Married At First Sight UK in wife-swapping scandal as 'cheating' emerges behind the scenes

Hannah on MAFS
-Credit: (Image: Channel 4)


The path to wedded bliss has been quite rocky for a few couples in the current series of Married At First Sight UK, but things are going to get much worse as a cheating scandal emerges, with one bride having a secret affair with a groom who is not her husband. Fans of the show will not be surprised to learn that the bride in question is newlywed Hannah Norburn, who has already had a few rows with husband Stephen, and the groom she has the affair with is Orson Nurse, who is married in the show to Richelle.

Both Hannah and Stephen and Richelle and Orson had disastrous honeymoons at the start of their marriages, with Hannah and Stephen arguing and ending up in separate rooms at their Dominican Republic resort, and Richelle exiting her honeymoon early, leaving Orson to wonder if he would see her again.

Hannah and Stephen on the MAFS sofa
Hannah and Stephen are one of the couples caught up in the cheating scandal -Credit:Channel 4

Richelle has already hinted on social media that people did not know the whole story about her and Orson, writing: “People will see the truth. It’s a waiting game,” before MAFS bosses stepped in and disabled comments on her posts to stop her from leaking any more spoilers about upcoming episodes.

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The upcoming affair was teased at the end of Monday 14 October’s episode, where it was revealed that Polly overheard Hannah asking Orson to hold her hand “to make Stephen jealous.” Hannah and Orson’s subsequent betrayal is expected to come to light during an upcoming commitment ceremony.

A TV source told MailOnline: “Their affair rocks the cast who have all been trying to navigate their marriages with advice from the relationship experts and the last thing you expect is for two couples to break their vows. It causes uproar and confusion, especially for Richelle, who hoped she could progress in her romance with Orson. As for Stephen, he sees Hannah cheating as an excuse to pursue another bride and he ups the ante with Sionainn despite the fact she's married to Ryan.”

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Orson and Richelle
Orson and Richelle have had a bumpy start to their marriage -Credit:Channel 4

Many fans had predicted that Hannah and Stephen’s marriage would not last, even from the wedding episode when they were first introduced, with viewers branding the couple a “terrible, terrible match” because Stephen has four children.

One fan wrote: “Children is the biggest thing couples need to be compatible on for this and so far there’s been very iffy pairing based on that #MAFSUK”. A second said: “Nah the experts took the p*** with this one I can’t lie”. A third added: “She definitely doesn’t like the fact he’s got four children."

Things got worse when they were on honeymoon and he revealed a family secret to her off-camera, which Hannah then threatened to expose in front of the cameras.