Married At First Sight UK has been thrown into chaos after one contestant was been accused of abuse.
The hugely popular series is returning to E4 with a brand-new host of bride and grooms and announced the line up earlier this week.
But after sharing images on their Instagram, bosses have come underfire for allegedly allowing a ‘domestic abuser to join the show.’
One groom Alex Henry has been inundated with allegations from social media users after his video was shared online.
A person commented: ‘@alexander.henry_ should never have been allowed on this show.’
Married At First Sight UK has been thrown into chaos after one contestant was been accused of abuse
The hugely popular series is returning to E4 with a brand-new host of bride and grooms and announced the line up earlier this week
She added: ‘In situations where people are marrying each other at first sight, allowing a domestic abuser to join the show is not acceptable at all.
‘I have seen first hand the damage that this man has done. Something needs to be done about this situation. @e4mafsuk @e4grams domestic abusers should NOT be provided platforms.’
Another wrote: ‘This is why background checks should ALWAYS be done & past partners etc should be contacted, the trauma he’s caused other women could be passed onto someone you’ve consented to go on your show. Do better next time.’
MailOnline has contacted Alex Henry and Channel 4 for comment.
A spokesperson for MAFS UK said: ‘MAFS UK contributors are subject to rigorous background vetting, including multiple independent psychological evaluations and a criminal record check before they can be cleared to take part.
‘We cast contributors based on the information we are legally able to access and we continue to review this process to ensure checks are as thorough as legally possible.’
Set to return to our screens very soon, the show is set to run for a whopping nine weeks for fans to enjoy and Paul C. Brunson, Mel Schilling, and Charlene Douglas are all gracing our screens again as experts
Ahead of the series seven launch, the 16 singletons who will be walking down the aisle have been revealed – with nine brides and seven grooms making up the couples.
The upcoming series will feature a beauty pageant queen, as well as the shows first deaf contestant.
But after sharing images on their Instagram, bosses have come underfire for allegedly allowing a ‘domestic abuser to join the show’
One groom Alex Henry has been inundated with allegations from social media users after his video was shared online
Described as ‘ a daddy’s girl who will stop at nothing to impress her father,’ 29-year-old Sacha from Birmingham, has been in beauty pageants since she was six, and was even crowned Miss Birmingham, in 2018.
The hopeful bride has only ever had one long term relationship, which lasted three years.
Single for the last nine months, she made the decision to become celibate until the right man comes along.
Sacha is also a dedicated kickboxer and coming from a competitive family, being a go-getter ‘runs in her blood and pushes her to be as ambitious as she possibly can be’.
Meanwhile, 32-year-old Ross from Manchester is the first deaf contestant to appear on the E4 show.
Born deaf, Ross wears two hearing aids, but has never let this define who he is and what he wants to do in life.
He played for Everton Deaf football club, and was scouted for Team GB trials aged 17, before being confirmed for the first Deaf England squad.
He played all over the world until two years ago when he gave it up so he could be close to home for his daughter, who he cites as the centre of his universe.
Ahead of the series seven launch, the 16 singletons who will be walking down the aisle have been revealed, with ‘a daddy’s girl’ Sacha joining the cast
Meanwhile, 32-year-old Ross from Manchester is the first deaf contestant to appear on the E4 show
Busty brunette Lacey, who’s an office manager from Hertfordshire, will join the experiment
Kent-based careers advisor Polly, is also hoping to find true love
Paul C. Brunson, Mel Schilling, and Charlene Douglas are all gracing our screens again as experts
Nathan, 24, is a manufacturing engineer who is no stranger to the attention of women
34-year-old Caspar has never had a serious relationship and puts his single status down to his past struggles with confidence
Lettings Operations Co-ordinator Charlie, 30, from Surrey, cites her coming out as gay as one of the most significant moments in her life
Sacha and Ross will be joined by Emma, Adam, Alex, Kristina, Caspar, Eve, Kieran, Holly, Nathan, Charlie, Orson, Richelle, Polly, and Lacey.
Channel 4 bosses have recruited sexy singletons to marry after meeting for the first time at the altar with insiders saying the E4 show is the most explosive yet.
Busty brunette Lacey, who’s an office manager from Hertfordshire, will join the likes of Kent based careers adviser Polly during the dating experiment.
A TV source told MailOnline: ‘The new series of Married at First Sight UK is going to be the most dramatic yet.
‘There’s heartbreak, scandal, and couples who fall madly in love after marrying following their first meeting at the altar.
‘After growing in popularity over the years, with the format only continuing to expand, E4 bosses hope viewers will embrace the new couples when the season begins early next month.’