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British MAFS couple marry after TV ceremony cancelled

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Possible Married at First Sight UK Stars Paul Todd and Ally Acklan have married after their planned televised ceremony was cancelled.

The couple were set to appear on the fifth season of the reality show in 2020, but their plans were thwarted following the COVID-19 outbreak.

Not wanting to miss out on their perfect match, the pair agreed to speak via Skype with Channel 4. They immediately hit it off, leading the network to decide to write them out of the show as they were no longer strangers.

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Four years after their first meeting, the couple now have a child – Penelope – and revealed to OK! Magazine that they married last month (June 8) in a ceremony in Brighton, attended by MAFS experts Geneviève Gresset and Paul Carrick Brunson.

“The experts are a huge support in our lives and that’s why we invited them all to the wedding. Without them, we wouldn’t have our daughter, or our love,” Ally said. “I was going to wear my original dress MAFS dress, but since I had a baby, even though I lost a lot of weight recently, it was still too tight.

“I just bought a cheap one on Asos. My new husband keeps saying, ‘Honey, you look beautiful.’ I say, ‘Yes, yes, I did.’ We feel more connected. There hasn’t been a huge change in our daily lives, but we feel more united. More committed and more loved.”

Paul C Brunson, Mel Schilling, Charlene Douglas, Married at First Sight, UK

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The couple also opened up more about their unique relationship, with Ally revealing she moved 150 miles away to live with Paul after speaking on the phone every day for weeks, sharing: “I packed my bags for two weeks and thought, ‘We’ll see how this goes.’ But I never went back home.”

Ally and Todd shared a video on their Instagram page of their special day, showing them having their photo taken with the experts and on funfair rides, as well as other notable sites around Brighton.

Married at First Sight UK broadcast on E4 in the UK. Married at First Sight in Australia broadcast on Nine Network in Australia and E4 in the UK.

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