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Married At First Sight’s Steph and Jonathan “have split”

First couple to wed "can't bear" to be in the same room as each other

The first couple to tie the knot on Channel 4’s Married At First Sight are said to have split, just days after their fairy-tale ceremony.

Nurse Stephanie and property manager Jonathan said “I do” on last week’s show, but reports suggest the couple – whose nuptials took place last year – have already called it a day.

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Steph and Jonathan married at first sight on last week’s show (Credit: Channel 4)

Single for three years before the show, Steph married shy guy Jonathan after being matched by a panel of experts. However, it seems it wasn’t to be for the Yeovil lass and Bristol-based Jonathan.

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In fact, she has already been seen posing for pictures without her wedding ring.

It’s been reported that the couple ended their relationship after her friends called the union “the worst match”.

A source told The Sun: “Steph and Jonathan were a disastrous match – everyone knew it. Even at the wedding.”

They added: “It was over within days and she took her ring off almost straight away. They can’t even bear to be in the same room as each other now and don’t communicate.”

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Jonathan was unimpressed by her wedding gift – his and hers “Hubby” and “Wifey” T-shirts (Credit: Channel 4)

The source added that it had been “a nightmare” and said: “Her friends and family support her but knew it wouldn’t last.”

Steph has been pictured ring-free as early as December last year. In fact, according to social media, she attended a viewing party with friends as the show aired – without her ring, and without her husband.

Last night’s episode of the Channel 4 show saw the couple head to Seville on their honeymoon.

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After gifting Steph with a giant Jenga game that he’d made himself on their wedding night, Jonathan kept on giving, presenting an awkward-looking Steph with matching his and hers “Hubby” and “Wifey” T-shirts and a “marriage survival kit”.

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Friends say they knew it wouldn’t last on the couple’s wedding day (Credit: Channel 4)

Viewers took to Twitter to offer their opinion on the union. One stated: “You can tell from Steph’s body language that she hates him.”

In a massive hint of what was to come, Steph later told the cameras she didn’t even know why she’d been matched with Jonathan.

“Oh dear! So Steph’s not convinced about the chemistry then!” one viewer quipped. “One divorce coming up!”

“Brexit has more chance of succeeding than Jonathan and Steph,” concluded another.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor