- Producers of Married At First Sight UK have denied claims by a former staff member that contestants were pressured into intimacy and that the show fostered a "toxic" culture.
- Former employee Soraya Spiers told the BBC there was an "unhealthy" emphasis on sex and an expectation for couples to be intimate on their wedding night, despite having just met.
- CPL, the production company behind the show, said that contributors are not pressured to be intimate, are informed that sharing a bed is not expected, and alternative sleeping arrangements are available.
- CPL also said that alcohol consumption is limited and overseen by welfare teams, disputing claims that cast members could drink as much as they wanted.
- Two former participants have alleged that they were raped during filming, while a third has alleged that her onscreen husband subjected her to a non-consensual sexual act, which the accused men deny.
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