided Matt is at the end of it!). Oh, and there's some v naughty language in this one, so definitely not one for the school run.

And two of our MAFS heroes are in the building - our gorgeous bride Jay and the incredibly iconic Paul C Brunson are here! (did you know the ‘C’ stands for Charming? Only joking, we know it’s Carrick. Have some respect!)

Jay lets us know how she’s feeling since the show has ended, and Paul spills the beans on just how thorough the matching process is… it’s intimate, you guys.

We have some awards to present in the ‘MAFTAs’ - GET IT?! And we consult our *totally legitimate* sources to find out what our brides and grooms have been getting up to since the experiment… ;)

And… hate to say it… but that’s it! If you’ve missed any episodes you can stream the whole series of MAFS UK on Channel 4 - and you can watch all of the episodes of the podcast on the 4Reality YouTube channel.

Maybe we’ll meet you at the end of an aisle at some point soon?

Guys, we’ve finally made it… MAFS UK: It’s Official is only on the telly! We aren’t sure if someone at E4 put the wrong tape in, but we’re going with it. Don’t worry if you missed it though, we forgive you, because we’re still here in podcast land as always!

Yasmin is joined by everyone’s favourite holiday rep and short-shorts aficionado David Potts, as well as our other small pants superfan Georges and beautiful bride Peggy!

David and Yasmin talk us through this week’s action with all of our couples (and exes 🙁) and get Wagatha-level forensic on the Jordan did he/didn’t he/who did he kiss argument. Turns out, we might know the mystery lady after all… hold tight for a BIG confession (definitely not fake news).

So while some of our couples have said an emotional goodbye at vow renewals, what we really wanna know is what do Peggy’s parents really make of Georges now that they’ve committed to one another? Will she have to bin off her entire family to be with him? Yasmin’s coming in with the hard hitting questions that’ll have Krishnan Guru-Murthy fearing for his job.

We can’t believe we’re nearly at the end… what are we all going to do with ourselves? Don’t worry though, we’ll be back next week with a series wrap up and some of your faves!

Right, we’ve gotta get going to the car boot sale with Peggy’s dad, we heard there were some great bargains to be had on second hand wedding rings and dinner party vests. Bisous!

It’s every girl’s dream come true… a carriage ride around Peckham! Oh Peggy, you really are the luckiest princess in all the land!

This week Ryan-Mark Parsons has joined Yasmin to help with our debrief… and we’re getting DANGEROUSLY close to the end of the experiment. WE’RE NOT READY FOR A LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP!

And former lovebirds Rozz and Thomas pop in to tell us what really happened on homestays and why, in the end, leaving the experiment was the right decision for them. Grab your tissues though, it’s about to get emotional (and, at points… extremely kinky)

As our couples head on their final dates, the real world is looming. Will the pressure be too much and will distance get in the way of them finding futures together?

Inspired by an *ever-so-slightly* savage question that was dug out from the depths of the honesty box: Rozz, Thomas and Mark-Ryan play a game of 5 minutes, 5 days, 5 years… Personally? We’d spend 5 years with ALL our Brides and Grooms because we love them equally… O:-)

The experiment is not quite over yet - so MAKE THE MOST OF THIS LAST WEEK - OR ELSE. Catch MAFS UK every Monday to Thursday at 9pm on E4.

And as an extra special treat - you’ll be able to catch MAFS UK: It’s Official on the actual telly on Wednesday 15th November straight after MAFS finishes. We’re ready for our close up!

Now to patiently wait to see if Tasha And Paul: The Love Story will be nominated for an Oscar. I heard it’s the movie of the year!

Oh look - someone wrote us an anonymous letter… Dear MAFS UK: It’s Official! - you are the best podcast ever, we love listening to you every Thursday. Please could you invite Mel, Ella and Tinea Taylor on this week? Thanks!

… Well, well, well, your wish is our command… Did somebody say girls’ girls?!

This week Yasmin is joined by her real-life bestie - presenter Tinea Taylor as well as our stunning, hilarious Bride Ella, and actual MAFS legend - our expert Mel!

Ella’s back and she’s properly loved up with her new husband - sorry - boyfriend. She gives us the full debrief on life back in the experiment with her new bae - and what it was like to take him home to meet her amazing Nan. And Mel lets us know how crucial the homestays are for our couples, as well as arranging a casual holiday with Tinea and Ella to Miami.

In the spirit of partner swap week - we play our own game of swapsies… and no, don’t worry - we’re not swapping lives with Georges (we don’t have the endurance to do that many squats). But we do work out who from this year’s Brides and Grooms that Mel would most like to be stuck in a lift with…

So grab your remote (no, not the love egg remote, Thomas…) because MAFS UK is on every Monday to Thursday night at 9pm on E4 and - of course - we’ll be back with you next Thursday night straight after the show!

Righto, we’re off to go give an MBE to the member of the crew who found a bar called ‘Arthur’s’ in Chelsea for Laura and Arthur to grab a drink in. We see you and we appreciate your attention to detail.

Your new favourite girlband are here on today’s podcast, and they are ready to give early noughties Destiny’s Child a run for their money. Oh, and it’s another spicy episode, so not one for sensitive ears, or kids, or your nan.

Yasmin is joined by MAFS alumni bride Chanita and current bride Tasha - and they’re not the same person apparently…!

We get Tasha’s perspective on the fall out with Erica, as well as some dinner party insight about how the lack of desserts led Chanita to playing the spoons at the table. Yep, spoons. Again. MAFS and spoons, the love-hate marriage nobody saw coming.

We’re playing our own version of love/hate week; how does Tasha feel about gravy and reclining a seat on the plane? And what does Chanita have to say about tickling and crocs? There’s only one way to find out, and that’s by listening to this excellent podcast.

MAFS UK is on every Monday to Thursday night at 9pm on E4, you know the drill by now, and we’ll be back with you next Thursday night straight after the show for the big debrief!
Right, we’ve got £88 to spend, so we’re off to the upstairs bit of Ann Summers ;)