NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Entertainment

MAFS UK: Two more weddings and a bride that keeps crying

Lillie Rohan
By Lillie Rohan
Entertainment Writer·NZ Herald·
13 Oct, 2021 08:00 AM5 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

MAFS UK has landed. You can catch every episode on Three. Photo / Discovery

MAFS UK has landed. You can catch every episode on Three. Photo / Discovery

Tonight's episode was like expecting Hokey Pokey ice cream and realising they mislabelled a tub of vanilla. There were absolutely no honeycomb pieces scattered throughout and as any Kiwi knows, that's a national travesty.

It all started when the experts decided to pick the least dramatic couples for episode number two.

Morag blessed our screens yesterday when she couldn't help but burst into tears because her dear old dad had passed away and it really set the tone because she cried a lot this episode.

At least her cry face wasn't as bad as Kim Kardashian's but she did cry enough for me to make a drinking game out of it.

Hurrah baby, this is why we love reality TV.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Where was I? Oh, that's right the boring couples.

So Morag told matchmaker Paul C Brunson she was super sad about dear old dad, and she really wanted someone with a personality as big as hers, rugged and with hair on his chest.

Did you get that Paul? She asked for a man with hair on his chest and legs bigger than her waist. Paul, a typical male didn't listen and went yes, I have the perfect man.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Luke.

Say hello to Luke who according to the experts is the 'perfect' match for Morag. Photo / Discovery
Say hello to Luke who according to the experts is the 'perfect' match for Morag. Photo / Discovery

He is like this little nerdy dude with barely any confidence, is incredibly sweet, and chased his dream of becoming a part-time firefighter, part-time kids home manager. he was probably overlooked in high school which explains the comment that had me crying more than Morag.

"I'm worried my wife won't find me attractive. But I'm a catch to someone." How can you not want that man to find happiness? You'd have to be heartless.

The experts decided that despite ignoring Morag's wish list, their love would be great. A slow burner, but great.

Discover more

Entertainment

MAFS UK: The most unhappy honeymoon you've ever seen

14 Oct 08:00 AM

The next couple our experts put together were ones who aren't dramatic in the slightest but they are very cute and should probably leave the show immediately because their love deserves to be drama free.

Matt and Daniel, MAFS UK's very first same-sex couple.

These two men are pretty much the same person. They're both very kind, looking for long term love, want kids, and it felt like listening to everyone talk about their goals in my small hometown.

On to the weddings!

The usual pre-wedding jitters were massively accelerated as the bride and grooms had no idea who would be waiting for them. Luke looked like he was going to puke, Morag cried, again but made up for it by giving us a great one-liner when she got into the wedding car.

"I need sanitary pads for my armpits."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

As she walked down the aisle, Luke couldn't stop smiling but his mum was just as, if not more smitten. "Oh, she's gorgeous!"

Safe to say the feeling was not reciprocated by Morag who proceeded to take a casual swig out of a flask.

"I just want him to be what I ordered," Morag said as she took a swig from her flask. Photo / Discovery
"I just want him to be what I ordered," Morag said as she took a swig from her flask. Photo / Discovery

Atta girl, that's exactly what I would have done if I was marrying a man I just met who didn't match my wish list. Full steam ahead with the tequila sweetie.

"He's not the typical guy I would go for so I'm not exactly jumping for joy."

Over at Matt and Daniel's wedding, they were both relatively calm and as Matt waited at the altar, he wooed the in-laws by engaging in polite conversation.

As Daniel walked down the aisle he said "I hope I find the man of my dreams." And it was the only time this show made sense to me because that's what it's all about, not these dumb wish lists.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

I knew Prince Charming would be my favourite.

At the altar, Daniel whispered, "you're very handsome". And Matt said, "So are you." and obviously my heart exploded.

Forget about the Disney princess wedding last night, this marriage was the real fairytale.

Their marriage wasn't sealed with just a peck on the lips, no no, it was a rom-com kiss, like their souls had been waiting to meet again.

I'm getting too carried away. Blame the hopeless romantic in me.

It felt like love at first sight for Daniel and Matt. Photo / Discovery
It felt like love at first sight for Daniel and Matt. Photo / Discovery

They continued to steal kisses during their wedding photos and in between asking important questions like "do you want kids" which of course, they both do.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Over at Morag and Luke's wedding, the "do you wants kids?" chat very much was not a fairytale moment. Morag dropped the bomb that she wasn't planning on having kids.

Luke was gutted and turned to his mate Gavin. "That's mad," he gasped.

I mean not really Luke, the world is on fire.

Daniel and Matt's wedding went off without a hitch, everyone was dancing, smiling and it kind of felt like a real wedding? Later the two grooms found some space away from the reception and had their first one on one chat which obviously went swimmingly and was completed with, yes, you guessed it. A kiss.

Morag and Luke's mum had a really strange chat where Luke's mum said she thinks Morag will "bring Luke back to her". Don't ask for elaboration because honestly, I'm lost.

There was this weird chat between Morag and Luke's mum. Photo / Discovery
There was this weird chat between Morag and Luke's mum. Photo / Discovery

And once the weddings were over, Matt sweetly carried Daniel into the room where the sexual chemistry and high school flirting was cut short because the cameras were kicked out of the room.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
It's a love story baby just say yes. Photo / Discovery
It's a love story baby just say yes. Photo / Discovery

Ooh la la.

Morag and Luke however sat on the bed drinking champagne.

"I think there is a bit of spark there." Luke grinned at the confession cam, but Morag still didn't want to rip his clothes off.

And that's why we love reality TV.

Married at First Sight UK screens Tuesday-Friday, 7.30 on Three

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Entertainment

Entertainment

Bruce Willis' family shares touching moments amid health battle

24 Jun 01:44 AM
Entertainment

'28 Years Later': Ralph Fiennes stars in new Danny Boyle horror film

23 Jun 08:25 AM
Entertainment

Johnny Depp has ‘empty-nest syndrome’

23 Jun 08:24 AM

Inside Leigh Hart’s bonkers quest to hand-deliver a SnackaChangi chip to every Kiwi

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Entertainment

Bruce Willis' family shares touching moments amid health battle

Bruce Willis' family shares touching moments amid health battle

24 Jun 01:44 AM

His daughters have posted snaps of their time with the 70-year-old star.

'28 Years Later': Ralph Fiennes stars in new Danny Boyle horror film

'28 Years Later': Ralph Fiennes stars in new Danny Boyle horror film

23 Jun 08:25 AM
Johnny Depp has ‘empty-nest syndrome’

Johnny Depp has ‘empty-nest syndrome’

23 Jun 08:24 AM
Premium
Disneyland Aotearoa: Is it a dream worth considering?

Disneyland Aotearoa: Is it a dream worth considering?

23 Jun 03:00 AM
Why wallpaper works wonders
sponsored

Why wallpaper works wonders

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP