SBS’s Karla Grant and MAFS’s Nasser Sultan Share Steamy PDA at Sydney Film Festival 2025

Married At First Sight star Nasser Sultan and SBS presenter Karla Grant turned up the heat at Sydney’s State Theatre on Sunday night.

The loved-up couple ensured all eyes were on them when they put on a very amorous display at the closing night of the Sydney Film Festival 2025.

The headline-grabbing lovebirds could barely keep their hands off each other as they happily posed for photographers. 

At one point, Nasser was overcome with emotion as he wrapped his arms around Karla and leaned in and passionately kissed her. 

She appeared taken off guard by his spontaneous pash. 

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Nasser was all smiles as he posed next to his ladylove who looked chic in a floor-length black gown with crisp white detailing at the bustline.

Karla added to the look with a glamorous make-up look and glittering statement jewellery.

Nasser opted to keep things casual in a white shirt and a pair of slacks paired with a grey sports jacket.

Nasser and Karla have been quietly dating for several months after reconnecting at a party last year.

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia Nasser said, ‘We’ve known each other for four years, to be honest. Then we just reconnected at a party and fell in love. 

‘That was it. It was like love at first sight – just not Married At First Sight!’

Gushing about his girlfriend, Nasser added, ‘She’s gentle, smart, elegant, very well-educated, respected in the industry. And she’s not fake. And she’s not on Instagram.’

Indeed, while Nasser has often courted publicity since starring on MAFS back in 2018, Karla is renowned for her serious work as a presenter and producer for SBS’s Indigenous current affairs program, Living Black, and largely shuns the spotlight.

The romance between the Walkley Award-winning journalist and the self-confessed reality TV ‘troublemaker’ may seem unexpected, but Karla herself said it best in a rare public statement:

‘Nasser is one of a kind. He’s attentive, caring and thoughtful and I see how he is with those who are closest to him. He’s always helping his friends.’

She continued, ‘Our union was very unexpected, but it is growing into something very special.’ 

The relationship marks a fresh chapter for Karla, who was previously married to journalist and broadcaster Stan Grant for 16 years before they split in 2000.

Stan famously left Karla for his Seven Network colleague Tracey Holmes, leading to one of the biggest media scandals of the decade.

Meanwhile, Nasser has continued to make headlines in his own right over the years – from pulling cheeky publicity stunts to faking romances for tabloid attention.

But insiders say his romance with Karla is ‘100 per cent genuine’ and not just another ploy for the cameras.

The fact that Nasser, a man who once said, ‘write whatever you want about me so long as you write about me,’ has kept their relationship low-key until now, speaks volumes.

‘I credit her for making me calm. I’m still a troublemaker – don’t worry about that’ he said. 

‘And yeah, it’s just blown me away, seriously, how this whole thing’s happened’.