The eighth season of Married at First Sight premiered on 22 February 2021 on the Nine Network. Relationship experts John Aiken and Mel Schilling returned from the previous season, and were joined by sexologist Alessandra Rampolla to match nine brides and nine grooms. Halfway through the experiment, the experts matched another three brides and three grooms together.
Couple profiles No. Couple Age Home Occupation Honeymoon Final Decision Status 1 Melissa Rawson 31 Melbourne, Victoria Workplace Trainer Edith, New South Wales Yes Married with children Bryce Ruthven 31 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Radio Announcer 2 Rebecca Zemek 27 Perth, Western Australia Business Manager Hunter Valley, New South Wales Yes Separated Jake Edwards 32 Melbourne, Victoria Charity CEO 3 Samantha Harvey 31 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Property Developer Casuarina, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated Cameron Dunne 32 Melbourne, Victoria Crane Operator 4 Booka Nile 31 Perth, Western Australia Musician/Mental Health Worker South Coast, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated Brett Helling 31 Melbourne, Victoria Psychology Student/Electrician 5 Coco Stedman 30 Sydney, New South Wales Pilates Studio Owner South Coast, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated Sam Carraro 32 Melbourne, Victoria Clothing Brand Owner 6 Alana Lister 30 Brisbane, Queensland Teacher South Coast, New South Wales Yes Separated Jason Engler 35 Brisbane, Queensland Construction Estimator 7 Joanne Todd 39 Melbourne, Victoria Barber Shoalhaven, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated James Susler 44 Melbourne, Victoria Prestige Car Company Owner 8 Belinda Vickers 29 Melbourne, Victoria Door-to-Door Sales Caves Beach, New South Wales Yes Separated Patrick Hayes Dwyer 27 Melbourne, Victoria Personal Trainer 9 Beth Moore 39 Perth, Western Australia Retail Worker/Student Mimosa Rocks, New South Wales Broke up before final decision Separated Russell Duance 37 Adelaide, South Australia Diesel Mechanic 10 Georgia Fairweather 25 Brisbane, Queensland Entrepreneur Hunter Valley, New South Wales No Separated Liam Cooper 29 Brisbane, Queensland Prison Case Officer 11 Kerry Knight 30 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Occupation Therapist Cabarita, New South Wales Yes Married with child Johnny Balbuziente 30 Brisbane, Queensland Theatre Producer 12 Jaimie Gardner 35 Sydney, New South Wales Brand Manager Adelaide, South Australia Broke up before final decision Separated Chris Jensen 32 Sunshine Coast, Queensland FIFO Driller
Commitment ceremony history Episode: 9 13 17 21 25 29/30 Ceremony: 1 2 3 4 5 Final Decision Melissa Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Bryce Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Rebecca Stay Leave Stay Stay Leave Jake Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Alana Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Jason Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Belinda Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Patrick Stay Stay Stay Stay Stay Kerry Not inExperiment Stay Stay Stay Johnny Stay Stay Stay Georgia Not inExperiment Stay Stay Stay Liam Stay Stay Stay Booka Stay Stay Stay Leave Leave Left Brett Stay Stay Stay Stay Leave Jaimie Not inExperiment Stay Left Chris Stay Joanne Stay Stay Leave Left James Stay Leave Leave Beth Stay Leave Left Russell Leave Leave Coco Leave Leave Left Sam Stay Leave Samantha Leave Leave Left Cameron Stay Leave Notes none none 1 2 none 3, 4 Left none Jaimie & Chris
This couple left the experiment outside of commitment ceremony. This couple elected to leave the experiment during the commitment ceremony.
Controversy The season was heavily criticised by media outlets and fans of the show due to the lack of diversity in casting. The series also saw accusations of misogyny against a number of the male participants. In June the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed they were looking into the season after receiving 54 complaints from viewers about the show. Several of the complaints alleged the series had aired abusive interactions between participants through "gaslighting, social, verbal and mental abuse". The Network was later cleared of any breaches.
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